Altus Schools Mirus: 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 11.

7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2504 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 11 points under the grade 11 bar. 2572 vs. 2583.

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.

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
7	69,227	2494.4	− 2552	−57.6	× 12 / 96	−7.2
8	69,229	2491.7	− 2567	−75.3	× 25 / 96	−19.6
11	69,231	2541.8	− 2583	−41.2	× 59 / 96	−25.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,165	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 12 / 88	−6
8	64,168	2534.1	− 2567	−32.9	× 31 / 88	−11.6
11	64,169	2569.5	− 2583	−13.5	× 45 / 88	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	65,964	2505.1	− 2552	−46.9	× 11 / 78	−6.6
8	65,965	2507.8	− 2567	−59.2	× 23 / 78	−17.5
11	65,967	2595.1	− 2583	12.1	× 44 / 78	6.8
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
7	66,046	2533.8	− 2552	−18.2	× 12 / 63	−3.5
8	66,047	2505.3	− 2567	−61.7	× 18 / 63	−17.6
11	66,050	2590.9	− 2583	7.9	× 33 / 63	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,426	2510.2	− 2552	−41.8	× 18 / 79	−9.5
8	66,427	2500.4	− 2567	−66.6	× 29 / 79	−24.4
11	66,428	2604.5	− 2583	21.5	× 32 / 79	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,500	2508.8	− 2552	−43.2	× 18 / 96	−8.1
8	66,501	2473.4	− 2567	−93.6	× 26 / 96	−25.4
11	66,502	2561.4	− 2583	−21.6	× 52 / 96	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,498	2506.3	− 2552	−45.7	× 18 / 93	−8.8
8	66,499	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 28 / 93	−17
11	66,500	2553.5	− 2583	−29.5	× 47 / 93	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,482	2533.1	− 2552	−18.9	× 14 / 82	−3.2
8	66,483	2550.8	− 2567	−16.2	× 26 / 82	−5.1
11	66,484	2572.8	− 2583	−10.2	× 42 / 82	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,236	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 20 / 93	−12.8
8	66,237	2529.9	− 2567	−37.1	× 30 / 93	−12
11	66,238	2579.7	− 2583	−3.3	× 43 / 93	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,210	2513.8	− 2552	−38.2	× 24 / 97	−9.5
8	66,211	2504.1	− 2567	−62.9	× 27 / 97	−17.5
11	66,212	2571.6	− 2583	−11.4	× 46 / 97	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −24, −17, −17, −25, −45, −41, −14, −26, −32 → −29.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 28 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 27 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 12.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.4 × 2.66 = 33. Upper limit 3.7, lower limit −62.3.

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.