Gompers Preparatory 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 11.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 7 bar. 2536 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 7 bar. 2536 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2615 vs. 2583.

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 6th 145 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 124 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 130 students 12 points under the grade 8 bar. 11th 109 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 43 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 48 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 32 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 11th 33 students 20 points under the grade 6 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
6	73,693	2489.0	− 2531	−42	× 210 / 729	−12.1
7	73,694	2487.4	− 2552	−64.6	× 217 / 729	−19.2
8	73,697	2516.5	− 2567	−50.5	× 180 / 729	−12.5
11	73,698	2574.4	− 2583	−8.6	× 122 / 729	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	68,365	2506.8	− 2531	−24.2	× 213 / 738	−7
7	68,367	2516.4	− 2552	−35.6	× 208 / 738	−10
8	68,368	2543.9	− 2567	−23.1	× 204 / 738	−6.4
11	68,371	2574.1	− 2583	−8.9	× 113 / 738	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,181	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 211 / 758	−4.5
7	70,184	2522.6	− 2552	−29.4	× 210 / 758	−8.1
8	70,185	2535.4	− 2567	−31.6	× 197 / 758	−8.2
11	70,188	2555.0	− 2583	−28	× 140 / 758	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,322	2498.4	− 2531	−32.6	× 214 / 774	−9
7	70,324	2527.8	− 2552	−24.2	× 216 / 774	−6.8
8	70,326	2514.5	− 2567	−52.5	× 215 / 774	−14.6
11	70,328	2557.8	− 2583	−25.2	× 129 / 774	−4.2
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
6	70,834	2489.4	− 2531	−41.6	× 231 / 819	−11.7
7	70,835	2526.3	− 2552	−25.7	× 226 / 819	−7.1
8	70,836	2544.7	− 2567	−22.3	× 213 / 819	−5.8
11	70,837	2584.7	− 2583	1.7	× 149 / 819	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	69,325	2471.2	− 2531	−59.8	× 164 / 638	−15.4
7	69,326	2523.5	− 2552	−28.5	× 206 / 638	−9.2
8	69,327	2519.2	− 2567	−47.8	× 166 / 638	−12.4
11	69,328	2603.4	− 2583	20.4	× 102 / 638	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,902	2464.4	− 2531	−66.6	× 179 / 737	−16.2
7	70,903	2503.8	− 2552	−48.2	× 173 / 737	−11.3
8	70,904	2512.5	− 2567	−54.5	× 218 / 737	−16.1
11	70,905	2582.8	− 2583	−0.2	× 167 / 737	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,898	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 197 / 705	−15.5
7	70,899	2467.1	− 2552	−84.9	× 175 / 705	−21.1
8	70,900	2479.8	− 2567	−87.2	× 178 / 705	−22
11	70,901	2562.1	− 2583	−20.9	× 155 / 705	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,880	2492.0	− 2531	−39	× 187 / 697	−10.5
7	70,881	2515.5	− 2552	−36.5	× 189 / 697	−9.9
8	70,882	2509.1	− 2567	−57.9	× 164 / 697	−13.6
11	70,883	2603.9	− 2583	20.9	× 157 / 697	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,594	2485.8	− 2531	−45.2	× 178 / 711	−11.3
7	70,595	2512.3	− 2552	−39.7	× 176 / 711	−9.8
8	70,596	2537.6	− 2567	−29.4	× 181 / 711	−7.5
11	70,597	2621.2	− 2583	38.2	× 176 / 711	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,613	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 188 / 664	−5.4
7	70,614	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 172 / 664	−4.2
8	70,615	2535.8	− 2567	−31.2	× 162 / 664	−7.6
11	70,616	2614.9	− 2583	31.9	× 142 / 664	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −45, −25, −26, −35, −24, −34, −44, −63, −29, −19, −10 → −32.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 34 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 13.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.3 × 2.66 = 35.4. Upper limit 3.2, lower limit −67.6.

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.