Ethel Kucera 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 6 bar

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 meets the grade 6 bar. 2536 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 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 6th 260 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 302 students 13 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 262 students 10 points under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 27 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 26 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 30 students 15 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
6	67,450	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 371 / 1166	−19.2
7	67,453	2485.5	− 2552	−66.5	× 391 / 1166	−22.3
8	67,454	2503.5	− 2567	−63.5	× 404 / 1166	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	62,536	2480.4	− 2531	−50.6	× 350 / 1118	−15.8
7	62,537	2501.9	− 2552	−50.1	× 372 / 1118	−16.7
8	62,539	2529.3	− 2567	−37.7	× 396 / 1118	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,328	2486.1	− 2531	−44.9	× 402 / 1140	−15.8
7	64,330	2506.9	− 2552	−45.1	× 360 / 1140	−14.2
8	64,331	2511.9	− 2567	−55.1	× 378 / 1140	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,435	2457.4	− 2531	−73.6	× 349 / 1109	−23.2
7	64,437	2497.7	− 2552	−54.3	× 397 / 1109	−19.4
8	64,439	2505.0	− 2567	−62	× 363 / 1109	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,798	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 335 / 1087	−9.1
7	64,799	2496.0	− 2552	−56	× 343 / 1087	−17.7
8	64,800	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 409 / 1087	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,865	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 271 / 885	−14.3
7	64,866	2491.1	− 2552	−60.9	× 296 / 885	−20.4
8	64,867	2517.1	− 2567	−49.9	× 318 / 885	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,862	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 350 / 932	−17.2
7	64,863	2497.5	− 2552	−54.5	× 282 / 932	−16.5
8	64,864	2510.1	− 2567	−56.9	× 300 / 932	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,830	2501.5	− 2531	−29.5	× 299 / 920	−9.6
7	64,831	2507.0	− 2552	−45	× 332 / 920	−16.2
8	64,832	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 289 / 920	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,586	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 333 / 947	−7.3
7	64,587	2531.4	− 2552	−20.6	× 290 / 947	−6.3
8	64,588	2544.0	− 2567	−23	× 324 / 947	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,560	2535.6	− 2531	4.6	× 287 / 907	1.5
7	64,561	2530.8	− 2552	−21.2	× 328 / 907	−7.7
8	64,562	2529.0	− 2567	−38	× 292 / 907	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −46, −48, −63, −42, −53, −52, −40, −21, −18 → −44.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit −14.8, lower limit −74.4.

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.