San Diego SCPA: 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 scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2552 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 7 bar. 2540 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2602 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	73,897	2525.2	− 2531	−5.8	× 188 / 765	−1.4
7	73,898	2529.3	− 2552	−22.7	× 199 / 765	−5.9
8	73,901	2576.9	− 2567	9.9	× 186 / 765	2.4
11	73,902	2629.1	− 2583	46.1	× 192 / 765	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	68,608	2516.3	− 2531	−14.7	× 213 / 768	−4.1
7	68,611	2566.8	− 2552	14.8	× 194 / 768	3.7
8	68,612	2542.7	− 2567	−24.3	× 208 / 768	−6.6
11	68,615	2650.7	− 2583	67.7	× 153 / 768	13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,423	2529.9	− 2531	−1.1	× 199 / 792	−0.3
7	70,426	2528.9	− 2552	−23.1	× 217 / 792	−6.3
8	70,428	2575.5	− 2567	8.5	× 195 / 792	2.1
11	70,429	2657.0	− 2583	74	× 181 / 792	16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,573	2527.5	− 2531	−3.5	× 177 / 727	−0.9
7	70,575	2548.4	− 2552	−3.6	× 202 / 727	−1
8	70,577	2563.5	− 2567	−3.5	× 221 / 727	−1.1
11	70,579	2608.2	− 2583	25.2	× 127 / 727	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,054	2528.2	− 2531	−2.8	× 166 / 783	−0.6
7	71,055	2565.4	− 2552	13.4	× 212 / 783	3.6
8	71,056	2578.7	− 2567	11.7	× 218 / 783	3.3
11	71,057	2630.9	− 2583	47.9	× 187 / 783	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,154	2537.7	− 2531	6.7	× 125 / 606	1.4
7	71,155	2583.4	− 2552	31.4	× 144 / 606	7.5
8	71,156	2600.4	− 2567	33.4	× 164 / 606	9
11	71,157	2684.6	− 2583	101.6	× 173 / 606	29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,148	2530.7	− 2531	−0.3	× 141 / 597	−0.1
7	71,149	2547.4	− 2552	−4.6	× 142 / 597	−1.1
8	71,150	2584.5	− 2567	17.5	× 151 / 597	4.4
11	71,151	2655.2	− 2583	72.2	× 163 / 597	19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,132	2510.7	− 2531	−20.3	× 149 / 660	−4.6
7	71,133	2545.3	− 2552	−6.7	× 192 / 660	−1.9
8	71,134	2549.0	− 2567	−18	× 156 / 660	−4.3
11	71,135	2651.7	− 2583	68.7	× 163 / 660	17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,846	2527.1	− 2531	−3.9	× 190 / 737	−1
7	70,847	2556.0	− 2552	4	× 156 / 737	0.8
8	70,848	2568.1	− 2567	1.1	× 195 / 737	0.3
11	70,849	2635.1	− 2583	52.1	× 196 / 737	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,865	2512.6	− 2531	−18.4	× 199 / 688	−5.3
7	70,866	2552.2	− 2552	0.2	× 211 / 688	0.1
8	70,867	2540.3	− 2567	−26.7	× 153 / 688	−5.9
11	70,868	2601.9	− 2583	18.9	× 125 / 688	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 7, 7, 12, 1, 18, 47, 23, 6, 14, −8 → 12.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 14.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.8 × 2.66 = 39.4. Upper limit 52.1, lower limit −26.7.

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.