Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary 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 11.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 78 of the 272 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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 41 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 55 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 62 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 25 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 21 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 23 students 39 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	62,156	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 93 / 287	−21.8
7	62,158	2488.2	− 2552	−63.8	× 91 / 287	−20.2
8	62,160	2504.6	− 2567	−62.4	× 89 / 287	−19.4
11	62,162	2516.4	− 2583	−66.6	× 14 / 287	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	57,641	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 95 / 292	−20.6
7	57,644	2497.8	− 2552	−54.2	× 91 / 292	−16.9
8	57,646	2509.9	− 2567	−57.1	× 90 / 292	−17.6
11	57,648	2591.8	− 2583	8.8	× 16 / 292	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,318	2457.6	− 2531	−73.4	× 86 / 276	−22.9
7	59,321	2481.1	− 2552	−70.9	× 86 / 276	−22.1
8	59,323	2496.3	− 2567	−70.7	× 89 / 276	−22.8
11	59,324	2571.2	− 2583	−11.8	× 15 / 276	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,434	2463.6	− 2531	−67.4	× 88 / 301	−19.7
7	59,435	2481.9	− 2552	−70.1	× 86 / 301	−20
8	59,438	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 92 / 301	−15
11	59,439	2559.2	− 2583	−23.8	× 35 / 301	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,680	2459.0	− 2531	−72	× 86 / 290	−21.4
7	59,681	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 90 / 290	−18.5
8	59,682	2519.1	− 2567	−47.9	× 84 / 290	−13.9
11	59,683	2577.6	− 2583	−5.4	× 30 / 290	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	58,306	2551.5	− 2583	−31.5	× 41 / 41	−31.5
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	59,763	2452.7	− 2531	−78.3	× 81 / 318	−19.9
7	59,764	2498.2	− 2552	−53.8	× 86 / 318	−14.5
8	59,765	2508.5	− 2567	−58.5	× 91 / 318	−16.7
11	59,766	2538.4	− 2583	−44.6	× 60 / 318	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,721	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 75 / 293	−21.5
7	59,722	2460.7	− 2552	−91.3	× 85 / 293	−26.5
8	59,723	2445.3	− 2567	−121.7	× 85 / 293	−35.3
11	59,724	2605.0	− 2583	22	× 48 / 293	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,648	2427.3	− 2531	−103.7	× 75 / 300	−25.9
7	59,649	2460.4	− 2552	−91.6	× 85 / 300	−26
8	59,650	2474.1	− 2567	−92.9	× 92 / 300	−28.5
11	59,651	2556.6	− 2583	−26.4	× 48 / 300	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,403	2438.8	− 2531	−92.2	× 68 / 298	−21
7	59,404	2443.2	− 2552	−108.8	× 88 / 298	−32.1
8	59,405	2459.7	− 2567	−107.3	× 87 / 298	−31.3
11	59,406	2536.9	− 2583	−46.1	× 55 / 298	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,326	2424.0	− 2531	−107	× 66 / 272	−26
7	59,327	2450.8	− 2552	−101.2	× 76 / 272	−28.3
8	59,328	2454.1	− 2567	−112.9	× 85 / 272	−35.3
11	59,329	2484.4	− 2583	−98.6	× 45 / 272	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −55, −68, −58, −54, −32, −60, −80, −85, −93, −106 → −68.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 20 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 13.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.3 × 2.66 = 35.4. Upper limit −33.3, lower limit −104.1.

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.