F. C. Joyce TK-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, 111 of the 339 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 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 3rd 33 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 35 students 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 41 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 43 students 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 34 students 12 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 15 students 16 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	63,400	2334.3	− 2432	−97.7	× 59 / 323	−17.8
4	63,403	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 60 / 323	−13.4
5	63,404	2432.1	− 2502	−69.9	× 59 / 323	−12.8
6	63,407	2468.8	− 2531	−62.2	× 58 / 323	−11.2
7	63,408	2462.2	− 2552	−89.8	× 42 / 323	−11.7
8	63,411	2482.8	− 2567	−84.2	× 45 / 323	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,818	2361.5	− 2432	−70.5	× 53 / 319	−11.7
4	58,819	2395.7	− 2473	−77.3	× 56 / 319	−13.6
5	58,821	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 61 / 319	−12.6
6	58,824	2433.1	− 2531	−97.9	× 60 / 319	−18.4
7	58,825	2483.2	− 2552	−68.8	× 52 / 319	−11.2
8	58,827	2477.9	− 2567	−89.1	× 37 / 319	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,531	2331.7	− 2432	−100.3	× 49 / 312	−15.8
4	60,532	2419.5	− 2473	−53.5	× 57 / 312	−9.8
5	60,535	2402.7	− 2502	−99.3	× 46 / 312	−14.6
6	60,537	2447.1	− 2531	−83.9	× 54 / 312	−14.5
7	60,538	2451.3	− 2552	−100.7	× 54 / 312	−17.4
8	60,540	2482.9	− 2567	−84.1	× 52 / 312	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,656	2346.3	− 2432	−85.7	× 54 / 341	−13.6
4	60,657	2400.8	− 2473	−72.2	× 51 / 341	−10.8
5	60,660	2440.2	− 2502	−61.8	× 52 / 341	−9.4
6	60,661	2432.0	− 2531	−99	× 54 / 341	−15.7
7	60,664	2436.4	− 2552	−115.6	× 64 / 341	−21.7
8	60,665	2459.8	− 2567	−107.2	× 66 / 341	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,902	2351.7	− 2432	−80.3	× 50 / 345	−11.6
4	60,903	2403.4	− 2473	−69.6	× 54 / 345	−10.9
5	60,904	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 54 / 345	−8.2
6	60,905	2465.1	− 2531	−65.9	× 59 / 345	−11.3
7	60,906	2449.3	− 2552	−102.7	× 65 / 345	−19.3
8	60,907	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 63 / 345	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,006	2340.4	− 2432	−91.6	× 55 / 354	−14.2
4	61,007	2367.3	− 2473	−105.7	× 61 / 354	−18.2
5	61,008	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 61 / 354	−10.6
6	61,009	2434.7	− 2531	−96.3	× 60 / 354	−16.3
7	61,010	2444.9	− 2552	−107.1	× 52 / 354	−15.7
8	61,011	2431.8	− 2567	−135.2	× 65 / 354	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,953	2356.2	− 2432	−75.8	× 45 / 323	−10.6
4	60,954	2369.4	− 2473	−103.6	× 57 / 323	−18.3
5	60,955	2426.2	− 2502	−75.8	× 52 / 323	−12.2
6	60,956	2441.7	− 2531	−89.3	× 60 / 323	−16.6
7	60,957	2433.2	− 2552	−118.8	× 65 / 323	−23.9
8	60,958	2500.4	− 2567	−66.6	× 44 / 323	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,898	2338.7	− 2432	−93.3	× 53 / 322	−15.4
4	60,899	2394.8	− 2473	−78.2	× 45 / 322	−10.9
5	60,900	2420.4	− 2502	−81.6	× 63 / 322	−16
6	60,901	2459.8	− 2531	−71.2	× 51 / 322	−11.3
7	60,902	2493.9	− 2552	−58.1	× 53 / 322	−9.6
8	60,903	2488.3	− 2567	−78.7	× 57 / 322	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,667	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 54 / 352	−6.6
4	60,668	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 54 / 352	−8.5
5	60,669	2440.8	− 2502	−61.2	× 60 / 352	−10.4
6	60,670	2498.8	− 2531	−32.2	× 68 / 352	−6.2
7	60,671	2487.9	− 2552	−64.1	× 56 / 352	−10.2
8	60,672	2522.3	− 2567	−44.7	× 60 / 352	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,604	2365.3	− 2432	−66.7	× 48 / 339	−9.4
4	60,605	2407.0	− 2473	−66	× 52 / 339	−10.1
5	60,606	2446.4	− 2502	−55.6	× 56 / 339	−9.2
6	60,607	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 64 / 339	−11.3
7	60,608	2483.0	− 2552	−69	× 70 / 339	−14.2
8	60,609	2487.4	− 2567	−79.6	× 49 / 339	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −78, −86, −92, −78, −100, −91, −77, −50, −66 → −79.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 13
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13 × 2.66 = 34.6. Upper limit −45.1, lower limit −114.3.

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.