Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 40 of the 125 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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.

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	74,344	2365.5	− 2473	−107.5	× 17 / 28	−65.3
5	74,346	2424.4	− 2502	−77.6	× 11 / 28	−30.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,321	2320.4	− 2432	−111.6	× 23 / 61	−42.1
4	76,323	2360.1	− 2473	−112.9	× 15 / 61	−27.8
5	76,326	2364.4	− 2502	−137.6	× 23 / 61	−51.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,486	2315.4	− 2432	−116.6	× 36 / 113	−37.1
4	76,488	2385.8	− 2473	−87.2	× 28 / 113	−21.6
5	76,490	2351.1	− 2502	−150.9	× 15 / 113	−20
6	76,492	2412.9	− 2531	−118.1	× 19 / 113	−19.9
7	76,494	2475.4	− 2552	−76.6	× 15 / 113	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,992	2326.4	− 2432	−105.6	× 27 / 111	−25.7
4	76,993	2355.9	− 2473	−117.1	× 33 / 111	−34.8
5	76,994	2427.7	− 2502	−74.3	× 18 / 111	−12
7	76,996	2424.8	− 2552	−127.2	× 18 / 111	−20.6
8	76,997	2473.3	− 2567	−93.7	× 15 / 111	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,533	2326.6	− 2432	−105.4	× 20 / 118	−17.9
4	75,534	2378.7	− 2473	−94.3	× 30 / 118	−24
5	75,535	2413.9	− 2502	−88.1	× 28 / 118	−20.9
6	75,536	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 23 / 118	−16.4
7	75,537	2462.4	− 2552	−89.6	× 17 / 118	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,138	2303.1	− 2432	−128.9	× 24 / 145	−21.3
4	77,139	2361.2	− 2473	−111.8	× 25 / 145	−19.3
5	77,140	2386.8	− 2502	−115.2	× 29 / 145	−23
6	77,141	2425.1	− 2531	−105.9	× 22 / 145	−16.1
7	77,142	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 26 / 145	−1.8
8	77,143	2540.9	− 2567	−26.1	× 19 / 145	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,132	2366.6	− 2432	−65.4	× 28 / 140	−13.1
4	77,133	2357.0	− 2473	−116	× 20 / 140	−16.6
5	77,134	2415.3	− 2502	−86.7	× 27 / 140	−16.7
6	77,135	2468.4	− 2531	−62.6	× 23 / 140	−10.3
7	77,136	2460.8	− 2552	−91.2	× 18 / 140	−11.7
8	77,137	2487.7	− 2567	−79.3	× 24 / 140	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,132	2392.2	− 2432	−39.8	× 18 / 141	−5.1
4	77,133	2374.7	− 2473	−98.3	× 29 / 141	−20.2
5	77,134	2402.3	− 2502	−99.7	× 24 / 141	−17
6	77,135	2451.1	− 2531	−79.9	× 25 / 141	−14.2
7	77,136	2474.4	− 2552	−77.6	× 24 / 141	−13.2
8	77,137	2514.2	− 2567	−52.8	× 21 / 141	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,784	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 23 / 130	−2.1
4	76,785	2421.2	− 2473	−51.8	× 18 / 130	−7.2
5	76,786	2465.2	− 2502	−36.8	× 23 / 130	−6.5
6	76,787	2439.0	− 2531	−92	× 20 / 130	−14.2
7	76,788	2470.4	− 2552	−81.6	× 24 / 130	−15.1
8	76,789	2507.9	− 2567	−59.1	× 22 / 130	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,690	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 24 / 125	−9.8
4	76,691	2449.7	− 2473	−23.3	× 24 / 125	−4.5
5	76,692	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 17 / 125	−2
6	76,693	2504.6	− 2531	−26.4	× 21 / 125	−4.4
7	76,694	2485.4	− 2552	−66.6	× 18 / 125	−9.6
8	76,695	2512.7	− 2567	−54.3	× 21 / 125	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −96, −122, −109, −106, −92, −85, −82, −78, −55, −39 → −86.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2016→2017: 26 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit −54.2, lower limit −118.6.

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