Norton Science and Language 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 11.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 197 of the 690 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2539 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2585 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2626 vs. 2583.

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 57 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 66 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 66 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 89 students 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 90 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 89 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 3rd 36 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 33 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 28 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 25 students 24 points under the grade 6 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	64,145	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 97 / 370	−16.2
4	64,146	2398.1	− 2473	−74.9	× 83 / 370	−16.8
5	64,149	2448.0	− 2502	−54	× 82 / 370	−12
6	64,150	2464.7	− 2531	−66.3	× 66 / 370	−11.8
7	64,153	2467.3	− 2552	−84.7	× 20 / 370	−4.6
8	64,154	2511.5	− 2567	−55.5	× 22 / 370	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,495	2377.7	− 2432	−54.3	× 89 / 395	−12.2
4	59,498	2400.5	− 2473	−72.5	× 91 / 395	−16.7
5	59,499	2449.1	− 2502	−52.9	× 74 / 395	−9.9
6	59,501	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 70 / 395	−7.7
7	59,503	2537.0	− 2552	−15	× 54 / 395	−2.1
8	59,506	2526.9	− 2567	−40.1	× 17 / 395	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,236	2379.3	− 2432	−52.7	× 90 / 408	−11.6
4	61,238	2401.7	− 2473	−71.3	× 73 / 408	−12.8
5	61,240	2436.9	− 2502	−65.1	× 77 / 408	−12.3
6	61,243	2465.8	− 2531	−65.2	× 60 / 408	−9.6
7	61,245	2508.5	− 2552	−43.5	× 60 / 408	−6.4
8	61,246	2539.7	− 2567	−27.3	× 48 / 408	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,352	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 97 / 427	−9.9
4	61,353	2415.7	− 2473	−57.3	× 84 / 427	−11.3
5	61,356	2459.6	− 2502	−42.4	× 65 / 427	−6.5
6	61,357	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 68 / 427	−7.8
7	61,360	2506.0	− 2552	−46	× 52 / 427	−5.6
8	61,361	2557.0	− 2567	−10	× 61 / 427	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,596	2380.2	− 2432	−51.8	× 102 / 435	−12.1
4	61,597	2402.0	− 2473	−71	× 93 / 435	−15.2
5	61,598	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 76 / 435	−3.2
6	61,599	2511.1	− 2531	−19.9	× 54 / 435	−2.5
7	61,600	2551.6	− 2552	−0.4	× 58 / 435	−0.1
8	61,601	2543.5	− 2567	−23.5	× 52 / 435	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,679	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 110 / 597	−11.4
4	61,680	2404.2	− 2473	−68.8	× 94 / 597	−10.8
5	61,681	2455.1	− 2502	−46.9	× 90 / 597	−7.1
6	61,682	2450.5	− 2531	−80.5	× 120 / 597	−16.2
7	61,683	2491.7	− 2552	−60.3	× 105 / 597	−10.6
8	61,684	2528.4	− 2567	−38.6	× 78 / 597	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,617	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 100 / 633	−11.4
4	61,618	2383.0	− 2473	−90	× 103 / 633	−14.6
5	61,619	2465.5	− 2502	−36.5	× 84 / 633	−4.8
6	61,620	2445.4	− 2531	−85.6	× 119 / 633	−16.1
7	61,621	2473.2	− 2552	−78.8	× 117 / 633	−14.6
8	61,622	2497.3	− 2567	−69.7	× 110 / 633	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,566	2358.3	− 2432	−73.7	× 98 / 702	−10.3
4	61,567	2381.0	− 2473	−92	× 95 / 702	−12.5
5	61,568	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 98 / 702	−7
6	61,569	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 126 / 702	−10
7	61,570	2492.6	− 2552	−59.4	× 117 / 702	−9.9
8	61,571	2514.1	− 2567	−52.9	× 118 / 702	−8.9
11	61,572	2589.3	− 2583	6.3	× 50 / 702	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,313	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 99 / 689	−10.1
4	61,314	2415.0	− 2473	−58	× 100 / 689	−8.4
5	61,315	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 100 / 689	−6.8
6	61,316	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 122 / 689	−5.9
7	61,317	2546.3	− 2552	−5.7	× 121 / 689	−1
8	61,318	2575.3	− 2567	8.3	× 116 / 689	1.4
11	61,319	2600.7	− 2583	17.7	× 31 / 689	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,270	2376.3	− 2432	−55.7	× 94 / 690	−7.6
4	61,271	2408.4	− 2473	−64.6	× 101 / 690	−9.5
5	61,272	2472.6	− 2502	−29.4	× 100 / 690	−4.3
6	61,273	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 122 / 690	−8.4
7	61,274	2538.5	− 2552	−13.5	× 118 / 690	−2.3
8	61,275	2584.8	− 2567	17.8	× 114 / 690	2.9
11	61,276	2625.7	− 2583	42.7	× 41 / 690	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −50, −56, −42, −36, −61, −74, −58, −30, −27 → −49.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 28 · 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 −12.7, lower limit −87.1.

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.