Riverside County Community: 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 3 bar

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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 31 of the 92 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 11th-grade bar is 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 8th 28 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 8th 11 students 32 points 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	55,132	2418.8	− 2567	−148.2	× 27 / 127	−31.5
11	55,134	2472.9	− 2583	−110.1	× 100 / 127	−86.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	51,219	2417.8	− 2552	−134.2	× 28 / 162	−23.2
8	51,222	2407.0	− 2567	−160	× 41 / 162	−40.5
11	51,223	2458.2	− 2583	−124.8	× 93 / 162	−71.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−135

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,679	2381.5	− 2552	−170.5	× 23 / 161	−24.4
8	52,681	2394.4	− 2567	−172.6	× 47 / 161	−50.4
11	52,683	2426.8	− 2583	−156.2	× 91 / 161	−88.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−163

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,764	2398.2	− 2531	−132.8	× 11 / 184	−7.9
7	52,766	2383.6	− 2552	−168.4	× 20 / 184	−18.3
8	52,768	2393.7	− 2567	−173.3	× 61 / 184	−57.5
11	52,770	2443.3	− 2583	−139.7	× 92 / 184	−69.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−154

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,999	2408.7	− 2552	−143.3	× 33 / 190	−24.9
8	53,000	2428.2	− 2567	−138.8	× 64 / 190	−46.8
11	53,001	2440.4	− 2583	−142.6	× 93 / 190	−69.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	51,780	2391.8	− 2567	−175.2	× 11 / 72	−26.8
11	51,781	2431.3	− 2583	−151.7	× 61 / 72	−128.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−155

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	53,007	2414.0	− 2552	−138	× 22 / 118	−25.7
8	53,008	2414.4	− 2567	−152.6	× 32 / 118	−41.4
11	53,009	2405.0	− 2583	−178	× 64 / 118	−96.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−164

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,967	2379.5	− 2531	−151.5	× 13 / 159	−12.4
7	52,968	2414.7	− 2552	−137.3	× 35 / 159	−30.2
8	52,969	2413.6	− 2567	−153.4	× 57 / 159	−55
11	52,970	2433.0	− 2583	−150	× 54 / 159	−50.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−149

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,814	2405.2	− 2552	−146.8	× 24 / 130	−27.1
8	52,815	2412.2	− 2567	−154.8	× 44 / 130	−52.4
11	52,816	2421.8	− 2583	−161.2	× 62 / 130	−76.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−156

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,555	2380.2	− 2552	−171.8	× 22 / 111	−34.1
8	52,556	2408.1	− 2567	−158.9	× 35 / 111	−50.1
11	52,557	2414.8	− 2583	−168.2	× 54 / 111	−81.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−166

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,486	2400.5	− 2552	−151.5	× 19 / 92	−31.3
8	52,487	2412.9	− 2567	−154.1	× 39 / 92	−65.3
11	52,488	2410.5	− 2583	−172.5	× 34 / 92	−63.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−160

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −118, −135, −163, −154, −141, −155, −164, −149, −156, −166, −160 → −151
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 28 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 12.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.8 × 2.66 = 34. Upper limit −117, lower limit −185.

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 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.