Galileo Academy 101: 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2546 vs. 2531.

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 4th 89 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 13 students 19 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
3	68,515	2424.3	− 2432	−7.7	× 94 / 313	−2.3
4	68,516	2458.4	− 2473	−14.6	× 78 / 313	−3.6
5	68,519	2512.7	− 2502	10.7	× 63 / 313	2.2
6	68,520	2506.7	− 2531	−24.3	× 78 / 313	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,471	2413.4	− 2432	−18.6	× 90 / 348	−4.8
4	63,473	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 104 / 348	−3.6
5	63,475	2510.9	− 2502	8.9	× 82 / 348	2.1
6	63,477	2520.9	− 2531	−10.1	× 72 / 348	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,261	2427.9	− 2432	−4.1	× 86 / 410	−0.9
4	65,264	2465.2	− 2473	−7.8	× 112 / 410	−2.1
5	65,265	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 111 / 410	3
6	65,268	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 101 / 410	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,348	2417.1	− 2432	−14.9	× 92 / 409	−3.4
4	65,349	2479.1	− 2473	6.1	× 101 / 409	1.5
5	65,352	2525.2	− 2502	23.2	× 110 / 409	6.2
6	65,354	2540.0	− 2531	9	× 106 / 409	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,728	2418.1	− 2432	−13.9	× 107 / 427	−3.5
4	65,729	2480.7	− 2473	7.7	× 103 / 427	1.9
5	65,730	2506.5	− 2502	4.5	× 107 / 427	1.1
6	65,731	2532.2	− 2531	1.2	× 110 / 427	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,781	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 99 / 398	−5.2
4	65,782	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 97 / 398	−10.3
5	65,783	2519.5	− 2502	17.5	× 103 / 398	4.5
6	65,784	2524.6	− 2531	−6.4	× 99 / 398	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,788	2437.0	− 2432	5	× 94 / 398	1.2
4	65,789	2436.8	− 2473	−36.2	× 108 / 398	−9.8
5	65,790	2503.4	− 2502	1.4	× 93 / 398	0.3
6	65,791	2563.9	− 2531	32.9	× 103 / 398	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,756	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 99 / 417	−5.6
4	65,757	2467.3	− 2473	−5.7	× 104 / 417	−1.4
5	65,758	2509.9	− 2502	7.9	× 109 / 417	2.1
6	65,759	2543.7	− 2531	12.7	× 105 / 417	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,516	2432.5	− 2432	0.5	× 96 / 397	0.1
4	65,517	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 101 / 397	−6.7
5	65,518	2529.4	− 2502	27.4	× 97 / 397	6.7
6	65,519	2538.5	− 2531	7.5	× 103 / 397	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,486	2414.3	− 2432	−17.7	× 100 / 411	−4.3
4	65,487	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 102 / 411	−3.7
5	65,488	2506.6	− 2502	4.6	× 102 / 411	1.1
6	65,489	2545.9	− 2531	14.9	× 107 / 411	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −10, −8, −2, 7, 0, −13, 0, −2, 2, −3 → −2.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit 15.2, lower limit −21.

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.