Mt. Everest 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.

6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2636 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2656 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2672 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2703 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	73,913	2604.2	− 2531	73.2	× 18 / 79	16.7
7	73,914	2585.6	− 2552	33.6	× 22 / 79	9.4
8	73,917	2633.5	− 2567	66.5	× 19 / 79	16
11	73,918	2706.6	− 2583	123.6	× 20 / 79	31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	68,625	2601.8	− 2531	70.8	× 13 / 66	13.9
7	68,626	2642.2	− 2552	90.2	× 22 / 66	30.1
8	68,628	2637.8	− 2567	70.8	× 12 / 66	12.9
11	68,630	2675.9	− 2583	92.9	× 19 / 66	26.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	70,435	2512.8	− 2473	39.8	× 12 / 89	5.4
5	70,437	2584.3	− 2502	82.3	× 12 / 89	11.1
6	70,439	2622.8	− 2531	91.8	× 14 / 89	14.4
7	70,442	2637.2	− 2552	85.2	× 14 / 89	13.4
8	70,444	2650.2	− 2567	83.2	× 19 / 89	17.8
11	70,445	2715.2	− 2583	132.2	× 18 / 89	26.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						89

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,582	2472.6	− 2432	40.6	× 11 / 104	4.3
5	70,586	2548.5	− 2502	46.5	× 11 / 104	4.9
6	70,588	2609.8	− 2531	78.8	× 18 / 104	13.6
7	70,590	2623.7	− 2552	71.7	× 23 / 104	15.9
8	70,592	2598.6	− 2567	31.6	× 25 / 104	7.6
11	70,594	2695.1	− 2583	112.1	× 16 / 104	17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,064	2420.5	− 2432	−11.5	× 11 / 114	−1.1
4	71,065	2534.9	− 2473	61.9	× 12 / 114	6.5
5	71,066	2559.0	− 2502	57	× 11 / 114	5.5
6	71,067	2627.1	− 2531	96.1	× 19 / 114	16
7	71,068	2652.4	− 2552	100.4	× 22 / 114	19.4
8	71,069	2669.1	− 2567	102.1	× 27 / 114	24.2
11	71,070	2680.9	− 2583	97.9	× 12 / 114	10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						81

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,164	2489.8	− 2432	57.8	× 12 / 78	8.9
7	71,168	2631.2	− 2552	79.2	× 19 / 78	19.3
8	71,169	2638.3	− 2567	71.3	× 16 / 78	14.6
11	71,170	2684.7	− 2583	101.7	× 31 / 78	40.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						83

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	71,159	2544.3	− 2473	71.3	× 13 / 104	8.9
6	71,161	2593.6	− 2531	62.6	× 11 / 104	6.6
7	71,162	2647.3	− 2552	95.3	× 23 / 104	21.1
8	71,163	2635.2	− 2567	68.2	× 27 / 104	17.7
11	71,164	2705.5	− 2583	122.5	× 30 / 104	35.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	71,144	2556.6	− 2502	54.6	× 11 / 109	5.5
6	71,145	2595.4	− 2531	64.4	× 14 / 109	8.3
7	71,146	2622.9	− 2552	70.9	× 20 / 109	13
8	71,147	2694.8	− 2567	127.8	× 33 / 109	38.7
11	71,148	2684.7	− 2583	101.7	× 31 / 109	28.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						94

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,859	2599.7	− 2531	68.7	× 18 / 98	12.6
7	70,860	2637.5	− 2552	85.5	× 24 / 98	20.9
8	70,861	2648.7	− 2567	81.7	× 23 / 98	19.2
11	70,862	2675.2	− 2583	92.2	× 33 / 98	31
Sum, rounded to a whole point						84

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,878	2636.1	− 2531	105.1	× 15 / 80	19.7
7	70,879	2656.3	− 2552	104.3	× 23 / 80	30
8	70,880	2671.8	− 2567	104.8	× 21 / 80	27.5
11	70,881	2703.3	− 2583	120.3	× 21 / 80	31.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						109

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 73, 84, 89, 64, 81, 83, 90, 94, 84, 109 → 85.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 25 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 25 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit 116.5, lower limit 53.7.

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.