Creative Connections Arts 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 2506 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2582 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2608 vs. 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 7th 87 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 7th 12 students 34 points under the grade 4 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	63,157	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 54 / 363	−2.6
4	63,159	2481.2	− 2473	8.2	× 57 / 363	1.3
5	63,161	2453.0	− 2502	−49	× 63 / 363	−8.5
6	63,163	2535.4	− 2531	4.4	× 44 / 363	0.5
7	63,165	2568.1	− 2552	16.1	× 59 / 363	2.6
8	63,167	2601.8	− 2567	34.8	× 54 / 363	5.2
11	63,169	2630.8	− 2583	47.8	× 32 / 363	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,585	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 53 / 367	−4.3
4	58,587	2481.2	− 2473	8.2	× 55 / 367	1.2
5	58,589	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 56 / 367	−0.5
6	58,592	2513.1	− 2531	−17.9	× 59 / 367	−2.9
7	58,594	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 59 / 367	−1.9
8	58,596	2551.8	− 2567	−15.2	× 57 / 367	−2.4
11	58,597	2593.0	− 2583	10	× 28 / 367	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,284	2429.0	− 2432	−3	× 53 / 378	−0.4
4	60,286	2477.3	− 2473	4.3	× 56 / 378	0.6
5	60,289	2495.2	− 2502	−6.8	× 57 / 378	−1
6	60,290	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 52 / 378	0.1
7	60,292	2516.1	− 2552	−35.9	× 66 / 378	−6.3
8	60,295	2536.0	− 2567	−31	× 65 / 378	−5.3
11	60,296	2608.7	− 2583	25.7	× 29 / 378	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,409	2438.5	− 2432	6.5	× 54 / 384	0.9
4	60,412	2484.4	− 2473	11.4	× 58 / 384	1.7
5	60,413	2502.5	− 2502	0.5	× 58 / 384	0.1
6	60,416	2536.2	− 2531	5.2	× 56 / 384	0.8
7	60,417	2536.8	− 2552	−15.2	× 63 / 384	−2.5
8	60,420	2530.8	− 2567	−36.2	× 61 / 384	−5.8
11	60,421	2626.2	− 2583	43.2	× 34 / 384	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,660	2423.2	− 2432	−8.8	× 55 / 393	−1.2
4	60,661	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 57 / 393	0.2
5	60,662	2531.9	− 2502	29.9	× 60 / 393	4.6
6	60,663	2534.1	− 2531	3.1	× 55 / 393	0.4
7	60,664	2555.9	− 2552	3.9	× 62 / 393	0.6
8	60,665	2557.7	− 2567	−9.3	× 67 / 393	−1.6
11	60,666	2612.2	− 2583	29.2	× 37 / 393	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,754	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 52 / 363	−7.3
4	60,755	2458.4	− 2473	−14.6	× 56 / 363	−2.3
5	60,756	2470.0	− 2502	−32	× 44 / 363	−3.9
6	60,757	2518.0	− 2531	−13	× 49 / 363	−1.8
7	60,758	2577.3	− 2552	25.3	× 54 / 363	3.8
8	60,759	2526.5	− 2567	−40.5	× 61 / 363	−6.8
11	60,760	2641.0	− 2583	58	× 47 / 363	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,699	2393.3	− 2432	−38.7	× 50 / 369	−5.2
4	60,700	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 56 / 369	−7.4
5	60,701	2502.9	− 2502	0.9	× 54 / 369	0.1
6	60,702	2516.4	− 2531	−14.6	× 46 / 369	−1.8
7	60,703	2535.3	− 2552	−16.7	× 63 / 369	−2.9
8	60,704	2560.7	− 2567	−6.3	× 55 / 369	−0.9
11	60,705	2638.6	− 2583	55.6	× 45 / 369	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,646	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 47 / 390	−8.4
4	60,647	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 56 / 390	−3.5
5	60,648	2487.2	− 2502	−14.8	× 56 / 390	−2.1
6	60,649	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 59 / 390	0.1
7	60,650	2550.5	− 2552	−1.5	× 65 / 390	−0.3
8	60,651	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 65 / 390	−1.8
11	60,652	2594.3	− 2583	11.3	× 42 / 390	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,399	2413.2	− 2432	−18.8	× 54 / 388	−2.6
4	60,400	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 51 / 388	−3.2
5	60,401	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 58 / 388	−0.5
6	60,402	2549.9	− 2531	18.9	× 60 / 388	2.9
7	60,403	2583.5	− 2552	31.5	× 58 / 388	4.7
8	60,404	2572.5	− 2567	5.5	× 61 / 388	0.9
11	60,405	2614.8	− 2583	31.8	× 46 / 388	3.8
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	60,334	2393.1	− 2432	−38.9	× 45 / 428	−4.1
4	60,335	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 59 / 428	−1.7
5	60,336	2499.5	− 2502	−2.5	× 52 / 428	−0.3
6	60,337	2506.1	− 2531	−24.9	× 63 / 428	−3.7
7	60,338	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 99 / 428	−2.2
8	60,339	2582.1	− 2567	15.1	× 64 / 428	2.3
11	60,340	2607.7	− 2583	24.7	× 46 / 428	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 3, −10, −10, −1, 6, −11, −11, −15, 6, −7 → −5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 21 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit 19.7, lower limit −29.7.

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".

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.