Arcade Middle: 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 262 of the 586 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502. 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 6th 88 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 122 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 114 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 6th 69 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 88 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 105 students 20 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
6	62,290	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 89 / 516	−5.4
7	62,292	2548.6	− 2552	−3.4	× 189 / 516	−1.2
8	62,294	2573.6	− 2567	6.6	× 238 / 516	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	57,784	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 92 / 464	−11.8
7	57,785	2546.0	− 2552	−6	× 182 / 464	−2.4
8	57,787	2575.3	− 2567	8.3	× 190 / 464	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,478	2478.7	− 2531	−52.3	× 61 / 424	−7.5
7	59,481	2542.8	− 2552	−9.2	× 183 / 424	−4
8	59,482	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 180 / 424	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,595	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 98 / 424	−16.5
7	59,598	2520.9	− 2552	−31.1	× 131 / 424	−9.6
8	59,600	2556.4	− 2567	−10.6	× 195 / 424	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,848	2493.8	− 2531	−37.2	× 117 / 423	−10.3
7	59,849	2521.4	− 2552	−30.6	× 185 / 423	−13.4
8	59,850	2537.1	− 2567	−29.9	× 121 / 423	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,916	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 95 / 421	−11.6
7	59,917	2512.2	− 2552	−39.8	× 152 / 421	−14.4
8	59,918	2523.5	− 2567	−43.5	× 174 / 421	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,871	2433.5	− 2531	−97.5	× 94 / 362	−25.3
7	59,872	2515.7	− 2552	−36.3	× 125 / 362	−12.5
8	59,873	2505.6	− 2567	−61.4	× 143 / 362	−24.3
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
6	59,796	2447.3	− 2531	−83.7	× 90 / 336	−22.4
7	59,797	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 121 / 336	−21.4
8	59,798	2507.8	− 2567	−59.2	× 125 / 336	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,557	2457.8	− 2531	−73.2	× 141 / 486	−21.2
7	59,558	2479.2	− 2552	−72.8	× 182 / 486	−27.3
8	59,559	2479.5	− 2567	−87.5	× 163 / 486	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,484	2415.5	− 2531	−115.5	× 157 / 586	−30.9
7	59,485	2477.6	− 2552	−74.4	× 210 / 586	−26.7
8	59,486	2491.1	− 2567	−75.9	× 219 / 586	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −4, −11, −17, −31, −32, −44, −62, −66, −78, −86 → −43.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit −18.9, lower limit −67.3.

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.