MethodSchools: 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.

5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2550 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2562 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2635 vs. 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
6	71,120	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 14 / 14	−49.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,909	2519.0	− 2531	−12	× 11 / 39	−3.4
7	65,911	2543.1	− 2552	−8.9	× 16 / 39	−3.7
11	65,915	2577.3	− 2583	−5.7	× 12 / 39	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	67,735	2542.8	− 2567	−24.2	× 12 / 12	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	67,836	2363.6	− 2473	−109.4	× 12 / 67	−19.6
5	67,837	2438.2	− 2502	−63.8	× 11 / 67	−10.5
6	67,840	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 17 / 67	−6.5
8	67,843	2490.5	− 2567	−76.5	× 16 / 67	−18.3
11	67,846	2581.5	− 2583	−1.5	× 11 / 67	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	68,329	2539.0	− 2531	8	× 11 / 60	1.5
7	68,330	2548.2	− 2552	−3.8	× 20 / 60	−1.3
8	68,331	2529.4	− 2567	−37.6	× 16 / 60	−10
11	68,332	2537.5	− 2583	−45.5	× 13 / 60	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,454	2407.6	− 2432	−24.4	× 14 / 234	−1.5
4	68,455	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 15 / 234	0.2
5	68,456	2452.7	− 2502	−49.3	× 16 / 234	−3.4
6	68,457	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 30 / 234	−8.1
7	68,458	2515.1	− 2552	−36.9	× 34 / 234	−5.4
8	68,459	2519.9	− 2567	−47.1	× 53 / 234	−10.7
11	68,460	2551.3	− 2583	−31.7	× 72 / 234	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	68,472	2461.9	− 2502	−40.1	× 19 / 211	−3.6
6	68,473	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 26 / 211	−5.5
7	68,474	2505.2	− 2552	−46.8	× 33 / 211	−7.3
8	68,475	2510.0	− 2567	−57	× 54 / 211	−14.6
11	68,476	2540.8	− 2583	−42.2	× 79 / 211	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	68,467	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 12 / 248	−0.8
5	68,468	2432.0	− 2502	−70	× 12 / 248	−3.4
6	68,469	2454.6	− 2531	−76.4	× 30 / 248	−9.2
7	68,470	2496.3	− 2552	−55.7	× 44 / 248	−9.9
8	68,471	2512.2	− 2567	−54.8	× 54 / 248	−11.9
11	68,472	2577.4	− 2583	−5.6	× 96 / 248	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	68,235	2463.0	− 2473	−10	× 20 / 300	−0.7
5	68,236	2456.8	− 2502	−45.2	× 11 / 300	−1.7
6	68,237	2498.7	− 2531	−32.3	× 27 / 300	−2.9
7	68,238	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 73 / 300	−9.4
8	68,239	2526.7	− 2567	−40.3	× 74 / 300	−9.9
11	68,240	2584.5	− 2583	1.5	× 95 / 300	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	68,281	2504.9	− 2502	2.9	× 11 / 226	0.1
6	68,282	2527.6	− 2531	−3.4	× 20 / 226	−0.3
7	68,283	2550.0	− 2552	−2	× 35 / 226	−0.3
8	68,284	2561.9	− 2567	−5.1	× 45 / 226	−1
11	68,285	2634.8	− 2583	51.8	× 115 / 226	26.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −49, −9, −24, −55, −20, −39, −47, −37, −24, 25 → −27.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 40 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 31 · 2018→2019: 35 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 49 → average 24.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 24.4 × 2.66 = 64.9. Upper limit 37, lower limit −92.8.

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.