Bannon Creek: 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 146 points under the grade 3 bar. 2287 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2353 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473. 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 4th 46 students 75 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 4th 12 students 97 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
3	63,041	2325.4	− 2432	−106.6	× 89 / 291	−32.6
4	63,042	2375.9	− 2473	−97.1	× 81 / 291	−27
5	63,045	2439.1	− 2502	−62.9	× 64 / 291	−13.8
6	63,046	2477.2	− 2531	−53.8	× 57 / 291	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,483	2370.0	− 2432	−62	× 72 / 244	−18.3
4	58,486	2374.0	− 2473	−99	× 90 / 244	−36.5
5	58,488	2438.5	− 2502	−63.5	× 82 / 244	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,187	2358.6	− 2432	−73.4	× 72 / 220	−24
4	60,189	2407.6	− 2473	−65.4	× 60 / 220	−17.8
5	60,191	2406.8	− 2502	−95.2	× 88 / 220	−38.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,310	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 71 / 249	−22.2
4	60,311	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 60 / 249	−16.8
5	60,314	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 65 / 249	−19.6
6	60,315	2441.5	− 2531	−89.5	× 53 / 249	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,558	2352.3	− 2432	−79.7	× 72 / 287	−20
4	60,559	2397.8	− 2473	−75.2	× 56 / 287	−14.7
5	60,560	2442.9	− 2502	−59.1	× 56 / 287	−11.5
6	60,561	2480.1	− 2531	−50.9	× 53 / 287	−9.4
7	60,562	2492.3	− 2552	−59.7	× 50 / 287	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,650	2323.9	− 2432	−108.1	× 61 / 307	−21.5
4	60,651	2376.8	− 2473	−96.2	× 59 / 307	−18.5
5	60,652	2408.4	− 2502	−93.6	× 55 / 307	−16.8
6	60,653	2456.6	− 2531	−74.4	× 52 / 307	−12.6
7	60,654	2456.6	− 2552	−95.4	× 40 / 307	−12.4
8	60,655	2469.4	− 2567	−97.6	× 40 / 307	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,595	2321.1	− 2432	−110.9	× 47 / 288	−18.1
4	60,596	2350.7	− 2473	−122.3	× 58 / 288	−24.6
5	60,597	2408.9	− 2502	−93.1	× 56 / 288	−18.1
6	60,598	2440.0	− 2531	−91	× 48 / 288	−15.2
7	60,599	2453.0	− 2552	−99	× 42 / 288	−14.4
8	60,600	2470.7	− 2567	−96.3	× 37 / 288	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,542	2340.5	− 2432	−91.5	× 50 / 310	−14.8
4	60,543	2381.5	− 2473	−91.5	× 54 / 310	−15.9
5	60,544	2383.5	− 2502	−118.5	× 50 / 310	−19.1
6	60,545	2470.6	− 2531	−60.4	× 60 / 310	−11.7
7	60,546	2461.1	− 2552	−90.9	× 47 / 310	−13.8
8	60,547	2442.5	− 2567	−124.5	× 49 / 310	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,295	2314.3	− 2432	−117.7	× 49 / 323	−17.9
4	60,296	2350.8	− 2473	−122.2	× 50 / 323	−18.9
5	60,297	2400.8	− 2502	−101.2	× 50 / 323	−15.7
6	60,298	2396.9	− 2531	−134.1	× 53 / 323	−22
7	60,299	2426.8	− 2552	−125.2	× 62 / 323	−24
8	60,300	2451.9	− 2567	−115.1	× 59 / 323	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,230	2286.5	− 2432	−145.5	× 43 / 309	−20.2
4	60,231	2352.6	− 2473	−120.4	× 58 / 309	−22.6
5	60,232	2406.7	− 2502	−95.3	× 46 / 309	−14.2
6	60,233	2437.4	− 2531	−93.6	× 50 / 309	−15.1
7	60,234	2424.5	− 2552	−127.5	× 51 / 309	−21
8	60,235	2453.3	− 2567	−113.7	× 61 / 309	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −84, −76, −80, −78, −66, −94, −103, −95, −119, −116 → −91.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −62.1, lower limit −120.1.

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.