Iftin Charter: 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, 192 of the 376 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2356 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2560 vs. 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 3rd 19 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 27 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 30 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 38 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 35 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 28 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 38 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 29 students 17 points under the grade 5 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.

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,715	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 40 / 245	−11
4	65,716	2400.4	− 2473	−72.6	× 37 / 245	−11
5	65,717	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 37 / 245	−8.9
6	65,718	2468.5	− 2531	−62.5	× 44 / 245	−11.2
7	65,719	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 43 / 245	−6.2
8	65,720	2550.8	− 2567	−16.2	× 44 / 245	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,212	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 39 / 244	−7.4
4	67,213	2453.9	− 2473	−19.1	× 43 / 244	−3.4
5	67,214	2461.7	− 2502	−40.3	× 33 / 244	−5.5
6	67,215	2484.5	− 2531	−46.5	× 43 / 244	−8.2
7	67,216	2505.7	− 2552	−46.3	× 44 / 244	−8.3
8	67,217	2539.1	− 2567	−27.9	× 42 / 244	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,222	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 37 / 289	−8.6
4	67,223	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 52 / 289	−10.8
5	67,224	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 46 / 289	−2.8
6	67,225	2489.2	− 2531	−41.8	× 50 / 289	−7.2
7	67,226	2506.6	− 2552	−45.4	× 52 / 289	−8.2
8	67,227	2504.0	− 2567	−63	× 52 / 289	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,208	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 47 / 306	−7.8
4	67,209	2415.1	− 2473	−57.9	× 42 / 306	−7.9
5	67,210	2469.1	− 2502	−32.9	× 62 / 306	−6.7
6	67,211	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 48 / 306	−3.3
7	67,212	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 54 / 306	−7.4
8	67,213	2525.2	− 2567	−41.8	× 53 / 306	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,960	2341.6	− 2432	−90.4	× 55 / 345	−14.4
4	66,961	2403.7	− 2473	−69.3	× 56 / 345	−11.2
5	66,962	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 46 / 345	−3.7
6	66,963	2480.2	− 2531	−50.8	× 73 / 345	−10.7
7	66,964	2540.7	− 2552	−11.3	× 57 / 345	−1.9
8	66,965	2563.0	− 2567	−4	× 58 / 345	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,939	2355.9	− 2432	−76.1	× 47 / 376	−9.5
4	66,940	2412.2	− 2473	−60.8	× 67 / 376	−10.8
5	66,941	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 64 / 376	−9.2
6	66,942	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 58 / 376	−3.2
7	66,943	2523.1	− 2552	−28.9	× 76 / 376	−5.8
8	66,944	2560.3	− 2567	−6.7	× 64 / 376	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −38, −49, −40, −43, −40 → −43.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit −22.8, lower limit −64.2.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.