Del Sol Academy: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 115 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 118 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 118 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 92 students 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 111 students 11 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 89 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 22 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 29 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 14 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,510	2413.5	− 2432	−18.5	× 101 / 613	−3
4	54,511	2444.5	− 2473	−28.5	× 99 / 613	−4.6
5	54,512	2491.7	− 2502	−10.3	× 111 / 613	−1.9
6	54,513	2523.0	− 2531	−8	× 101 / 613	−1.3
7	54,514	2557.7	− 2552	5.7	× 118 / 613	1.1
8	54,515	2543.4	− 2567	−23.6	× 83 / 613	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,548	2388.9	− 2432	−43.1	× 141 / 758	−8
4	54,549	2435.0	− 2473	−38	× 114 / 758	−5.7
5	54,550	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 150 / 758	−3.1
6	54,551	2484.1	− 2531	−46.9	× 114 / 758	−7.1
7	54,552	2497.8	− 2552	−54.2	× 123 / 758	−8.8
8	54,553	2535.0	− 2567	−32	× 116 / 758	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,497	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 123 / 765	−10.2
4	54,498	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 140 / 765	−7.9
5	54,499	2446.4	− 2502	−55.6	× 123 / 765	−8.9
6	54,500	2509.1	− 2531	−21.9	× 158 / 765	−4.5
7	54,501	2503.9	− 2552	−48.1	× 111 / 765	−7
8	54,502	2518.1	− 2567	−48.9	× 110 / 765	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,369	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 140 / 764	−8.8
4	54,370	2393.4	− 2473	−79.6	× 119 / 764	−12.4
5	54,371	2460.5	− 2502	−41.5	× 149 / 764	−8.1
6	54,372	2488.5	− 2531	−42.5	× 109 / 764	−6.1
7	54,373	2520.9	− 2552	−31.1	× 148 / 764	−6
8	54,374	2526.0	− 2567	−41	× 99 / 764	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,107	2388.9	− 2432	−43.1	× 140 / 779	−7.7
4	54,108	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 136 / 779	−9.1
5	54,109	2431.3	− 2502	−70.7	× 112 / 779	−10.2
6	54,110	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 148 / 779	−4.1
7	54,111	2500.4	− 2552	−51.6	× 106 / 779	−7
8	54,112	2526.7	− 2567	−40.3	× 137 / 779	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,046	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 137 / 775	−3.9
4	54,047	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 143 / 775	−7.6
5	54,048	2458.6	− 2502	−43.4	× 136 / 775	−7.6
6	54,049	2497.3	− 2531	−33.7	× 116 / 775	−5
7	54,050	2525.2	− 2552	−26.8	× 140 / 775	−4.8
8	54,051	2529.8	− 2567	−37.2	× 103 / 775	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −13, −38, −46, −47, −45, −34 → −37.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.4 × 2.66 = 25. Upper limit −12.2, lower limit −62.2.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.