Aspire Capitol Heights 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 2325 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 2386 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 8 bar. 2553 vs. 2567.

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.

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	61,295	2371.2	− 2432	−60.8	× 48 / 161	−18.1
4	61,296	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 59 / 161	−23.5
5	61,299	2479.0	− 2502	−23	× 54 / 161	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,874	2365.7	− 2432	−66.3	× 41 / 147	−18.5
4	56,876	2410.1	− 2473	−62.9	× 57 / 147	−24.4
5	56,877	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 49 / 147	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,532	2365.5	− 2432	−66.5	× 44 / 155	−18.9
4	58,534	2403.5	− 2473	−69.5	× 52 / 155	−23.3
5	58,537	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 59 / 155	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,647	2402.7	− 2432	−29.3	× 43 / 120	−10.5
4	58,650	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 35 / 120	−17.1
5	58,651	2447.9	− 2502	−54.1	× 42 / 120	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,890	2386.8	− 2432	−45.2	× 46 / 116	−17.9
4	58,891	2427.1	− 2473	−45.9	× 37 / 116	−14.6
5	58,892	2436.8	− 2502	−65.2	× 33 / 116	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,965	2356.5	− 2432	−75.5	× 33 / 109	−22.9
4	58,966	2383.8	− 2473	−89.2	× 28 / 109	−22.9
5	58,967	2422.8	− 2502	−79.2	× 20 / 109	−14.5
6	58,968	2420.6	− 2531	−110.4	× 28 / 109	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,921	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 24 / 110	−13.5
4	58,922	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 26 / 110	−17
5	58,923	2401.5	− 2502	−100.5	× 22 / 110	−20.1
6	58,924	2421.2	− 2531	−109.8	× 14 / 110	−14
7	58,925	2464.2	− 2552	−87.8	× 24 / 110	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,848	2279.9	− 2432	−152.1	× 16 / 127	−19.2
4	58,849	2386.0	− 2473	−87	× 21 / 127	−14.4
5	58,850	2394.7	− 2502	−107.3	× 19 / 127	−16.1
6	58,851	2431.2	− 2531	−99.8	× 22 / 127	−17.3
7	58,852	2463.6	− 2552	−88.4	× 23 / 127	−16
8	58,853	2467.3	− 2567	−99.7	× 26 / 127	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,603	2347.2	− 2432	−84.8	× 22 / 139	−13.4
4	58,604	2414.6	− 2473	−58.4	× 21 / 139	−8.8
5	58,605	2431.7	− 2502	−70.3	× 28 / 139	−14.2
6	58,606	2403.5	− 2531	−127.5	× 21 / 139	−19.3
7	58,607	2454.9	− 2552	−97.1	× 23 / 139	−16.1
8	58,608	2447.3	− 2567	−119.7	× 24 / 139	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,528	2325.2	− 2432	−106.8	× 14 / 103	−14.5
4	58,529	2386.4	− 2473	−86.6	× 23 / 103	−19.3
5	58,530	2474.9	− 2502	−27.1	× 18 / 103	−4.7
6	58,531	2503.0	− 2531	−28	× 20 / 103	−5.4
7	58,532	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 14 / 103	−8.1
8	58,533	2552.9	− 2567	−14.1	× 14 / 103	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −49, −57, −64, −47, −51, −89, −84, −103, −92, −54 → −69
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 38 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 38 → average 16.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.3 × 2.66 = 43.4. Upper limit −25.6, lower limit −112.4.

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.