California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus: 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2499 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2521 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2549 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 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	61,320	2421.8	− 2432	−10.2	× 38 / 188	−2.1
4	61,323	2462.5	− 2473	−10.5	× 39 / 188	−2.2
5	61,324	2523.9	− 2502	21.9	× 40 / 188	4.7
6	61,327	2552.9	− 2531	21.9	× 30 / 188	3.5
7	61,328	2585.4	− 2552	33.4	× 20 / 188	3.6
8	61,331	2575.2	− 2567	8.2	× 21 / 188	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,900	2420.1	− 2432	−11.9	× 43 / 193	−2.7
4	56,901	2477.1	− 2473	4.1	× 37 / 193	0.8
5	56,903	2500.7	− 2502	−1.3	× 38 / 193	−0.3
6	56,905	2557.5	− 2531	26.5	× 35 / 193	4.8
7	56,907	2561.2	− 2552	9.2	× 24 / 193	1.1
8	56,910	2621.9	− 2567	54.9	× 16 / 193	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,558	2426.3	− 2432	−5.7	× 41 / 192	−1.2
4	58,560	2454.6	− 2473	−18.4	× 36 / 192	−3.5
5	58,563	2512.1	− 2502	10.1	× 35 / 192	1.8
6	58,564	2538.7	− 2531	7.7	× 35 / 192	1.4
7	58,566	2550.1	− 2552	−1.9	× 21 / 192	−0.2
8	58,569	2574.5	− 2567	7.5	× 24 / 192	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,673	2418.8	− 2432	−13.2	× 40 / 194	−2.7
4	58,675	2478.9	− 2473	5.9	× 39 / 194	1.2
5	58,677	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 36 / 194	−0.7
6	58,679	2555.5	− 2531	24.5	× 35 / 194	4.4
7	58,682	2573.1	− 2552	21.1	× 24 / 194	2.6
8	58,683	2598.9	− 2567	31.9	× 20 / 194	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,916	2421.5	− 2432	−10.5	× 44 / 198	−2.3
4	58,917	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 40 / 198	−3.3
5	58,918	2525.7	− 2502	23.7	× 39 / 198	4.7
6	58,919	2538.9	− 2531	7.9	× 32 / 198	1.3
7	58,920	2547.6	− 2552	−4.4	× 22 / 198	−0.5
8	58,921	2568.7	− 2567	1.7	× 21 / 198	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,993	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 44 / 209	−2.7
4	58,994	2497.8	− 2473	24.8	× 40 / 209	4.7
5	58,995	2548.1	− 2502	46.1	× 38 / 209	8.4
6	58,996	2554.8	− 2531	23.8	× 39 / 209	4.4
7	58,997	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 22 / 209	−0.3
8	58,998	2600.8	− 2567	33.8	× 26 / 209	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,951	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 40 / 195	0.5
4	58,952	2475.7	− 2473	2.7	× 46 / 195	0.6
5	58,953	2533.4	− 2502	31.4	× 38 / 195	6.1
6	58,954	2563.8	− 2531	32.8	× 33 / 195	5.6
7	58,955	2518.7	− 2552	−33.3	× 19 / 195	−3.2
8	58,956	2548.9	− 2567	−18.1	× 19 / 195	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,880	2408.8	− 2432	−23.2	× 39 / 202	−4.5
4	58,881	2478.1	− 2473	5.1	× 41 / 202	1
5	58,882	2511.6	− 2502	9.6	× 44 / 202	2.1
6	58,883	2532.6	− 2531	1.6	× 35 / 202	0.3
7	58,884	2594.8	− 2552	42.8	× 26 / 202	5.5
8	58,885	2535.5	− 2567	−31.5	× 17 / 202	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,635	2415.6	− 2432	−16.4	× 39 / 225	−2.8
4	58,636	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 46 / 225	−1.9
5	58,637	2513.7	− 2502	11.7	× 49 / 225	2.5
6	58,638	2546.3	− 2531	15.3	× 41 / 225	2.8
7	58,639	2534.1	− 2552	−17.9	× 25 / 225	−2
8	58,640	2593.4	− 2567	26.4	× 25 / 225	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,560	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 54 / 224	−1.7
4	58,561	2498.8	− 2473	25.8	× 44 / 224	5.1
5	58,562	2521.0	− 2502	19	× 40 / 224	3.4
6	58,563	2549.1	− 2531	18.1	× 44 / 224	3.6
7	58,564	2483.8	− 2552	−68.2	× 18 / 224	−5.5
8	58,565	2552.5	− 2567	−14.5	× 24 / 224	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 8, 8, −1, 8, 0, 19, 8, 2, 1, 3 → 5.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit 24.8, lower limit −13.6.

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