Kohler 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, 70 of the 252 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 94 points under the grade 3 bar. 2338 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2504 vs. 2531. 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 20 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 47 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 37 students 19 points under 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 3rd 17 students 115 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students Just 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	63,425	2380.0	− 2432	−52	× 47 / 310	−7.9
4	63,427	2407.4	− 2473	−65.6	× 57 / 310	−12.1
5	63,429	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 46 / 310	−7.1
6	63,431	2478.2	− 2531	−52.8	× 42 / 310	−7.2
7	63,433	2484.9	− 2552	−67.1	× 57 / 310	−12.3
8	63,435	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 61 / 310	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,842	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 50 / 329	−6.1
4	58,843	2415.1	− 2473	−57.9	× 49 / 329	−8.6
5	58,845	2439.4	− 2502	−62.6	× 57 / 329	−10.8
6	58,848	2498.3	− 2531	−32.7	× 56 / 329	−5.6
7	58,850	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 60 / 329	−8.9
8	58,851	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 57 / 329	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,554	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 48 / 324	−6.5
4	60,557	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 52 / 324	−10.4
5	60,558	2391.4	− 2502	−110.6	× 56 / 324	−19.1
6	60,560	2478.1	− 2531	−52.9	× 53 / 324	−8.7
7	60,563	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 64 / 324	−7.2
8	60,564	2506.9	− 2567	−60.1	× 51 / 324	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,680	2415.8	− 2432	−16.2	× 52 / 323	−2.6
4	60,681	2408.7	− 2473	−64.3	× 41 / 323	−8.2
5	60,684	2450.7	− 2502	−51.3	× 51 / 323	−8.1
6	60,685	2473.9	− 2531	−57.1	× 52 / 323	−9.2
7	60,688	2491.6	− 2552	−60.4	× 65 / 323	−12.2
8	60,689	2510.3	− 2567	−56.7	× 62 / 323	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,926	2451.4	− 2432	19.4	× 47 / 307	3
4	60,927	2456.2	− 2473	−16.8	× 47 / 307	−2.6
5	60,928	2457.5	− 2502	−44.5	× 49 / 307	−7.1
6	60,929	2494.8	− 2531	−36.2	× 43 / 307	−5.1
7	60,930	2455.3	− 2552	−96.7	× 57 / 307	−18
8	60,931	2497.1	− 2567	−69.9	× 64 / 307	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,030	2408.6	− 2432	−23.4	× 42 / 282	−3.5
4	61,031	2405.6	− 2473	−67.4	× 40 / 282	−9.6
5	61,032	2424.3	− 2502	−77.7	× 52 / 282	−14.3
6	61,033	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 41 / 282	−9.4
7	61,034	2515.3	− 2552	−36.7	× 59 / 282	−7.7
8	61,035	2504.3	− 2567	−62.7	× 48 / 282	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,977	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 38 / 260	−4.2
4	60,978	2388.9	− 2473	−84.1	× 39 / 260	−12.6
5	60,979	2431.1	− 2502	−70.9	× 38 / 260	−10.4
6	60,980	2416.2	− 2531	−114.8	× 49 / 260	−21.6
7	60,981	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 44 / 260	−14.2
8	60,982	2502.0	− 2567	−65	× 52 / 260	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,922	2397.4	− 2432	−34.6	× 34 / 248	−4.7
4	60,923	2394.6	− 2473	−78.4	× 36 / 248	−11.4
5	60,924	2432.5	− 2502	−69.5	× 43 / 248	−12.1
6	60,925	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 29 / 248	−1.8
7	60,926	2454.2	− 2552	−97.8	× 58 / 248	−22.9
8	60,927	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 48 / 248	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,691	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 41 / 232	−5.2
4	60,692	2465.8	− 2473	−7.2	× 33 / 232	−1
5	60,693	2434.2	− 2502	−67.8	× 31 / 232	−9.1
6	60,694	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 32 / 232	−2.3
7	60,695	2509.1	− 2552	−42.9	× 47 / 232	−8.7
8	60,696	2506.8	− 2567	−60.2	× 48 / 232	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,628	2337.6	− 2432	−94.4	× 37 / 252	−13.9
4	60,629	2402.8	− 2473	−70.2	× 43 / 252	−12
5	60,630	2447.6	− 2502	−54.4	× 32 / 252	−6.9
6	60,631	2451.6	− 2531	−79.4	× 29 / 252	−9.1
7	60,632	2476.3	− 2552	−75.7	× 61 / 252	−18.3
8	60,633	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 50 / 252	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −51, −61, −51, −44, −55, −76, −65, −39, −73 → −56.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 26 · 2025→2026: 34 → average 14.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.4 × 2.66 = 38.3. Upper limit −18.3, lower limit −94.9.

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.