Borrego Springs 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 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 20 of the 78 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 8 bar. 2552 vs. 2567.

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
6	70,130	2484.0	− 2531	−47	× 28 / 93	−14.2
7	70,133	2524.3	− 2552	−27.7	× 26 / 93	−7.7
8	70,134	2534.6	− 2567	−32.4	× 39 / 93	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,012	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 32 / 85	−2.5
7	65,014	2527.7	− 2552	−24.3	× 27 / 85	−7.7
8	65,016	2547.5	− 2567	−19.5	× 26 / 85	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,814	2482.1	− 2531	−48.9	× 36 / 96	−18.3
7	66,816	2535.2	− 2552	−16.8	× 32 / 96	−5.6
8	66,817	2531.9	− 2567	−35.1	× 28 / 96	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,901	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 29 / 91	−6.3
7	66,903	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 34 / 91	−11.3
8	66,905	2567.9	− 2567	0.9	× 28 / 91	0.3
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
6	67,396	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 24 / 86	−6.9
7	67,397	2540.1	− 2552	−11.9	× 28 / 86	−3.9
8	67,398	2505.4	− 2567	−61.6	× 34 / 86	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,997	2467.0	− 2531	−64	× 27 / 79	−21.9
7	65,998	2501.9	− 2552	−50.1	× 28 / 79	−17.8
8	65,999	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 24 / 79	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,514	2430.0	− 2531	−101	× 28 / 86	−32.9
7	67,515	2500.2	− 2552	−51.8	× 27 / 86	−16.3
8	67,516	2462.0	− 2567	−105	× 31 / 86	−37.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,524	2460.4	− 2531	−70.6	× 24 / 79	−21.4
7	67,525	2477.0	− 2552	−75	× 25 / 79	−23.7
8	67,526	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 30 / 79	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,516	2468.2	− 2531	−62.8	× 29 / 78	−23.3
7	67,517	2482.9	− 2552	−69.1	× 25 / 78	−22.1
8	67,518	2499.9	− 2567	−67.1	× 24 / 78	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,272	2480.1	− 2531	−50.9	× 33 / 87	−19.3
7	67,273	2517.9	− 2552	−34.1	× 28 / 87	−11
8	67,274	2510.3	− 2567	−56.7	× 26 / 87	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,321	2468.4	− 2531	−62.6	× 22 / 78	−17.7
7	67,322	2491.0	− 2552	−61	× 31 / 78	−24.2
8	67,323	2552.2	− 2567	−14.8	× 25 / 78	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −16, −34, −17, −35, −48, −87, −60, −66, −47, −47 → −44.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 39 · 2022→2023: 27 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 17.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.6 × 2.66 = 46.8. Upper limit 2.1, lower limit −91.5.

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.