Hollister Dual Language 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 2537 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2549 vs. 2552. 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 67 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 65 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 65 students 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 63 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 3rd 27 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 17 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	63,776	2410.9	− 2432	−21.1	× 59 / 216	−5.8
4	63,779	2486.5	− 2473	13.5	× 58 / 216	3.6
5	63,780	2494.6	− 2502	−7.4	× 50 / 216	−1.7
6	63,783	2538.0	− 2531	7	× 49 / 216	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,144	2433.1	− 2432	1.1	× 59 / 268	0.2
4	59,146	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 59 / 268	−3.6
5	59,148	2541.5	− 2502	39.5	× 57 / 268	8.4
6	59,150	2566.4	− 2531	35.4	× 49 / 268	6.5
7	59,152	2606.3	− 2552	54.3	× 44 / 268	8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,860	2436.9	− 2432	4.9	× 56 / 315	0.9
4	60,863	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 59 / 315	0.6
5	60,865	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 56 / 315	0
6	60,866	2582.8	− 2531	51.8	× 52 / 315	8.6
7	60,868	2603.6	− 2552	51.6	× 49 / 315	8
8	60,871	2631.7	− 2567	64.7	× 43 / 315	8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,977	2439.6	− 2432	7.6	× 96 / 366	2
4	60,980	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 58 / 366	−1.8
5	60,981	2511.5	− 2502	9.5	× 59 / 366	1.5
6	60,984	2551.5	− 2531	20.5	× 57 / 366	3.2
7	60,985	2612.2	− 2552	60.2	× 46 / 366	7.6
8	60,988	2619.2	− 2567	52.2	× 50 / 366	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,210	2439.4	− 2432	7.4	× 91 / 407	1.7
4	61,211	2446.2	− 2473	−26.8	× 94 / 407	−6.2
5	61,212	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 57 / 407	−2.5
6	61,213	2557.6	− 2531	26.6	× 59 / 407	3.9
7	61,214	2588.7	− 2552	36.7	× 58 / 407	5.2
8	61,215	2626.3	− 2567	59.3	× 48 / 407	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,305	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 85 / 484	−3.9
4	61,306	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 94 / 484	−7.4
5	61,307	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 98 / 484	−6.8
6	61,308	2504.9	− 2531	−26.1	× 77 / 484	−4.2
7	61,309	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 79 / 484	−4.1
8	61,310	2547.8	− 2567	−19.2	× 51 / 484	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,249	2412.8	− 2432	−19.2	× 85 / 507	−3.2
4	61,250	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 83 / 507	−6.2
5	61,251	2449.0	− 2502	−53	× 88 / 507	−9.2
6	61,252	2490.3	− 2531	−40.7	× 94 / 507	−7.5
7	61,253	2546.9	− 2552	−5.1	× 77 / 507	−0.8
8	61,254	2527.0	− 2567	−40	× 80 / 507	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,184	2410.6	− 2432	−21.4	× 90 / 507	−3.8
4	61,185	2421.9	− 2473	−51.1	× 80 / 507	−8.1
5	61,186	2458.2	− 2502	−43.8	× 80 / 507	−6.9
6	61,187	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 85 / 507	−10
7	61,188	2524.6	− 2552	−27.4	× 96 / 507	−5.2
8	61,189	2539.4	− 2567	−27.6	× 76 / 507	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,947	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 86 / 509	−0.5
4	60,948	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 87 / 509	−9.8
5	60,949	2450.4	− 2502	−51.6	× 83 / 509	−8.4
6	60,950	2502.2	− 2531	−28.8	× 80 / 509	−4.5
7	60,951	2531.0	− 2552	−21	× 83 / 509	−3.4
8	60,952	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 90 / 509	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,896	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 94 / 500	−5.6
4	60,897	2440.8	− 2473	−32.2	× 82 / 500	−5.3
5	60,898	2453.9	− 2502	−48.1	× 85 / 500	−8.2
6	60,899	2492.8	− 2531	−38.2	× 78 / 500	−6
7	60,900	2537.2	− 2552	−14.8	× 77 / 500	−2.3
8	60,901	2548.6	− 2567	−18.4	× 84 / 500	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −2, 20, 27, 20, 9, −28, −33, −38, −34, −30 → −8.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.3 × 2.66 = 30.1. Upper limit 21.2, lower limit −39.

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.