San Bernardino County Special Education: 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 3 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 156 points under the grade 3 bar. 2276 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 145 points under the grade 3 bar. 2287 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 2377 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432. The 11th-grade bar is 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
3	64,187	2340.6	− 2432	−91.4	× 20 / 148	−12.4
4	64,188	2335.0	− 2473	−138	× 27 / 148	−25.2
5	64,191	2379.9	− 2502	−122.1	× 19 / 148	−15.7
6	64,192	2380.4	− 2531	−150.6	× 27 / 148	−27.5
7	64,195	2403.5	− 2552	−148.5	× 21 / 148	−21.1
8	64,196	2465.1	− 2567	−101.9	× 20 / 148	−13.8
11	64,199	2470.8	− 2583	−112.2	× 14 / 148	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,528	2324.7	− 2432	−107.3	× 24 / 168	−15.3
4	59,529	2348.5	− 2473	−124.5	× 24 / 168	−17.8
5	59,532	2360.1	− 2502	−141.9	× 35 / 168	−29.6
6	59,533	2382.9	− 2531	−148.1	× 25 / 168	−22
7	59,536	2415.0	− 2552	−137	× 32 / 168	−26.1
8	59,538	2431.1	− 2567	−135.9	× 17 / 168	−13.8
11	59,539	2488.0	− 2583	−95	× 11 / 168	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,261	2311.0	− 2432	−121	× 28 / 184	−18.4
4	61,263	2330.5	− 2473	−142.5	× 36 / 184	−27.9
5	61,264	2346.4	− 2502	−155.6	× 22 / 184	−18.6
6	61,267	2390.0	− 2531	−141	× 35 / 184	−26.8
7	61,268	2411.6	− 2552	−140.4	× 20 / 184	−15.3
8	61,270	2409.3	− 2567	−157.7	× 27 / 184	−23.1
11	61,272	2477.3	− 2583	−105.7	× 16 / 184	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−139

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,376	2299.9	− 2432	−132.1	× 22 / 214	−13.6
4	61,378	2321.0	− 2473	−152	× 27 / 214	−19.2
5	61,380	2382.9	− 2502	−119.1	× 34 / 214	−18.9
6	61,382	2361.7	− 2531	−169.3	× 33 / 214	−26.1
7	61,384	2388.2	− 2552	−163.8	× 41 / 214	−31.4
8	61,386	2382.4	− 2567	−184.6	× 38 / 214	−32.8
11	61,388	2434.5	− 2583	−148.5	× 19 / 214	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−155

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,626	2304.6	− 2432	−127.4	× 28 / 234	−15.2
4	61,627	2325.0	− 2473	−148	× 32 / 234	−20.2
5	61,628	2349.0	− 2502	−153	× 37 / 234	−24.2
6	61,629	2399.9	− 2531	−131.1	× 43 / 234	−24.1
7	61,630	2413.5	− 2552	−138.5	× 35 / 234	−20.7
8	61,631	2413.9	− 2567	−153.1	× 41 / 234	−26.8
11	61,632	2434.9	− 2583	−148.1	× 18 / 234	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−143

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,251	2297.5	− 2432	−134.5	× 33 / 141	−31.5
4	60,252	2292.8	− 2473	−180.2	× 23 / 141	−29.4
5	60,253	2373.6	− 2502	−128.4	× 23 / 141	−20.9
6	60,254	2354.5	− 2531	−176.5	× 20 / 141	−25
7	60,255	2349.8	− 2552	−202.2	× 12 / 141	−17.2
8	60,256	2421.3	− 2567	−145.7	× 16 / 141	−16.5
11	60,257	2433.2	− 2583	−149.8	× 14 / 141	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−155

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,721	2276.3	− 2432	−155.7	× 17 / 172	−15.4
4	61,722	2333.1	− 2473	−139.9	× 31 / 172	−25.2
5	61,723	2340.7	− 2502	−161.3	× 30 / 172	−28.1
6	61,724	2343.6	− 2531	−187.4	× 25 / 172	−27.2
7	61,725	2385.8	− 2552	−166.2	× 25 / 172	−24.2
8	61,726	2379.7	− 2567	−187.3	× 22 / 172	−24
11	61,727	2411.8	− 2583	−171.2	× 22 / 172	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−166

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,665	2325.2	− 2432	−106.8	× 13 / 150	−9.3
4	61,666	2285.4	− 2473	−187.6	× 14 / 150	−17.5
5	61,667	2332.5	− 2502	−169.5	× 27 / 150	−30.5
6	61,668	2328.3	− 2531	−202.7	× 17 / 150	−23
7	61,669	2360.1	− 2552	−191.9	× 36 / 150	−46.1
8	61,670	2384.9	− 2567	−182.1	× 28 / 150	−34
11	61,671	2452.1	− 2583	−130.9	× 15 / 150	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−173

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,616	2268.4	− 2432	−163.6	× 22 / 169	−21.3
4	61,617	2309.7	− 2473	−163.3	× 15 / 169	−14.5
5	61,618	2332.7	− 2502	−169.3	× 16 / 169	−16
6	61,619	2359.6	− 2531	−171.4	× 35 / 169	−35.5
7	61,620	2341.2	− 2552	−210.8	× 23 / 169	−28.7
8	61,621	2362.0	− 2567	−205	× 39 / 169	−47.3
11	61,622	2422.8	− 2583	−160.2	× 19 / 169	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−181

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,383	2271.5	− 2432	−160.5	× 23 / 156	−23.7
4	61,384	2315.1	− 2473	−157.9	× 27 / 156	−27.3
5	61,385	2333.8	− 2502	−168.2	× 13 / 156	−14
6	61,386	2360.5	− 2531	−170.5	× 17 / 156	−18.6
7	61,387	2364.1	− 2552	−187.9	× 27 / 156	−32.5
8	61,388	2405.1	− 2567	−161.9	× 24 / 156	−24.9
11	61,389	2421.8	− 2583	−161.2	× 25 / 156	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−167

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,356	2276.4	− 2432	−155.6	× 30 / 158	−29.5
4	61,357	2287.3	− 2473	−185.7	× 24 / 158	−28.2
5	61,358	2376.6	− 2502	−125.4	× 20 / 158	−15.9
6	61,359	2383.4	− 2531	−147.6	× 17 / 158	−15.9
7	61,360	2375.0	− 2552	−177	× 22 / 158	−24.6
8	61,361	2391.1	− 2567	−175.9	× 22 / 158	−24.5
11	61,362	2387.9	− 2583	−195.1	× 23 / 158	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−167

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −126, −131, −139, −155, −143, −155, −166, −173, −181, −167, −167 → −154.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −130.1, lower limit −179.5.

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.