Pacific Springs 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2560 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2602 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 5th 62 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 59 students 13 points under 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 5th 11 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 12 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.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,216	2432.3	− 2432	0.3	× 43 / 295	0
4	67,217	2465.8	− 2473	−7.2	× 37 / 295	−0.9
5	67,218	2533.3	− 2502	31.3	× 47 / 295	5
6	67,219	2535.4	− 2531	4.4	× 48 / 295	0.7
7	67,220	2608.3	− 2552	56.3	× 63 / 295	12
8	67,221	2580.5	− 2567	13.5	× 57 / 295	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,340	2381.4	− 2432	−50.6	× 47 / 324	−7.3
4	67,341	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 57 / 324	−3
5	67,342	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 55 / 324	−5.3
6	67,343	2518.8	− 2531	−12.2	× 50 / 324	−1.9
7	67,344	2536.3	− 2552	−15.7	× 56 / 324	−2.7
8	67,345	2581.4	− 2567	14.4	× 59 / 324	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,352	2373.6	− 2432	−58.4	× 60 / 332	−10.6
4	67,353	2423.2	− 2473	−49.8	× 51 / 332	−7.7
5	67,354	2467.6	− 2502	−34.4	× 56 / 332	−5.8
6	67,355	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 50 / 332	−8.2
7	67,356	2531.8	− 2552	−20.2	× 63 / 332	−3.8
8	67,357	2550.1	− 2567	−16.9	× 52 / 332	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,340	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 58 / 350	−7.4
4	67,341	2458.3	− 2473	−14.7	× 54 / 350	−2.3
5	67,342	2481.6	− 2502	−20.4	× 56 / 350	−3.3
6	67,343	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 49 / 350	1.4
7	67,344	2537.6	− 2552	−14.4	× 65 / 350	−2.7
8	67,345	2546.1	− 2567	−20.9	× 68 / 350	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,090	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 60 / 302	−8.3
4	67,091	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 50 / 302	−6.9
5	67,092	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 51 / 302	−8.5
6	67,093	2523.1	− 2531	−7.9	× 54 / 302	−1.4
7	67,094	2572.9	− 2552	20.9	× 35 / 302	2.4
8	67,095	2540.8	− 2567	−26.2	× 52 / 302	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,123	2402.6	− 2432	−29.4	× 69 / 409	−5
4	67,124	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 74 / 409	−6.7
5	67,125	2492.0	− 2502	−10	× 73 / 409	−1.8
6	67,126	2508.5	− 2531	−22.5	× 71 / 409	−3.9
7	67,127	2560.3	− 2552	8.3	× 79 / 409	1.6
8	67,128	2601.7	− 2567	34.7	× 43 / 409	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 19, −18, −39, −18, −27, −12 → −15.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 20.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 20.6 × 2.66 = 54.8. Upper limit 39, lower limit −70.6.

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 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.