Peabody Charter: 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2473 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2514 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2521 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2585 vs. 2531.

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 86 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 99 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 88 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 39 points under the grade 3 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	85,563	2405.8	− 2432	−26.2	× 101 / 426	−6.2
4	85,566	2494.8	− 2473	21.8	× 106 / 426	5.4
5	85,567	2538.3	− 2502	36.3	× 109 / 426	9.3
6	85,570	2574.1	− 2531	43.1	× 110 / 426	11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,376	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 102 / 424	−5.1
4	79,378	2476.8	− 2473	3.8	× 110 / 424	1
5	79,380	2529.6	− 2502	27.6	× 105 / 424	6.8
6	79,382	2580.3	− 2531	49.3	× 107 / 424	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,545	2422.0	− 2432	−10	× 104 / 425	−2.4
4	81,547	2473.1	− 2473	0.1	× 106 / 425	0
5	81,550	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 111 / 425	1
6	81,552	2584.7	− 2531	53.7	× 104 / 425	13.1
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
3	81,736	2412.9	− 2432	−19.1	× 108 / 424	−4.9
4	81,739	2495.3	− 2473	22.3	× 107 / 424	5.6
5	81,740	2515.0	− 2502	13	× 105 / 424	3.2
6	81,743	2573.8	− 2531	42.8	× 104 / 424	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,251	2443.6	− 2432	11.6	× 111 / 431	3
4	82,252	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 109 / 431	0.3
5	82,253	2539.6	− 2502	37.6	× 105 / 431	9.2
6	82,254	2563.8	− 2531	32.8	× 106 / 431	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,458	2481.0	− 2432	49	× 108 / 416	12.7
4	82,459	2518.0	− 2473	45	× 105 / 416	11.4
5	82,460	2530.7	− 2502	28.7	× 97 / 416	6.7
6	82,461	2571.2	− 2531	40.2	× 106 / 416	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,424	2479.8	− 2432	47.8	× 109 / 425	12.3
4	82,425	2520.0	− 2473	47	× 112 / 425	12.4
5	82,426	2520.7	− 2502	18.7	× 107 / 425	4.7
6	82,427	2564.6	− 2531	33.6	× 97 / 425	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,438	2461.7	− 2432	29.7	× 104 / 432	7.2
4	82,439	2544.4	− 2473	71.4	× 109 / 432	18
5	82,440	2538.9	− 2502	36.9	× 110 / 432	9.4
6	82,441	2582.2	− 2531	51.2	× 109 / 432	12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,116	2475.9	− 2432	43.9	× 110 / 427	11.3
4	82,117	2515.0	− 2473	42	× 99 / 427	9.7
5	82,118	2546.5	− 2502	44.5	× 111 / 427	11.6
6	82,119	2590.0	− 2531	59	× 107 / 427	14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,026	2473.1	− 2432	41.1	× 98 / 417	9.7
4	82,027	2514.2	− 2473	41.2	× 110 / 417	10.9
5	82,028	2521.1	− 2502	19.1	× 102 / 417	4.7
6	82,029	2585.3	− 2531	54.3	× 107 / 417	13.9
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. 20, 15, 12, 14, 20, 41, 37, 47, 47, 39 → 29.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 6.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.6 × 2.66 = 17.6. Upper limit 46.8, lower limit 11.6.

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 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.