Phoenix 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 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 2346 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. 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 62 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 64 students 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 242 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 246 students 21 points 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 3rd 14 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 115 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 41 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 35 students 31 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	69,716	2366.2	− 2432	−65.8	× 97 / 781	−8.2
4	69,718	2389.1	− 2473	−83.9	× 86 / 781	−9.2
5	69,720	2431.2	− 2502	−70.8	× 80 / 781	−7.3
6	69,722	2458.4	− 2531	−72.6	× 74 / 781	−6.9
7	69,724	2491.7	− 2552	−60.3	× 215 / 781	−16.6
8	69,726	2511.3	− 2567	−55.7	× 229 / 781	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,630	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 91 / 780	−8.8
4	64,631	2405.2	− 2473	−67.8	× 83 / 780	−7.2
5	64,633	2444.7	− 2502	−57.3	× 83 / 780	−6.1
6	64,635	2480.3	− 2531	−50.7	× 80 / 780	−5.2
7	64,637	2486.8	− 2552	−65.2	× 214 / 780	−17.9
8	64,640	2507.0	− 2567	−60	× 229 / 780	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,445	2344.4	− 2432	−87.6	× 75 / 847	−7.8
4	66,447	2372.4	− 2473	−100.6	× 100 / 847	−11.9
5	66,450	2435.1	− 2502	−66.9	× 100 / 847	−7.9
6	66,452	2476.9	− 2531	−54.1	× 90 / 847	−5.7
7	66,453	2484.3	− 2552	−67.7	× 243 / 847	−19.4
8	66,456	2506.2	− 2567	−60.8	× 239 / 847	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,518	2361.9	− 2432	−70.1	× 80 / 879	−6.4
4	66,519	2385.2	− 2473	−87.8	× 84 / 879	−8.4
5	66,522	2420.8	− 2502	−81.2	× 96 / 879	−8.9
6	66,523	2467.5	− 2531	−63.5	× 98 / 879	−7.1
7	66,526	2483.6	− 2552	−68.4	× 262 / 879	−20.4
8	66,527	2502.7	− 2567	−64.3	× 259 / 879	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,936	2356.2	− 2432	−75.8	× 101 / 894	−8.6
4	66,937	2391.6	− 2473	−81.4	× 86 / 894	−7.8
5	66,938	2433.3	− 2502	−68.7	× 77 / 894	−5.9
6	66,939	2468.4	− 2531	−62.6	× 102 / 894	−7.1
7	66,940	2496.2	− 2552	−55.8	× 253 / 894	−15.8
8	66,941	2495.9	− 2567	−71.1	× 275 / 894	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,044	2298.2	− 2432	−133.8	× 67 / 843	−10.6
4	67,045	2361.8	− 2473	−111.2	× 61 / 843	−8
5	67,046	2395.0	− 2502	−107	× 60 / 843	−7.6
6	67,047	2434.6	− 2531	−96.4	× 78 / 843	−8.9
7	67,048	2463.7	− 2552	−88.3	× 267 / 843	−28
8	67,049	2490.6	− 2567	−76.4	× 310 / 843	−28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,042	2288.2	− 2432	−143.8	× 64 / 788	−11.7
4	67,043	2339.5	− 2473	−133.5	× 74 / 788	−12.5
5	67,044	2363.9	− 2502	−138.1	× 73 / 788	−12.8
6	67,045	2417.9	− 2531	−113.1	× 68 / 788	−9.8
7	67,046	2429.1	− 2552	−122.9	× 274 / 788	−42.7
8	67,047	2455.6	− 2567	−111.4	× 235 / 788	−33.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−123

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,032	2307.9	− 2432	−124.1	× 72 / 859	−10.4
4	67,033	2350.9	− 2473	−122.1	× 71 / 859	−10.1
5	67,034	2396.8	− 2502	−105.2	× 73 / 859	−8.9
6	67,035	2399.5	− 2531	−131.5	× 78 / 859	−11.9
7	67,036	2450.9	− 2552	−101.1	× 290 / 859	−34.1
8	67,037	2453.2	− 2567	−113.8	× 275 / 859	−36.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,778	2344.7	− 2432	−87.3	× 74 / 871	−7.4
4	66,779	2342.8	− 2473	−130.2	× 79 / 871	−11.8
5	66,780	2424.2	− 2502	−77.8	× 75 / 871	−6.7
6	66,781	2437.5	− 2531	−93.5	× 69 / 871	−7.4
7	66,782	2437.8	− 2552	−114.2	× 296 / 871	−38.8
8	66,783	2480.5	− 2567	−86.5	× 278 / 871	−27.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,757	2346.4	− 2432	−85.6	× 76 / 861	−7.6
4	66,758	2356.5	− 2473	−116.5	× 70 / 861	−9.5
5	66,759	2410.6	− 2502	−91.4	× 73 / 861	−7.7
6	66,760	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 78 / 861	−5.1
7	66,761	2457.4	− 2552	−94.6	× 283 / 861	−31.1
8	66,762	2471.1	− 2567	−95.9	× 281 / 861	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −63, −70, −70, −67, −91, −123, −112, −100, −92 → −85.2
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 32 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −56.2, lower limit −114.2.

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.