Innovations 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2441 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2539 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2609 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2612 vs. 2567.

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
3	73,662	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 25 / 184	−0.9
4	73,664	2439.3	− 2473	−33.7	× 21 / 184	−3.8
5	73,666	2514.6	− 2502	12.6	× 35 / 184	2.4
6	73,668	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 44 / 184	−5
7	73,670	2520.8	− 2552	−31.2	× 27 / 184	−4.6
8	73,672	2571.2	− 2567	4.2	× 32 / 184	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,343	2447.0	− 2432	15	× 25 / 196	1.9
4	68,345	2443.6	− 2473	−29.4	× 28 / 196	−4.2
5	68,347	2502.8	− 2502	0.8	× 27 / 196	0.1
6	68,348	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 48 / 196	−4.4
7	68,350	2544.0	− 2552	−8	× 42 / 196	−1.7
8	68,353	2596.0	− 2567	29	× 26 / 196	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,159	2406.9	− 2432	−25.1	× 44 / 224	−4.9
4	70,162	2445.2	− 2473	−27.8	× 29 / 224	−3.6
5	70,164	2496.7	− 2502	−5.3	× 25 / 224	−0.6
6	70,165	2501.1	− 2531	−29.9	× 42 / 224	−5.6
7	70,168	2545.0	− 2552	−7	× 43 / 224	−1.3
8	70,170	2581.2	− 2567	14.2	× 41 / 224	2.6
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
3	70,301	2378.3	− 2432	−53.7	× 45 / 228	−10.6
4	70,302	2467.7	− 2473	−5.3	× 44 / 228	−1
5	70,305	2514.4	− 2502	12.4	× 32 / 228	1.7
6	70,306	2521.5	− 2531	−9.5	× 24 / 228	−1
7	70,309	2530.5	− 2552	−21.5	× 40 / 228	−3.8
8	70,310	2573.1	− 2567	6.1	× 43 / 228	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,812	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 48 / 251	−6.4
4	70,813	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 51 / 251	−4.3
5	70,814	2501.1	− 2502	−0.9	× 48 / 251	−0.2
6	70,815	2524.2	− 2531	−6.8	× 34 / 251	−0.9
7	70,816	2486.7	− 2552	−65.3	× 24 / 251	−6.2
8	70,817	2549.9	− 2567	−17.1	× 46 / 251	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,303	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 46 / 263	0.5
4	69,304	2471.3	− 2473	−1.7	× 47 / 263	−0.3
5	69,305	2543.4	− 2502	41.4	× 48 / 263	7.6
6	69,306	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 53 / 263	−0.1
7	69,307	2586.3	− 2552	34.3	× 44 / 263	5.7
8	69,308	2635.8	− 2567	68.8	× 25 / 263	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,880	2476.2	− 2432	44.2	× 54 / 302	7.9
4	70,881	2474.7	− 2473	1.7	× 44 / 302	0.2
5	70,882	2544.0	− 2502	42	× 55 / 302	7.6
6	70,883	2551.4	− 2531	20.4	× 58 / 302	3.9
7	70,884	2569.1	− 2552	17.1	× 47 / 302	2.7
8	70,885	2638.2	− 2567	71.2	× 44 / 302	10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,876	2434.3	− 2432	2.3	× 51 / 293	0.4
4	70,877	2502.0	− 2473	29	× 56 / 293	5.5
5	70,878	2555.1	− 2502	53.1	× 43 / 293	7.8
6	70,879	2566.4	− 2531	35.4	× 50 / 293	6
7	70,880	2595.8	− 2552	43.8	× 51 / 293	7.6
8	70,881	2625.8	− 2567	58.8	× 42 / 293	8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,858	2441.2	− 2432	9.2	× 47 / 293	1.5
4	70,859	2462.4	− 2473	−10.6	× 57 / 293	−2.1
5	70,860	2552.6	− 2502	50.6	× 58 / 293	10
6	70,861	2545.6	− 2531	14.6	× 40 / 293	2
7	70,862	2574.5	− 2552	22.5	× 44 / 293	3.4
8	70,863	2611.9	− 2567	44.9	× 47 / 293	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,572	2434.1	− 2432	2.1	× 58 / 300	0.4
4	70,573	2479.0	− 2473	6	× 54 / 300	1.1
5	70,574	2526.0	− 2502	24	× 59 / 300	4.7
6	70,575	2575.3	− 2531	44.3	× 56 / 300	8.3
7	70,576	2600.8	− 2552	48.8	× 41 / 300	6.7
8	70,577	2633.9	− 2567	66.9	× 32 / 300	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,591	2441.1	− 2432	9.1	× 55 / 312	1.6
4	70,592	2451.9	− 2473	−21.1	× 58 / 312	−3.9
5	70,593	2505.1	− 2502	3.1	× 58 / 312	0.6
6	70,594	2538.7	− 2531	7.7	× 47 / 312	1.2
7	70,595	2609.2	− 2552	57.2	× 58 / 312	10.6
8	70,596	2611.7	− 2567	44.7	× 36 / 312	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −11, −4, −13, −14, −21, 20, 33, 36, 22, 28, 15 → 8.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 41 · 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit 38.6, lower limit −22.

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.