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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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 2368 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2539 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2594 vs. 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 5th 47 students Just 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 5th 11 students 17 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	64,086	2449.0	− 2432	17	× 38 / 271	2.4
4	64,089	2459.3	− 2473	−13.7	× 49 / 271	−2.5
5	64,091	2488.3	− 2502	−13.7	× 45 / 271	−2.3
6	64,092	2526.8	− 2531	−4.2	× 43 / 271	−0.7
7	64,094	2547.3	− 2552	−4.7	× 44 / 271	−0.8
8	64,096	2609.0	− 2567	42	× 52 / 271	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,433	2431.4	− 2432	−0.6	× 36 / 273	−0.1
4	59,436	2461.0	− 2473	−12	× 48 / 273	−2.1
5	59,438	2496.8	− 2502	−5.2	× 48 / 273	−0.9
6	59,439	2536.4	− 2531	5.4	× 50 / 273	1
7	59,442	2571.4	− 2552	19.4	× 45 / 273	3.2
8	59,444	2588.2	− 2567	21.2	× 46 / 273	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,174	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 45 / 279	−4.3
4	61,176	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 35 / 279	−2.8
5	61,179	2476.7	− 2502	−25.3	× 51 / 279	−4.6
6	61,180	2539.3	− 2531	8.3	× 49 / 279	1.5
7	61,182	2567.0	− 2552	15	× 50 / 279	2.7
8	61,185	2577.2	− 2567	10.2	× 49 / 279	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,290	2407.1	− 2432	−24.9	× 40 / 272	−3.7
4	61,291	2460.7	− 2473	−12.3	× 48 / 272	−2.2
5	61,294	2478.9	− 2502	−23.1	× 29 / 272	−2.5
6	61,295	2547.7	− 2531	16.7	× 55 / 272	3.4
7	61,298	2547.4	− 2552	−4.6	× 52 / 272	−0.9
8	61,299	2580.6	− 2567	13.6	× 48 / 272	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,534	2399.3	− 2432	−32.7	× 47 / 272	−5.7
4	61,535	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 41 / 272	−3.5
5	61,536	2462.8	− 2502	−39.2	× 49 / 272	−7.1
6	61,537	2556.0	− 2531	25	× 32 / 272	2.9
7	61,538	2576.4	− 2552	24.4	× 53 / 272	4.8
8	61,539	2585.1	− 2567	18.1	× 50 / 272	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,145	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 28 / 204	−6.6
4	60,146	2430.2	− 2473	−42.8	× 27 / 204	−5.7
5	60,147	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 37 / 204	−7.8
6	60,148	2513.4	− 2531	−17.6	× 44 / 204	−3.8
7	60,149	2553.4	− 2552	1.4	× 43 / 204	0.3
8	60,150	2583.7	− 2567	16.7	× 25 / 204	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,617	2404.2	− 2432	−27.8	× 36 / 234	−4.3
4	61,618	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 28 / 234	−4.3
5	61,619	2473.4	− 2502	−28.6	× 39 / 234	−4.8
6	61,620	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 41 / 234	−3.9
7	61,621	2518.9	− 2552	−33.1	× 47 / 234	−6.6
8	61,622	2594.4	− 2567	27.4	× 43 / 234	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,555	2390.7	− 2432	−41.3	× 47 / 243	−8
4	61,556	2441.0	− 2473	−32	× 40 / 243	−5.3
5	61,557	2461.0	− 2502	−41	× 37 / 243	−6.2
6	61,558	2565.8	− 2531	34.8	× 34 / 243	4.9
7	61,559	2499.9	− 2552	−52.1	× 42 / 243	−9
8	61,560	2576.9	− 2567	9.9	× 43 / 243	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,504	2395.1	− 2432	−36.9	× 54 / 252	−7.9
4	61,505	2415.0	− 2473	−58	× 47 / 252	−10.8
5	61,506	2497.3	− 2502	−4.7	× 38 / 252	−0.7
6	61,507	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 36 / 252	1.9
7	61,508	2584.1	− 2552	32.1	× 37 / 252	4.7
8	61,509	2513.9	− 2567	−53.1	× 40 / 252	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,253	2392.7	− 2432	−39.3	× 41 / 265	−6.1
4	61,254	2440.2	− 2473	−32.8	× 55 / 265	−6.8
5	61,255	2446.7	− 2502	−55.3	× 54 / 265	−11.3
6	61,256	2528.0	− 2531	−3	× 40 / 265	−0.5
7	61,257	2566.1	− 2552	14.1	× 35 / 265	1.9
8	61,258	2563.3	− 2567	−3.7	× 40 / 265	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,208	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 47 / 275	−10.9
4	61,209	2414.0	− 2473	−59	× 40 / 275	−8.6
5	61,210	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 58 / 275	−3.7
6	61,211	2478.3	− 2531	−52.7	× 52 / 275	−10
7	61,212	2538.5	− 2552	−13.5	× 45 / 275	−2.2
8	61,213	2593.9	− 2567	26.9	× 33 / 275	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 4, 5, −6, −3, −5, −22, −19, −22, −21, −23, −32 → −13.1
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 17 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 5.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.2 × 2.66 = 13.8. Upper limit 0.7, lower limit −26.9.

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.