San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science 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, 107 of the 310 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552. 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 46 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 25 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 29 students 26 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 21 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students 36 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	87,946	2367.4	− 2432	−64.6	× 72 / 263	−17.7
4	87,948	2422.2	− 2473	−50.8	× 70 / 263	−13.5
5	87,950	2481.8	− 2502	−20.2	× 56 / 263	−4.3
6	87,952	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 65 / 263	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,635	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 83 / 284	−14
4	81,638	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 76 / 284	−14.4
5	81,640	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 72 / 284	−8.8
6	81,641	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 53 / 284	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,905	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 81 / 298	−14.5
4	83,908	2408.5	− 2473	−64.5	× 81 / 298	−17.5
5	83,909	2416.5	− 2502	−85.5	× 73 / 298	−20.9
6	83,911	2470.5	− 2531	−60.5	× 63 / 298	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,127	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 81 / 367	−9.6
4	84,130	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 83 / 367	−13.3
5	84,131	2430.2	− 2502	−71.8	× 87 / 367	−17
6	84,134	2434.8	− 2531	−96.2	× 70 / 367	−18.3
7	84,135	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 46 / 367	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,739	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 78 / 426	−5.8
4	84,740	2427.9	− 2473	−45.1	× 79 / 426	−8.4
5	84,741	2436.9	− 2502	−65.1	× 81 / 426	−12.4
6	84,742	2456.7	− 2531	−74.3	× 80 / 426	−14
7	84,743	2475.9	− 2552	−76.1	× 61 / 426	−10.9
8	84,744	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 47 / 426	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,908	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 67 / 427	−11.5
4	84,909	2385.5	− 2473	−87.5	× 74 / 427	−15.2
5	84,910	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 67 / 427	−10.5
6	84,911	2453.5	− 2531	−77.5	× 81 / 427	−14.7
7	84,912	2458.2	− 2552	−93.8	× 67 / 427	−14.7
8	84,913	2483.8	− 2567	−83.2	× 71 / 427	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,841	2380.1	− 2432	−51.9	× 69 / 430	−8.3
4	84,842	2388.9	− 2473	−84.1	× 74 / 430	−14.5
5	84,843	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 79 / 430	−8.4
6	84,844	2457.3	− 2531	−73.7	× 75 / 430	−12.9
7	84,845	2473.4	− 2552	−78.6	× 70 / 430	−12.8
8	84,846	2508.0	− 2567	−59	× 63 / 430	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,836	2336.8	− 2432	−95.2	× 70 / 409	−16.3
4	84,837	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 65 / 409	−10.3
5	84,838	2441.4	− 2502	−60.6	× 70 / 409	−10.4
6	84,839	2478.4	− 2531	−52.6	× 72 / 409	−9.3
7	84,840	2488.0	− 2552	−64	× 69 / 409	−10.8
8	84,841	2499.8	− 2567	−67.2	× 63 / 409	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,530	2343.7	− 2432	−88.3	× 52 / 385	−11.9
4	84,531	2405.8	− 2473	−67.2	× 72 / 385	−12.6
5	84,532	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 61 / 385	−4.3
6	84,533	2444.0	− 2531	−87	× 67 / 385	−15.1
7	84,534	2513.5	− 2552	−38.5	× 62 / 385	−6.2
8	84,535	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 71 / 385	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,303	2362.7	− 2432	−69.3	× 67 / 310	−15
4	84,304	2382.7	− 2473	−90.3	× 49 / 310	−14.3
5	84,305	2441.0	− 2502	−61	× 69 / 310	−13.6
6	84,306	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 38 / 310	−5.5
7	84,307	2460.6	− 2552	−91.4	× 49 / 310	−14.4
8	84,308	2547.5	− 2567	−19.5	× 38 / 310	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −44, −39, −66, −68, −60, −80, −66, −67, −64, −65 → −61.9
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: 27 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit −38, lower limit −85.8.

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.