Altus Schools Audeo: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2545 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2618 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	73,967	2477.7	− 2531	−53.3	× 25 / 308	−4.3
7	73,968	2507.0	− 2552	−45	× 46 / 308	−6.7
8	73,971	2509.3	− 2567	−57.7	× 39 / 308	−7.3
11	73,972	2555.2	− 2583	−27.8	× 198 / 308	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	68,683	2517.5	− 2531	−13.5	× 27 / 239	−1.5
7	68,685	2516.3	− 2552	−35.7	× 44 / 239	−6.6
8	68,686	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 50 / 239	−6.1
11	68,689	2607.6	− 2583	24.6	× 118 / 239	12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,500	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 33 / 147	−6.8
7	70,502	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 24 / 147	−5.7
8	70,504	2527.1	− 2567	−39.9	× 27 / 147	−7.3
11	70,506	2598.8	− 2583	15.8	× 63 / 147	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,647	2472.2	− 2531	−58.8	× 29 / 192	−8.9
7	70,649	2525.4	− 2552	−26.6	× 42 / 192	−5.8
8	70,651	2517.1	− 2567	−49.9	× 49 / 192	−12.7
11	70,653	2595.2	− 2583	12.2	× 72 / 192	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,127	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 18 / 188	0.9
7	71,128	2519.0	− 2552	−33	× 37 / 188	−6.5
8	71,129	2535.6	− 2567	−31.4	× 43 / 188	−7.2
11	71,130	2606.9	− 2583	23.9	× 90 / 188	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,224	2392.3	− 2432	−39.7	× 16 / 151	−4.2
4	71,225	2454.4	− 2473	−18.6	× 19 / 151	−2.3
5	71,226	2516.6	− 2502	14.6	× 28 / 151	2.7
6	71,227	2515.8	− 2531	−15.2	× 16 / 151	−1.6
7	71,228	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 11 / 151	−1.8
8	71,229	2590.6	− 2567	23.6	× 22 / 151	3.4
11	71,230	2623.5	− 2583	40.5	× 39 / 151	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,218	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 16 / 123	−9.8
6	71,221	2487.5	− 2531	−43.5	× 14 / 123	−5
7	71,222	2544.3	− 2552	−7.7	× 24 / 123	−1.5
8	71,223	2533.5	− 2567	−33.5	× 33 / 123	−9
11	71,224	2609.9	− 2583	26.9	× 36 / 123	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,202	2419.5	− 2432	−12.5	× 14 / 189	−0.9
4	71,203	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 23 / 189	−5.8
6	71,205	2484.1	− 2531	−46.9	× 17 / 189	−4.2
7	71,206	2493.8	− 2552	−58.2	× 35 / 189	−10.8
8	71,207	2535.9	− 2567	−31.1	× 36 / 189	−5.9
11	71,208	2614.0	− 2583	31	× 64 / 189	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,916	2406.5	− 2432	−25.5	× 13 / 177	−1.9
5	70,918	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 18 / 177	−1.8
6	70,919	2513.5	− 2531	−17.5	× 16 / 177	−1.6
7	70,920	2527.1	− 2552	−24.9	× 24 / 177	−3.4
8	70,921	2538.1	− 2567	−28.9	× 42 / 177	−6.9
11	70,922	2629.4	− 2583	46.4	× 64 / 177	16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,931	2429.4	− 2432	−2.6	× 20 / 165	−0.3
4	70,932	2454.9	− 2473	−18.1	× 15 / 165	−1.6
5	70,933	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 14 / 165	−1.3
7	70,935	2499.0	− 2552	−53	× 25 / 165	−8
8	70,936	2544.7	− 2567	−22.3	× 33 / 165	−4.5
11	70,937	2617.6	− 2583	34.6	× 58 / 165	12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −2, −13, −23, −1, 7, −17, −17, 1, −4 → −10.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 34 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 14.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.7 × 2.66 = 39.1. Upper limit 28.6, lower limit −49.6.

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 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.