Scale Leadership Academy - East: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2586 vs. 2583.

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 110 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 88 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 116 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 109 students 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 118 students 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 181 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 26 students 98 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 students 19 points under the grade 5 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
6	55,512	2465.7	− 2531	−65.3	× 18 / 41	−28.7
8	55,514	2511.9	− 2567	−55.1	× 23 / 41	−30.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,562	2392.4	− 2432	−39.6	× 85 / 504	−6.7
4	55,563	2429.6	− 2473	−43.4	× 82 / 504	−7.1
5	55,564	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 70 / 504	−3.5
6	55,565	2464.8	− 2531	−66.2	× 93 / 504	−12.2
7	55,566	2514.4	− 2552	−37.6	× 70 / 504	−5.2
8	55,567	2511.9	− 2567	−55.1	× 62 / 504	−6.8
11	55,568	2526.7	− 2583	−56.3	× 42 / 504	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,511	2411.1	− 2432	−20.9	× 93 / 570	−3.4
4	55,512	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 92 / 570	−6.1
5	55,513	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 89 / 570	−6.8
6	55,514	2478.8	− 2531	−52.2	× 79 / 570	−7.2
7	55,515	2488.5	− 2552	−63.5	× 88 / 570	−9.8
8	55,516	2485.8	− 2567	−81.2	× 86 / 570	−12.3
11	55,517	2541.1	− 2583	−41.9	× 43 / 570	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,387	2374.6	− 2432	−57.4	× 112 / 657	−9.8
4	55,388	2446.2	− 2473	−26.8	× 96 / 657	−3.9
5	55,389	2478.2	− 2502	−23.8	× 97 / 657	−3.5
6	55,390	2466.7	− 2531	−64.3	× 110 / 657	−10.8
7	55,391	2493.4	− 2552	−58.6	× 98 / 657	−8.7
8	55,392	2515.6	− 2567	−51.4	× 113 / 657	−8.8
11	55,393	2539.0	− 2583	−44	× 31 / 657	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,139	2410.0	− 2432	−22	× 119 / 809	−3.2
4	55,140	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 115 / 809	−6.5
5	55,141	2476.0	− 2502	−26	× 116 / 809	−3.7
6	55,142	2483.3	− 2531	−47.7	× 118 / 809	−7
7	55,143	2509.6	− 2552	−42.4	× 143 / 809	−7.5
8	55,144	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 152 / 809	−10.6
11	55,145	2543.4	− 2583	−39.6	× 46 / 809	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,054	2391.0	− 2432	−41	× 136 / 883	−6.3
4	55,055	2456.9	− 2473	−16.1	× 104 / 883	−1.9
5	55,056	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 139 / 883	−8.5
6	55,057	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 122 / 883	−5.3
7	55,058	2497.3	− 2552	−54.7	× 132 / 883	−8.2
8	55,059	2498.2	− 2567	−68.8	× 192 / 883	−15
11	55,060	2586.2	− 2583	3.2	× 58 / 883	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −46, −49, −48, −41, −45 → −48.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit −32.8, lower limit −63.6.

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.