Sandia 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 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 2348 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 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 vs. 2531. 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 77 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 68 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 80 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 83 students 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 76 students Just 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 3rd 16 students 116 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 15 students 25 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	69,822	2391.5	− 2432	−40.5	× 108 / 575	−7.6
4	69,825	2402.9	− 2473	−70.1	× 93 / 575	−11.3
5	69,826	2413.6	− 2502	−88.4	× 99 / 575	−15.2
6	69,829	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 82 / 575	−9.3
7	69,830	2480.8	− 2552	−71.2	× 94 / 575	−11.6
8	69,833	2533.7	− 2567	−33.3	× 99 / 575	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,727	2385.1	− 2432	−46.9	× 108 / 602	−8.4
4	64,730	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 113 / 602	−11.9
5	64,732	2450.6	− 2502	−51.4	× 96 / 602	−8.2
6	64,734	2458.6	− 2531	−72.4	× 103 / 602	−12.4
7	64,735	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 96 / 602	−8.3
8	64,737	2508.0	− 2567	−59	× 86 / 602	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,551	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 99 / 591	−11.8
4	66,554	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 93 / 591	−9.5
5	66,556	2450.1	− 2502	−51.9	× 107 / 591	−9.4
6	66,558	2474.4	− 2531	−56.6	× 97 / 591	−9.3
7	66,559	2491.6	− 2552	−60.4	× 100 / 591	−10.2
8	66,562	2505.8	− 2567	−61.2	× 95 / 591	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,624	2379.3	− 2432	−52.7	× 90 / 604	−7.9
4	66,626	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 97 / 604	−10
5	66,628	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 95 / 604	−10.5
6	66,630	2445.3	− 2531	−85.7	× 115 / 604	−16.3
7	66,632	2479.7	− 2552	−72.3	× 102 / 604	−12.2
8	66,634	2458.2	− 2567	−108.8	× 105 / 604	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,050	2372.8	− 2432	−59.2	× 96 / 583	−9.7
4	67,051	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 84 / 583	−8.4
5	67,052	2450.5	− 2502	−51.5	× 102 / 583	−9
6	67,053	2454.1	− 2531	−76.9	× 99 / 583	−13.1
7	67,054	2471.6	− 2552	−80.4	× 104 / 583	−14.3
8	67,055	2512.2	− 2567	−54.8	× 98 / 583	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,146	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 92 / 544	−12.7
4	67,147	2385.7	− 2473	−87.3	× 96 / 544	−15.4
5	67,148	2401.1	− 2502	−100.9	× 93 / 544	−17.2
6	67,149	2434.3	− 2531	−96.7	× 95 / 544	−16.9
7	67,150	2457.6	− 2552	−94.4	× 87 / 544	−15.1
8	67,151	2477.5	− 2567	−89.5	× 81 / 544	−13.3
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	67,156	2318.8	− 2432	−113.2	× 105 / 582	−20.4
4	67,157	2372.0	− 2473	−101	× 96 / 582	−16.7
5	67,158	2401.6	− 2502	−100.4	× 93 / 582	−16
6	67,159	2405.2	− 2531	−125.8	× 98 / 582	−21.2
7	67,160	2428.4	− 2552	−123.6	× 103 / 582	−21.9
8	67,161	2460.3	− 2567	−106.7	× 87 / 582	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,142	2335.5	− 2432	−96.5	× 86 / 553	−15
4	67,143	2353.3	− 2473	−119.7	× 92 / 553	−19.9
5	67,144	2400.3	− 2502	−101.7	× 86 / 553	−15.8
6	67,145	2404.9	− 2531	−126.1	× 93 / 553	−21.2
7	67,146	2441.2	− 2552	−110.8	× 95 / 553	−19
8	67,147	2427.0	− 2567	−140	× 101 / 553	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,894	2350.7	− 2432	−81.3	× 81 / 526	−12.5
4	66,895	2387.6	− 2473	−85.4	× 86 / 526	−14
5	66,896	2395.6	− 2502	−106.4	× 91 / 526	−18.4
6	66,897	2464.5	− 2531	−66.5	× 83 / 526	−10.5
7	66,898	2488.1	− 2552	−63.9	× 86 / 526	−10.4
8	66,899	2491.8	− 2567	−75.2	× 99 / 526	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,873	2348.3	− 2432	−83.7	× 93 / 534	−14.6
4	66,874	2378.6	− 2473	−94.4	× 81 / 534	−14.3
5	66,875	2413.5	− 2502	−88.5	× 80 / 534	−13.3
6	66,876	2440.7	− 2531	−90.3	× 94 / 534	−15.9
7	66,877	2498.1	− 2552	−53.9	× 95 / 534	−9.6
8	66,878	2511.9	− 2567	−55.1	× 91 / 534	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −58, −60, −76, −64, −91, −112, −117, −80, −77 → −79.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 37 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 14
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14 × 2.66 = 37.2. Upper limit −42.4, lower limit −116.8.

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.