Rancho Santana: 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 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2515 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 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 75 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 64 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 73 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 45 students Just 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 11 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students Just 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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,343	2399.4	− 2432	−32.6	× 57 / 337	−5.5
4	61,344	2431.7	− 2473	−41.3	× 59 / 337	−7.2
5	61,345	2443.0	− 2502	−59	× 62 / 337	−10.9
6	61,346	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 67 / 337	−5.2
7	61,347	2526.6	− 2552	−25.4	× 59 / 337	−4.4
8	61,348	2586.8	− 2567	19.8	× 33 / 337	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,287	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 58 / 349	−4
4	61,288	2417.4	− 2473	−55.6	× 58 / 349	−9.2
5	61,289	2436.9	− 2502	−65.1	× 62 / 349	−11.6
6	61,290	2498.9	− 2531	−32.1	× 55 / 349	−5.1
7	61,291	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 60 / 349	−6.7
8	61,292	2569.6	− 2567	2.6	× 56 / 349	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,222	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 76 / 361	−7
4	61,223	2450.3	− 2473	−22.7	× 55 / 361	−3.5
5	61,224	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 63 / 361	−11.9
6	61,225	2485.7	− 2531	−45.3	× 59 / 361	−7.4
7	61,226	2502.5	− 2552	−49.5	× 52 / 361	−7.1
8	61,227	2515.7	− 2567	−51.3	× 56 / 361	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,985	2391.2	− 2432	−40.8	× 77 / 385	−8.2
4	60,986	2460.2	− 2473	−12.8	× 79 / 385	−2.6
5	60,987	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 66 / 385	−5.7
6	60,988	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 59 / 385	−7.8
7	60,989	2493.8	− 2552	−58.2	× 55 / 385	−8.3
8	60,990	2470.7	− 2567	−96.3	× 49 / 385	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,934	2388.0	− 2432	−44	× 86 / 422	−9
4	60,935	2438.4	− 2473	−34.6	× 82 / 422	−6.7
5	60,936	2460.1	− 2502	−41.9	× 88 / 422	−8.7
6	60,937	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 56 / 422	−2.2
7	60,938	2529.0	− 2552	−23	× 57 / 422	−3.1
8	60,939	2533.2	− 2567	−33.8	× 53 / 422	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −36, −45, −45, −34 → −38.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 6.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.3 × 2.66 = 16.8. Upper limit −21.4, lower limit −55.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.