San Juan Unified District Level Program: 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 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2520 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2574 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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,900	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 47 / 298	−4.7
4	59,901	2423.5	− 2473	−49.5	× 45 / 298	−7.5
5	59,902	2414.4	− 2502	−87.6	× 69 / 298	−20.3
6	59,903	2512.1	− 2531	−18.9	× 34 / 298	−2.2
7	59,904	2538.5	− 2552	−13.5	× 49 / 298	−2.2
8	59,905	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 54 / 298	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,855	2390.3	− 2432	−41.7	× 14 / 166	−3.5
4	59,856	2407.2	− 2473	−65.8	× 16 / 166	−6.3
5	59,857	2443.7	− 2502	−58.3	× 22 / 166	−7.7
6	59,858	2495.8	− 2531	−35.2	× 28 / 166	−5.9
7	59,859	2549.2	− 2552	−2.8	× 28 / 166	−0.5
8	59,860	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 58 / 166	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,780	2383.7	− 2432	−48.3	× 22 / 145	−7.3
4	59,781	2384.1	− 2473	−88.9	× 17 / 145	−10.4
5	59,782	2412.8	− 2502	−89.2	× 16 / 145	−9.8
6	59,783	2490.9	− 2531	−40.1	× 18 / 145	−5
7	59,784	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 27 / 145	−4.5
8	59,785	2551.0	− 2567	−16	× 45 / 145	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,541	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 16 / 155	−6.4
4	59,542	2380.9	− 2473	−92.1	× 25 / 155	−14.9
5	59,543	2405.8	− 2502	−96.2	× 19 / 155	−11.8
6	59,544	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 14 / 155	−3.7
7	59,545	2545.7	− 2552	−6.3	× 28 / 155	−1.1
8	59,546	2562.4	− 2567	−4.6	× 53 / 155	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,468	2357.4	− 2432	−74.6	× 15 / 149	−7.5
4	59,469	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 18 / 149	−5.9
5	59,470	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 17 / 149	−6.8
6	59,471	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 19 / 149	−5
7	59,472	2519.9	− 2552	−32.1	× 30 / 149	−6.5
8	59,473	2574.4	− 2567	7.4	× 50 / 149	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −27, −42, −40, −29 → −35.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 10.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.5 × 2.66 = 27.9. Upper limit −7.9, lower limit −63.7.

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".