Cucamonga Middle: 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

6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2508 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2572 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 6th 180 students 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 203 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 223 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 6th 19 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 23 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 19 students 20 points under the grade 5 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
6	64,779	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 251 / 817	−8.2
7	64,781	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 303 / 817	−11.8
8	64,783	2561.5	− 2567	−5.5	× 263 / 817	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	60,084	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 225 / 787	−2.2
7	60,086	2547.7	− 2552	−4.3	× 256 / 787	−1.4
8	60,088	2549.5	− 2567	−17.5	× 306 / 787	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	61,829	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 281 / 753	−2.9
7	61,831	2559.7	− 2552	7.7	× 220 / 753	2.2
8	61,833	2566.1	− 2567	−0.9	× 252 / 753	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	61,920	2541.3	− 2531	10.3	× 267 / 771	3.6
7	61,922	2550.3	− 2552	−1.7	× 276 / 771	−0.6
8	61,924	2574.6	− 2567	7.6	× 228 / 771	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	62,178	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 247 / 795	−0.7
7	62,179	2571.1	− 2552	19.1	× 273 / 795	6.6
8	62,180	2571.1	− 2567	4.1	× 275 / 795	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	62,251	2509.8	− 2531	−21.2	× 204 / 670	−6.5
7	62,252	2542.8	− 2552	−9.2	× 213 / 670	−2.9
8	62,253	2561.5	− 2567	−5.5	× 253 / 670	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	62,197	2498.3	− 2531	−32.7	× 200 / 631	−10.4
7	62,198	2545.1	− 2552	−6.9	× 218 / 631	−2.4
8	62,199	2569.9	− 2567	2.9	× 213 / 631	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	62,144	2504.6	− 2531	−26.4	× 221 / 647	−9
7	62,145	2536.8	− 2552	−15.2	× 208 / 647	−4.9
8	62,146	2548.4	− 2567	−18.6	× 218 / 647	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	61,901	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 220 / 645	−2.9
7	61,902	2558.7	− 2552	6.7	× 220 / 645	2.3
8	61,903	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 205 / 645	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	61,874	2508.2	− 2531	−22.8	× 199 / 667	−6.8
7	61,875	2547.5	− 2552	−4.5	× 226 / 667	−1.5
8	61,876	2572.1	− 2567	5.1	× 242 / 667	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −10, −1, 5, 7, −11, −12, −20, −5, −6 → −7.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit 13.8, lower limit −28.8.

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.