George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middl: 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 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 2366 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2574 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2561 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 3rd 58 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 46 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 64 students 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 58 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 64 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 139 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 115 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 14 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,217	2396.9	− 2432	−35.1	× 83 / 401	−7.3
4	64,218	2441.0	− 2473	−32	× 83 / 401	−6.6
5	64,221	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 58 / 401	−7.7
6	64,222	2491.4	− 2531	−39.6	× 60 / 401	−5.9
7	64,225	2537.3	− 2552	−14.7	× 59 / 401	−2.2
8	64,226	2576.8	− 2567	9.8	× 58 / 401	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,559	2388.9	− 2432	−43.1	× 81 / 433	−8.1
4	59,562	2464.5	− 2473	−8.5	× 87 / 433	−1.7
5	59,564	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 88 / 433	−3.6
6	59,565	2499.8	− 2531	−31.2	× 57 / 433	−4.1
7	59,568	2560.2	− 2552	8.2	× 60 / 433	1.1
8	59,569	2563.5	− 2567	−3.5	× 60 / 433	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,302	2415.9	− 2432	−16.1	× 78 / 465	−2.7
4	61,305	2424.0	− 2473	−49	× 90 / 465	−9.5
5	61,306	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 88 / 465	−4.7
6	61,309	2518.9	− 2531	−12.1	× 89 / 465	−2.3
7	61,311	2578.7	− 2552	26.7	× 60 / 465	3.4
8	61,312	2556.1	− 2567	−10.9	× 60 / 465	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,416	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 75 / 487	0.5
4	61,417	2451.6	− 2473	−21.4	× 89 / 487	−3.9
5	61,420	2468.3	− 2502	−33.7	× 89 / 487	−6.2
6	61,421	2533.6	− 2531	2.6	× 89 / 487	0.5
7	61,424	2590.2	− 2552	38.2	× 86 / 487	6.7
8	61,425	2574.5	− 2567	7.5	× 59 / 487	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,668	2438.5	− 2432	6.5	× 72 / 509	0.9
4	61,669	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 87 / 509	−1.1
5	61,670	2485.1	− 2502	−16.9	× 90 / 509	−3
6	61,671	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 89 / 509	−2.7
7	61,672	2603.9	− 2552	51.9	× 88 / 509	9
8	61,673	2584.0	− 2567	17	× 83 / 509	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,765	2383.6	− 2432	−48.4	× 71 / 453	−7.6
4	61,766	2434.0	− 2473	−39	× 66 / 453	−5.7
5	61,767	2471.0	− 2502	−31	× 71 / 453	−4.9
6	61,768	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 81 / 453	−3.5
7	61,769	2584.2	− 2552	32.2	× 82 / 453	5.8
8	61,770	2552.0	− 2567	−15	× 82 / 453	−2.7
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	61,709	2373.3	− 2432	−58.7	× 70 / 451	−9.1
4	61,710	2412.0	− 2473	−61	× 66 / 451	−8.9
5	61,711	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 62 / 451	−3.1
6	61,712	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 88 / 451	−12.7
7	61,713	2595.6	− 2552	43.6	× 81 / 451	7.8
8	61,714	2559.4	− 2567	−7.6	× 84 / 451	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,660	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 67 / 437	−5.1
4	61,661	2397.0	− 2473	−76	× 63 / 437	−11
5	61,662	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 64 / 437	−8.6
6	61,663	2499.0	− 2531	−32	× 87 / 437	−6.4
7	61,664	2569.0	− 2552	17	× 88 / 437	3.4
8	61,665	2565.9	− 2567	−1.1	× 68 / 437	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,423	2377.1	− 2432	−54.9	× 71 / 455	−8.6
4	61,424	2410.9	− 2473	−62.1	× 61 / 455	−8.3
5	61,425	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 64 / 455	−6.1
6	61,426	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 90 / 455	−12.1
7	61,427	2578.8	− 2552	26.8	× 86 / 455	5.1
8	61,428	2556.0	− 2567	−11	× 83 / 455	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,396	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 71 / 430	−10.8
4	61,397	2379.3	− 2473	−93.7	× 59 / 430	−12.9
5	61,398	2461.1	− 2502	−40.9	× 61 / 430	−5.8
6	61,399	2481.6	− 2531	−49.4	× 88 / 430	−10.1
7	61,400	2574.1	− 2552	22.1	× 73 / 430	3.8
8	61,401	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 78 / 430	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −17, −17, −1, 6, −19, −27, −28, −32, −37 → −20
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit 2.9, lower limit −42.9.

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.