Art Freiler: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 48 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 73 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 60 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 74 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 75 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 84 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 133 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 17 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 21 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	81,357	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 101 / 680	−9.1
4	81,360	2441.4	− 2473	−31.6	× 115 / 680	−5.3
5	81,361	2496.1	− 2502	−5.9	× 111 / 680	−1
6	81,363	2499.9	− 2531	−31.1	× 120 / 680	−5.5
7	81,366	2562.3	− 2552	10.3	× 118 / 680	1.8
8	81,367	2568.2	− 2567	1.2	× 115 / 680	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,419	2374.3	− 2432	−57.7	× 95 / 640	−8.6
4	75,421	2414.8	− 2473	−58.2	× 101 / 640	−9.2
5	75,423	2514.1	− 2502	12.1	× 110 / 640	2.1
6	75,425	2540.7	− 2531	9.7	× 108 / 640	1.6
7	75,427	2549.5	− 2552	−2.5	× 114 / 640	−0.4
8	75,429	2585.0	− 2567	18	× 112 / 640	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,433	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 94 / 637	−5.7
4	77,436	2435.0	− 2473	−38	× 104 / 637	−6.2
5	77,437	2483.7	− 2502	−18.3	× 103 / 637	−3
6	77,439	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 121 / 637	−1.4
7	77,442	2559.4	− 2552	7.4	× 104 / 637	1.2
8	77,444	2546.5	− 2567	−20.5	× 111 / 637	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,616	2411.7	− 2432	−20.3	× 86 / 606	−2.9
4	77,619	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 92 / 606	−6
5	77,621	2481.1	− 2502	−20.9	× 104 / 606	−3.6
6	77,623	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 103 / 606	−3.8
7	77,625	2538.4	− 2552	−13.6	× 117 / 606	−2.6
8	77,627	2568.6	− 2567	1.6	× 104 / 606	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,132	2410.7	− 2432	−21.3	× 104 / 598	−3.7
4	78,133	2460.2	− 2473	−12.8	× 87 / 598	−1.9
5	78,134	2496.7	− 2502	−5.3	× 85 / 598	−0.8
6	78,135	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 105 / 598	−4.7
7	78,136	2541.8	− 2552	−10.2	× 98 / 598	−1.7
8	78,137	2579.9	− 2567	12.9	× 119 / 598	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,665	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 81 / 548	−10.5
4	76,666	2448.1	− 2473	−24.9	× 85 / 548	−3.9
5	76,667	2459.2	− 2502	−42.8	× 103 / 548	−8
6	76,668	2494.8	− 2531	−36.2	× 97 / 548	−6.4
7	76,669	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 86 / 548	−5.3
8	76,670	2542.2	− 2567	−24.8	× 96 / 548	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,278	2391.4	− 2432	−40.6	× 69 / 554	−5.1
4	78,279	2415.0	− 2473	−58	× 89 / 554	−9.3
5	78,280	2506.6	− 2502	4.6	× 93 / 554	0.8
6	78,281	2478.1	− 2531	−52.9	× 110 / 554	−10.5
7	78,282	2539.6	− 2552	−12.4	× 106 / 554	−2.4
8	78,283	2526.1	− 2567	−40.9	× 87 / 554	−6.4
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	78,270	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 70 / 545	−4.5
4	78,271	2473.9	− 2473	0.9	× 70 / 545	0.1
5	78,272	2484.1	− 2502	−17.9	× 86 / 545	−2.8
6	78,273	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 100 / 545	−6.5
7	78,274	2509.9	− 2552	−42.1	× 107 / 545	−8.3
8	78,275	2547.1	− 2567	−19.9	× 112 / 545	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,286	2351.5	− 2432	−80.5	× 71 / 533	−10.7
4	78,287	2456.1	− 2473	−16.9	× 69 / 533	−2.2
5	78,288	2522.3	− 2502	20.3	× 68 / 533	2.6
6	78,289	2471.9	− 2531	−59.1	× 108 / 533	−12
7	78,290	2538.8	− 2552	−13.2	× 103 / 533	−2.6
8	78,291	2526.8	− 2567	−40.2	× 114 / 533	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,954	2392.1	− 2432	−39.9	× 79 / 540	−5.8
4	77,955	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 77 / 540	−5
5	77,956	2519.7	− 2502	17.7	× 72 / 540	2.4
6	77,957	2494.6	− 2531	−36.4	× 100 / 540	−6.7
7	77,958	2511.9	− 2552	−40.1	× 109 / 540	−8.1
8	77,959	2547.5	− 2567	−19.5	× 103 / 540	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,854	2376.1	− 2432	−55.9	× 63 / 529	−6.7
4	77,855	2428.6	− 2473	−44.4	× 88 / 529	−7.4
5	77,856	2490.8	− 2502	−11.2	× 83 / 529	−1.8
6	77,857	2495.3	− 2531	−35.7	× 98 / 529	−6.6
7	77,858	2525.9	− 2552	−26.1	× 92 / 529	−4.5
8	77,859	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 105 / 529	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, −11, −19, −19, −10, −38, −33, −26, −33, −27, −35 → −24.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 28 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −1.6, lower limit −47.4.

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.