Martin Luther King, Jr.: 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2372 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531.

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	61,971	2377.4	− 2432	−54.6	× 62 / 349	−9.7
4	61,973	2402.8	− 2473	−70.2	× 62 / 349	−12.5
5	61,975	2457.1	− 2502	−44.9	× 64 / 349	−8.2
6	61,977	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 65 / 349	−8.2
7	61,979	2532.5	− 2552	−19.5	× 51 / 349	−2.8
8	61,981	2570.1	− 2567	3.1	× 45 / 349	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,531	2337.0	− 2432	−95	× 54 / 337	−15.2
4	57,534	2405.2	− 2473	−67.8	× 76 / 337	−15.3
5	57,536	2446.3	− 2502	−55.7	× 52 / 337	−8.6
6	57,538	2479.3	− 2531	−51.7	× 68 / 337	−10.4
7	57,539	2522.7	− 2552	−29.3	× 38 / 337	−3.3
8	57,542	2547.1	− 2567	−19.9	× 49 / 337	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,209	2353.8	− 2432	−78.2	× 57 / 316	−14.1
4	59,211	2387.7	− 2473	−85.3	× 43 / 316	−11.6
5	59,213	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 73 / 316	−10.6
6	59,214	2472.9	− 2531	−58.1	× 61 / 316	−11.2
7	59,217	2512.5	− 2552	−39.5	× 45 / 316	−5.6
8	59,219	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 37 / 316	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,323	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 34 / 297	−4.2
4	59,326	2418.8	− 2473	−54.2	× 67 / 297	−12.2
5	59,327	2436.2	− 2502	−65.8	× 42 / 297	−9.3
6	59,330	2472.0	− 2531	−59	× 69 / 297	−13.7
7	59,331	2536.8	− 2552	−15.2	× 37 / 297	−1.9
8	59,334	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 48 / 297	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,574	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 45 / 268	−7.9
4	59,575	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 36 / 268	−2.7
5	59,576	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 61 / 268	−11.6
6	59,577	2469.8	− 2531	−61.2	× 49 / 268	−11.2
7	59,578	2558.0	− 2552	6	× 45 / 268	1
8	59,579	2530.8	− 2567	−36.2	× 32 / 268	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,657	2354.8	− 2432	−77.2	× 38 / 205	−14.3
4	59,658	2398.5	− 2473	−74.5	× 34 / 205	−12.4
5	59,659	2445.1	− 2502	−56.9	× 46 / 205	−12.8
6	59,660	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 39 / 205	−11.6
7	59,661	2584.9	− 2552	32.9	× 25 / 205	4
8	59,662	2532.7	− 2567	−34.3	× 23 / 205	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,615	2393.1	− 2432	−38.9	× 47 / 169	−10.8
4	59,616	2365.9	− 2473	−107.1	× 28 / 169	−17.7
5	59,617	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 28 / 169	−8
6	59,618	2432.3	− 2531	−98.7	× 44 / 169	−25.7
7	59,619	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 11 / 169	−0.1
8	59,620	2565.5	− 2567	−1.5	× 11 / 169	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,546	2346.0	− 2432	−86	× 41 / 162	−21.8
4	59,547	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 51 / 162	−11.6
5	59,548	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 33 / 162	−13.4
6	59,549	2441.5	− 2531	−89.5	× 37 / 162	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,303	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 39 / 172	−11.2
4	59,304	2380.6	− 2473	−92.4	× 36 / 172	−19.3
5	59,305	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 61 / 172	−13.2
6	59,306	2474.3	− 2531	−56.7	× 36 / 172	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,224	2371.6	− 2432	−60.4	× 46 / 181	−15.4
4	59,225	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 37 / 181	−13.6
5	59,226	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 42 / 181	−10.8
6	59,227	2512.6	− 2531	−18.4	× 56 / 181	−5.7
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. −41, −56, −54, −46, −37, −51, −62, −67, −56, −45 → −51.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −26, lower limit −77.

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.