Mariana 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 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. 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 4th 64 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 74 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 86 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 60 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 83 students 20 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 13 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 23 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 16 students 32 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	69,776	2387.1	− 2432	−44.9	× 64 / 391	−7.3
4	69,778	2428.8	− 2473	−44.2	× 64 / 391	−7.2
5	69,780	2451.1	− 2502	−50.9	× 67 / 391	−8.7
6	69,782	2490.8	− 2531	−40.2	× 62 / 391	−6.4
7	69,784	2503.7	− 2552	−48.3	× 69 / 391	−8.5
8	69,786	2525.2	− 2567	−41.8	× 65 / 391	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,683	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 75 / 387	−5.8
4	64,685	2432.2	− 2473	−40.8	× 63 / 387	−6.6
5	64,688	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 64 / 387	−6.6
6	64,689	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 62 / 387	−7.1
7	64,691	2534.3	− 2552	−17.7	× 56 / 387	−2.6
8	64,694	2546.7	− 2567	−20.3	× 67 / 387	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,508	2424.7	− 2432	−7.3	× 72 / 434	−1.2
4	66,510	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 83 / 434	−10.5
5	66,511	2422.2	− 2502	−79.8	× 78 / 434	−14.3
6	66,513	2453.5	− 2531	−77.5	× 69 / 434	−12.3
7	66,516	2504.8	− 2552	−47.2	× 70 / 434	−7.6
8	66,518	2535.7	− 2567	−31.3	× 62 / 434	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,579	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 64 / 420	−4.7
4	66,581	2468.6	− 2473	−4.4	× 64 / 420	−0.7
5	66,583	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 77 / 420	−12
6	66,585	2461.1	− 2531	−69.9	× 83 / 420	−13.8
7	66,587	2503.6	− 2552	−48.4	× 72 / 420	−8.3
8	66,589	2516.4	− 2567	−50.6	× 60 / 420	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,006	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 74 / 454	−5.7
4	67,007	2434.6	− 2473	−38.4	× 63 / 454	−5.3
5	67,008	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 74 / 454	−2.3
6	67,009	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 78 / 454	−9.6
7	67,010	2507.4	− 2552	−44.6	× 88 / 454	−8.6
8	67,011	2502.5	− 2567	−64.5	× 77 / 454	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,102	2367.2	− 2432	−64.8	× 64 / 433	−9.6
4	67,103	2370.4	− 2473	−102.6	× 67 / 433	−15.9
5	67,104	2414.6	− 2502	−87.4	× 74 / 433	−14.9
6	67,105	2448.1	− 2531	−82.9	× 86 / 433	−16.5
7	67,106	2483.8	− 2552	−68.2	× 69 / 433	−10.9
8	67,107	2485.3	− 2567	−81.7	× 73 / 433	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,112	2351.5	− 2432	−80.5	× 94 / 508	−14.9
4	67,113	2371.2	− 2473	−101.8	× 70 / 508	−14
5	67,114	2404.3	− 2502	−97.7	× 77 / 508	−14.8
6	67,115	2419.0	− 2531	−112	× 82 / 508	−18.1
7	67,116	2434.6	− 2552	−117.4	× 95 / 508	−22
8	67,117	2479.7	− 2567	−87.3	× 90 / 508	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,098	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 69 / 526	−6.1
4	67,099	2392.3	− 2473	−80.7	× 102 / 526	−15.6
5	67,100	2412.3	− 2502	−89.7	× 81 / 526	−13.8
6	67,101	2459.8	− 2531	−71.2	× 94 / 526	−12.7
7	67,102	2437.4	− 2552	−114.6	× 82 / 526	−17.9
8	67,103	2489.9	− 2567	−77.1	× 98 / 526	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,850	2377.4	− 2432	−54.6	× 78 / 531	−8
4	66,851	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 87 / 531	−11.5
5	66,852	2401.4	− 2502	−100.6	× 104 / 531	−19.7
6	66,853	2441.3	− 2531	−89.7	× 84 / 531	−14.2
7	66,854	2459.7	− 2552	−92.3	× 100 / 531	−17.4
8	66,855	2451.0	− 2567	−116	× 78 / 531	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,829	2379.1	− 2432	−52.9	× 76 / 522	−7.7
4	66,830	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 77 / 522	−9.3
5	66,831	2449.4	− 2502	−52.6	× 85 / 522	−8.6
6	66,832	2439.0	− 2531	−92	× 102 / 522	−18
7	66,833	2442.8	− 2552	−109.2	× 83 / 522	−17.4
8	66,834	2500.0	− 2567	−67	× 99 / 522	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −45, −32, −50, −47, −43, −81, −99, −81, −88, −74 → −64
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 38 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 14.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.8 × 2.66 = 39.4. Upper limit −24.6, lower limit −103.4.

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.