Sol Aureus College Preparatory: 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 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2561 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2586 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	61,260	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 25 / 143	−2.6
4	61,262	2439.3	− 2473	−33.7	× 24 / 143	−5.7
5	61,264	2404.9	− 2502	−97.1	× 25 / 143	−17
6	61,266	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 23 / 143	−7.5
7	61,268	2498.1	− 2552	−53.9	× 24 / 143	−9
8	61,270	2546.6	− 2567	−20.4	× 22 / 143	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,840	2396.1	− 2432	−35.9	× 49 / 161	−10.9
4	56,841	2470.5	− 2473	−2.5	× 25 / 161	−0.4
5	56,844	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 23 / 161	−1.3
6	56,845	2478.3	− 2531	−52.7	× 23 / 161	−7.5
7	56,848	2523.8	− 2552	−28.2	× 19 / 161	−3.3
8	56,850	2539.5	− 2567	−27.5	× 22 / 161	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,498	2406.9	− 2432	−25.1	× 48 / 179	−6.7
4	58,501	2404.6	− 2473	−68.4	× 49 / 179	−18.7
5	58,502	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 21 / 179	−4.3
6	58,504	2518.2	− 2531	−12.8	× 23 / 179	−1.6
7	58,506	2501.7	− 2552	−50.3	× 22 / 179	−6.2
8	58,508	2537.8	− 2567	−29.2	× 16 / 179	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,614	2430.1	− 2432	−1.9	× 50 / 213	−0.4
4	58,615	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 48 / 213	−4.6
5	58,618	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 49 / 213	−8.7
6	58,619	2521.4	− 2531	−9.6	× 25 / 213	−1.1
7	58,622	2537.5	− 2552	−14.5	× 20 / 213	−1.4
8	58,623	2544.9	− 2567	−22.1	× 21 / 213	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,856	2397.5	− 2432	−34.5	× 50 / 236	−7.3
4	58,857	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 51 / 236	0.7
5	58,858	2496.0	− 2502	−6	× 46 / 236	−1.2
6	58,859	2547.8	− 2531	16.8	× 51 / 236	3.6
7	58,860	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 19 / 236	−2
8	58,861	2561.0	− 2567	−6	× 19 / 236	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,511	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 47 / 233	−5.6
4	57,512	2446.0	− 2473	−27	× 42 / 233	−4.9
5	57,513	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 43 / 233	−5
6	57,514	2530.7	− 2531	−0.3	× 39 / 233	−0.1
7	57,515	2567.5	− 2552	15.5	× 32 / 233	2.1
8	57,516	2578.7	− 2567	11.7	× 30 / 233	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,931	2397.1	− 2432	−34.9	× 43 / 223	−6.7
4	58,932	2444.5	− 2473	−28.5	× 41 / 223	−5.2
5	58,933	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 37 / 223	−0.6
6	58,934	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 39 / 223	2.3
7	58,935	2561.8	− 2552	9.8	× 36 / 223	1.6
8	58,936	2582.7	− 2567	15.7	× 27 / 223	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,887	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 48 / 238	−2.3
4	58,888	2444.7	− 2473	−28.3	× 40 / 238	−4.8
5	58,889	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 47 / 238	−5.5
6	58,890	2552.3	− 2531	21.3	× 38 / 238	3.4
7	58,891	2596.1	− 2552	44.1	× 33 / 238	6.1
8	58,892	2536.8	− 2567	−30.2	× 32 / 238	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,814	2437.8	− 2432	5.8	× 38 / 232	1
4	58,815	2424.9	− 2473	−48.1	× 47 / 232	−9.7
5	58,816	2460.3	− 2502	−41.7	× 41 / 232	−7.4
6	58,817	2555.3	− 2531	24.3	× 47 / 232	4.9
7	58,818	2596.3	− 2552	44.3	× 32 / 232	6.1
8	58,819	2608.0	− 2567	41	× 27 / 232	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,569	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 26 / 203	−3.7
4	58,570	2457.2	− 2473	−15.8	× 34 / 203	−2.6
5	58,571	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 40 / 203	−6.7
6	58,572	2513.7	− 2531	−17.3	× 38 / 203	−3.2
7	58,573	2590.5	− 2552	38.5	× 39 / 203	7.4
8	58,574	2589.3	− 2567	22.3	× 26 / 203	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,494	2414.1	− 2432	−17.9	× 42 / 200	−3.8
4	58,495	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 21 / 200	−3.8
5	58,496	2457.1	− 2502	−44.9	× 37 / 200	−8.3
6	58,497	2514.2	− 2531	−16.8	× 39 / 200	−3.3
7	58,498	2560.9	− 2552	8.9	× 29 / 200	1.3
8	58,499	2585.9	− 2567	18.9	× 32 / 200	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −45, −27, −40, −18, −7, −12, −7, −7, 0, −6, −15 → −16.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 9 → 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 8.8, lower limit −42.2.

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.