EJE Middle 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 8.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552. 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 55 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 65 students Just 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 31 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 10 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	70,168	2551.1	− 2531	20.1	× 58 / 170	6.9
7	70,171	2604.4	− 2552	52.4	× 56 / 170	17.3
8	70,172	2564.1	− 2567	−2.9	× 56 / 170	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,050	2543.6	− 2531	12.6	× 69 / 180	4.8
7	65,051	2584.0	− 2552	32	× 55 / 180	9.8
8	65,053	2623.1	− 2567	56.1	× 56 / 180	17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,851	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 76 / 193	−2.4
7	66,853	2573.0	− 2552	21	× 63 / 193	6.9
8	66,856	2612.3	− 2567	45.3	× 54 / 193	12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,940	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 84 / 222	−8.1
7	66,942	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 76 / 222	−0.9
8	66,944	2617.4	− 2567	50.4	× 62 / 222	14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,434	2525.7	− 2531	−5.3	× 82 / 231	−1.9
7	67,435	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 77 / 231	−1.9
8	67,436	2600.1	− 2567	33.1	× 72 / 231	10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,552	2504.1	− 2531	−26.9	× 78 / 232	−9
7	67,553	2548.3	− 2552	−3.7	× 75 / 232	−1.2
8	67,554	2578.7	− 2567	11.7	× 79 / 232	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,562	2476.6	− 2531	−54.4	× 85 / 244	−19
7	67,563	2527.4	− 2552	−24.6	× 83 / 244	−8.4
8	67,564	2516.8	− 2567	−50.2	× 76 / 244	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,554	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 87 / 250	−9.8
7	67,555	2507.7	− 2552	−44.3	× 82 / 250	−14.5
8	67,556	2544.9	− 2567	−22.1	× 81 / 250	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,310	2491.8	− 2531	−39.2	× 82 / 249	−12.9
7	67,311	2529.5	− 2552	−22.5	× 90 / 249	−8.1
8	67,312	2536.8	− 2567	−30.2	× 77 / 249	−9.3
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
6	67,359	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 86 / 254	−8.1
7	67,360	2524.8	− 2552	−27.2	× 80 / 254	−8.6
8	67,361	2548.4	− 2567	−18.6	× 88 / 254	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 23, 32, 17, 5, 7, −6, −43, −31, −30, −23 → −4.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 37 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 12
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12 × 2.66 = 31.9. Upper limit 27, lower limit −36.8.

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.