Taylor Leadership 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 scores 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2358 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 2368 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,966	2360.1	− 2432	−71.9	× 62 / 328	−13.6
4	80,967	2373.5	− 2473	−99.5	× 33 / 328	−10
5	80,969	2408.5	− 2502	−93.5	× 60 / 328	−17.1
6	80,971	2480.7	− 2531	−50.3	× 58 / 328	−8.9
7	80,973	2516.6	− 2552	−35.4	× 58 / 328	−6.3
8	80,975	2538.0	− 2567	−29	× 57 / 328	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,067	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 59 / 312	−13.7
4	75,069	2359.1	− 2473	−113.9	× 63 / 312	−23
5	75,071	2404.0	− 2502	−98	× 31 / 312	−9.7
6	75,072	2455.1	− 2531	−75.9	× 51 / 312	−12.4
7	75,074	2486.4	− 2552	−65.6	× 57 / 312	−12
8	75,077	2490.8	− 2567	−76.2	× 51 / 312	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,075	2340.6	− 2432	−91.4	× 48 / 319	−13.8
4	77,078	2422.2	− 2473	−50.8	× 65 / 319	−10.4
5	77,080	2391.2	− 2502	−110.8	× 61 / 319	−21.2
6	77,082	2422.0	− 2531	−109	× 32 / 319	−10.9
7	77,083	2451.7	− 2552	−100.3	× 53 / 319	−16.7
8	77,085	2469.7	− 2567	−97.3	× 60 / 319	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,265	2326.0	− 2432	−106	× 53 / 301	−18.7
4	77,267	2376.2	− 2473	−96.8	× 35 / 301	−11.3
5	77,269	2408.3	− 2502	−93.7	× 65 / 301	−20.2
6	77,271	2422.2	− 2531	−108.8	× 63 / 301	−22.8
7	77,273	2486.4	− 2552	−65.6	× 32 / 301	−7
8	77,275	2472.5	− 2567	−94.5	× 53 / 301	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,780	2326.5	− 2432	−105.5	× 48 / 284	−17.8
4	77,781	2355.5	− 2473	−117.5	× 51 / 284	−21.1
5	77,782	2412.2	− 2502	−89.8	× 32 / 284	−10.1
6	77,783	2431.3	− 2531	−99.7	× 60 / 284	−21.1
7	77,784	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 60 / 284	−12.1
8	77,785	2528.7	− 2567	−38.3	× 33 / 284	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,930	2320.0	− 2432	−112	× 49 / 239	−23
4	77,931	2347.8	− 2473	−125.2	× 49 / 239	−25.7
5	77,932	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 32 / 239	−7.3
6	77,933	2452.7	− 2531	−78.3	× 50 / 239	−16.4
7	77,934	2475.6	− 2552	−76.4	× 33 / 239	−10.5
8	77,935	2497.1	− 2567	−69.9	× 26 / 239	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,922	2344.5	− 2432	−87.5	× 52 / 247	−18.4
4	77,923	2347.0	− 2473	−126	× 54 / 247	−27.5
5	77,924	2419.1	− 2502	−82.9	× 31 / 247	−10.4
6	77,925	2469.3	− 2531	−61.7	× 30 / 247	−7.5
7	77,926	2488.9	− 2552	−63.1	× 48 / 247	−12.3
8	77,927	2494.5	− 2567	−72.5	× 32 / 247	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,940	2350.1	− 2432	−81.9	× 45 / 249	−14.8
4	77,941	2367.5	− 2473	−105.5	× 54 / 249	−22.9
5	77,942	2404.0	− 2502	−98	× 47 / 249	−18.5
6	77,943	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 30 / 249	−9.1
7	77,944	2526.0	− 2552	−26	× 26 / 249	−2.7
8	77,945	2508.8	− 2567	−58.2	× 47 / 249	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,602	2369.6	− 2432	−62.4	× 33 / 224	−9.2
4	77,603	2395.7	− 2473	−77.3	× 40 / 224	−13.8
5	77,604	2416.9	− 2502	−85.1	× 50 / 224	−19
6	77,605	2452.7	− 2531	−78.3	× 43 / 224	−15
7	77,606	2494.9	− 2552	−57.1	× 29 / 224	−7.4
8	77,607	2511.6	− 2567	−55.4	× 29 / 224	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,510	2357.9	− 2432	−74.1	× 38 / 218	−12.9
4	77,511	2367.6	− 2473	−105.4	× 30 / 218	−14.5
5	77,512	2402.9	− 2502	−99.1	× 29 / 218	−13.2
6	77,513	2461.5	− 2531	−69.5	× 49 / 218	−15.6
7	77,514	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 45 / 218	−11.5
8	77,515	2512.9	− 2567	−54.1	× 27 / 218	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −83, −91, −97, −87, −90, −86, −79, −72, −74 → −82
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −61.5, lower limit −102.5.

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.