Voices College-Bound Language 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, 100 of the 201 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 2350 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502. 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 19 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 24 students 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 23 students 11 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 38 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	87,155	2355.2	− 2432	−76.8	× 59 / 281	−16.1
4	87,157	2482.7	− 2473	9.7	× 52 / 281	1.8
5	87,159	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 52 / 281	−0.4
6	87,161	2557.0	− 2531	26	× 52 / 281	4.8
7	87,163	2626.0	− 2552	74	× 38 / 281	10
8	87,165	2625.4	− 2567	58.4	× 28 / 281	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,884	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 53 / 304	−0.8
4	80,886	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 57 / 304	−0.5
5	80,888	2542.4	− 2502	40.4	× 54 / 304	7.2
6	80,890	2562.1	− 2531	31.1	× 56 / 304	5.7
7	80,892	2588.2	− 2552	36.2	× 45 / 304	5.4
8	80,893	2646.2	− 2567	79.2	× 39 / 304	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,112	2441.4	− 2432	9.4	× 55 / 310	1.7
4	83,114	2468.9	− 2473	−4.1	× 54 / 310	−0.7
5	83,115	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 55 / 310	−1.4
6	83,117	2553.1	− 2531	22.1	× 53 / 310	3.8
7	83,120	2581.0	− 2552	29	× 51 / 310	4.8
8	83,121	2597.1	− 2567	30.1	× 42 / 310	4.1
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	83,329	2411.9	− 2432	−20.1	× 56 / 300	−3.8
4	83,331	2471.5	− 2473	−1.5	× 52 / 300	−0.3
5	83,333	2538.3	− 2502	36.3	× 51 / 300	6.2
6	83,335	2540.6	− 2531	9.6	× 51 / 300	1.6
7	83,337	2596.3	− 2552	44.3	× 45 / 300	6.6
8	83,339	2591.7	− 2567	24.7	× 45 / 300	3.7
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	83,937	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 54 / 305	−4.8
4	83,938	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 53 / 305	−6.5
5	83,939	2468.3	− 2502	−33.7	× 54 / 305	−6
6	83,940	2561.5	− 2531	30.5	× 50 / 305	5
7	83,941	2590.9	− 2552	38.9	× 51 / 305	6.5
8	83,942	2615.9	− 2567	48.9	× 43 / 305	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,112	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 45 / 253	−9.5
4	84,113	2448.0	− 2473	−25	× 42 / 253	−4.2
5	84,114	2495.5	− 2502	−6.5	× 47 / 253	−1.2
6	84,115	2494.3	− 2531	−36.7	× 41 / 253	−5.9
7	84,116	2518.0	− 2552	−34	× 40 / 253	−5.4
8	84,117	2561.7	− 2567	−5.3	× 38 / 253	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,053	2355.1	− 2432	−76.9	× 45 / 233	−14.9
4	84,054	2433.8	− 2473	−39.2	× 38 / 233	−6.4
5	84,055	2489.0	− 2502	−13	× 39 / 233	−2.2
6	84,056	2505.4	− 2531	−25.6	× 45 / 233	−4.9
7	84,057	2525.9	− 2552	−26.1	× 27 / 233	−3
8	84,058	2546.4	− 2567	−20.6	× 39 / 233	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,054	2361.4	− 2432	−70.6	× 36 / 210	−12.1
4	84,055	2373.4	− 2473	−99.6	× 41 / 210	−19.4
5	84,056	2452.7	− 2502	−49.3	× 39 / 210	−9.2
6	84,057	2480.6	− 2531	−50.4	× 33 / 210	−7.9
7	84,058	2498.4	− 2552	−53.6	× 37 / 210	−9.4
8	84,059	2544.0	− 2567	−23	× 24 / 210	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,736	2353.4	− 2432	−78.6	× 21 / 189	−8.7
4	83,737	2388.7	− 2473	−84.3	× 33 / 189	−14.7
5	83,738	2417.7	− 2502	−84.3	× 37 / 189	−16.5
6	83,739	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 42 / 189	−12.4
7	83,740	2448.6	− 2552	−103.4	× 22 / 189	−12
8	83,741	2526.4	− 2567	−40.6	× 34 / 189	−7.3
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	83,543	2349.8	− 2432	−82.2	× 44 / 201	−18
4	83,544	2413.3	− 2473	−59.7	× 23 / 201	−6.8
5	83,545	2436.7	− 2502	−65.3	× 34 / 201	−11
6	83,546	2479.5	− 2531	−51.5	× 40 / 201	−10.2
7	83,547	2470.5	− 2552	−81.5	× 38 / 201	−15.4
8	83,548	2488.2	− 2567	−78.8	× 22 / 201	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 6, 27, 12, 14, 1, −27, −35, −61, −72, −70 → −20.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 26 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 14
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14 × 2.66 = 37.2. Upper limit 16.7, lower limit −57.7.

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.