Kingswood K-8: 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, 95 of the 324 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 2340 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. 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 3rd 35 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 47 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 36 students 13 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 3rd 14 students 114 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 16 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 13 students 22 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
3	62,492	2359.9	− 2432	−72.1	× 73 / 375	−14
4	62,494	2370.6	− 2473	−102.4	× 67 / 375	−18.3
5	62,496	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 56 / 375	−7.1
6	62,498	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 64 / 375	−9.4
7	62,500	2458.2	− 2552	−93.8	× 59 / 375	−14.8
8	62,502	2508.1	− 2567	−58.9	× 56 / 375	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,986	2371.4	− 2432	−60.6	× 73 / 389	−11.4
4	57,988	2392.1	− 2473	−80.9	× 67 / 389	−13.9
5	57,989	2448.6	− 2502	−53.4	× 61 / 389	−8.4
6	57,991	2495.8	− 2531	−35.2	× 64 / 389	−5.8
7	57,993	2516.6	− 2552	−35.4	× 64 / 389	−5.8
8	57,996	2470.3	− 2567	−96.7	× 60 / 389	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,680	2362.4	− 2432	−69.6	× 72 / 389	−12.9
4	59,682	2378.4	− 2473	−94.6	× 64 / 389	−15.6
5	59,684	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 65 / 389	−11
6	59,687	2476.1	− 2531	−54.9	× 58 / 389	−8.2
7	59,689	2479.7	− 2552	−72.3	× 63 / 389	−11.7
8	59,690	2488.9	− 2567	−78.1	× 67 / 389	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,797	2358.8	− 2432	−73.2	× 56 / 376	−10.9
4	59,800	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 71 / 376	−12.7
5	59,801	2426.6	− 2502	−75.4	× 65 / 376	−13
6	59,804	2472.4	− 2531	−58.6	× 67 / 376	−10.4
7	59,805	2487.7	− 2552	−64.3	× 58 / 376	−9.9
8	59,808	2511.7	− 2567	−55.3	× 59 / 376	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,048	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 46 / 331	−6.8
4	60,049	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 51 / 331	−10.6
5	60,050	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 57 / 331	−4.4
6	60,051	2464.3	− 2531	−66.7	× 57 / 331	−11.5
7	60,052	2487.2	− 2552	−64.8	× 60 / 331	−11.7
8	60,053	2504.3	− 2567	−62.7	× 60 / 331	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,116	2359.0	− 2432	−73	× 56 / 336	−12.2
4	60,117	2400.7	− 2473	−72.3	× 54 / 336	−11.6
5	60,118	2454.2	− 2502	−47.8	× 71 / 336	−10.1
6	60,119	2438.2	− 2531	−92.8	× 47 / 336	−13
7	60,120	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 49 / 336	−9.2
8	60,121	2496.5	− 2567	−70.5	× 59 / 336	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,071	2358.9	− 2432	−73.1	× 52 / 328	−11.6
4	60,072	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 53 / 328	−12.2
5	60,073	2456.5	− 2502	−45.5	× 55 / 328	−7.6
6	60,074	2416.5	− 2531	−114.5	× 60 / 328	−20.9
7	60,075	2486.9	− 2552	−65.1	× 52 / 328	−10.3
8	60,076	2484.9	− 2567	−82.1	× 56 / 328	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,996	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 50 / 346	−9.4
4	59,997	2403.5	− 2473	−69.5	× 56 / 346	−11.2
5	59,998	2452.3	− 2502	−49.7	× 56 / 346	−8
6	59,999	2425.5	− 2531	−105.5	× 63 / 346	−19.2
7	60,000	2476.1	− 2552	−75.9	× 63 / 346	−13.8
8	60,001	2491.4	− 2567	−75.6	× 58 / 346	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,757	2329.9	− 2432	−102.1	× 50 / 333	−15.3
4	59,758	2403.0	− 2473	−70	× 52 / 333	−10.9
5	59,759	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 55 / 333	−6.8
6	59,760	2484.1	− 2531	−46.9	× 63 / 333	−8.9
7	59,761	2458.9	− 2552	−93.1	× 55 / 333	−15.4
8	59,762	2480.6	− 2567	−86.4	× 58 / 333	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,684	2339.8	− 2432	−92.2	× 49 / 324	−13.9
4	59,685	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 52 / 324	−11.1
5	59,686	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 50 / 324	−6.3
6	59,687	2467.0	− 2531	−64	× 61 / 324	−12
7	59,688	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 63 / 324	−7
8	59,689	2467.9	− 2567	−99.1	× 49 / 324	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −60, −73, −66, −56, −68, −77, −74, −72, −65 → −68.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit −46.2, lower limit −90.4.

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.