Fallbrook STEM 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 138 of the 358 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2461 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 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 3rd 56 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 67 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 33 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students 22 points under the grade 4 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	71,702	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 117 / 408	−9.6
4	71,704	2441.0	− 2473	−32	× 100 / 408	−7.8
5	71,706	2491.9	− 2502	−10.1	× 95 / 408	−2.4
6	71,708	2494.7	− 2531	−36.3	× 96 / 408	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,510	2387.4	− 2432	−44.6	× 73 / 290	−11.2
4	66,512	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 82 / 290	−5.9
5	66,514	2482.4	− 2502	−19.6	× 66 / 290	−4.5
6	66,517	2524.2	− 2531	−6.8	× 69 / 290	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,343	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 60 / 271	−4.6
4	68,345	2440.0	− 2473	−33	× 65 / 271	−7.9
5	68,348	2490.6	− 2502	−11.4	× 78 / 271	−3.3
6	68,350	2527.3	− 2531	−3.7	× 68 / 271	−0.9
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
3	68,493	2389.9	− 2432	−42.1	× 73 / 285	−10.8
4	68,495	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 60 / 285	−10.2
5	68,497	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 71 / 285	−10.1
6	68,499	2518.5	− 2531	−12.5	× 81 / 285	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,004	2380.5	− 2432	−51.5	× 73 / 287	−13.1
4	69,005	2400.3	− 2473	−72.7	× 80 / 287	−20.3
5	69,006	2471.3	− 2502	−30.7	× 63 / 287	−6.7
6	69,007	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 71 / 287	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,058	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 74 / 310	−6
4	69,059	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 88 / 310	−6.4
5	69,060	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 77 / 310	−9.9
6	69,061	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 71 / 310	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,088	2428.7	− 2432	−3.3	× 86 / 332	−0.9
4	69,089	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 76 / 332	−9.8
5	69,090	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 92 / 332	−2.5
6	69,091	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 78 / 332	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,080	2426.2	− 2432	−5.8	× 77 / 330	−1.4
4	69,081	2460.0	− 2473	−13	× 84 / 330	−3.3
5	69,082	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 73 / 330	−12.4
6	69,083	2516.4	− 2531	−14.6	× 96 / 330	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,842	2429.9	− 2432	−2.1	× 81 / 335	−0.5
4	68,843	2464.3	− 2473	−8.7	× 85 / 335	−2.2
5	68,844	2495.6	− 2502	−6.4	× 91 / 335	−1.7
6	68,845	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 78 / 335	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,881	2461.4	− 2432	29.4	× 89 / 358	7.3
4	68,882	2457.1	− 2473	−15.9	× 88 / 358	−3.9
5	68,883	2496.4	− 2502	−5.6	× 86 / 358	−1.3
6	68,884	2546.4	− 2531	15.4	× 95 / 358	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −23, −17, −35, −46, −36, −23, −21, −10, 6 → −23.3
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: 6 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit 3.8, lower limit −50.4.

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.