ACE Inspire 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, 115 of the 218 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. 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 6th 38 students 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 25 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 30 students 27 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 6th 42 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 38 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 30 students 22 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.

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,354	2513.1	− 2502	11.1	× 48 / 109	4.9
6	82,355	2483.2	− 2531	−47.8	× 61 / 109	−26.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,648	2475.1	− 2502	−26.9	× 39 / 185	−5.7
6	84,649	2504.7	− 2531	−26.3	× 84 / 185	−11.9
7	84,651	2518.2	− 2552	−33.8	× 62 / 185	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,865	2506.2	− 2502	4.2	× 32 / 246	0.5
6	84,867	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 69 / 246	−10.9
7	84,869	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 83 / 246	−13.1
8	84,871	2544.4	− 2567	−22.6	× 62 / 246	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,455	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 20 / 257	−0.7
6	85,456	2449.1	− 2531	−81.9	× 74 / 257	−23.6
7	85,457	2484.9	− 2552	−67.1	× 76 / 257	−19.8
8	85,458	2530.3	− 2567	−36.7	× 87 / 257	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,681	2371.4	− 2502	−130.6	× 30 / 221	−17.7
6	83,682	2441.3	− 2531	−89.7	× 55 / 221	−22.3
7	83,683	2479.0	− 2552	−73	× 64 / 221	−21.1
8	83,684	2479.9	− 2567	−87.1	× 72 / 221	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,644	2405.0	− 2502	−97	× 17 / 234	−7
6	85,645	2463.5	− 2531	−67.5	× 77 / 234	−22.2
7	85,646	2476.7	− 2552	−75.3	× 69 / 234	−22.2
8	85,647	2508.4	− 2567	−58.6	× 71 / 234	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,570	2340.5	− 2502	−161.5	× 22 / 234	−15.2
6	85,571	2445.0	− 2531	−86	× 66 / 234	−24.3
7	85,572	2450.8	− 2552	−101.2	× 77 / 234	−33.3
8	85,573	2522.5	− 2567	−44.5	× 69 / 234	−13.1
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
5	85,564	2335.0	− 2502	−167	× 14 / 210	−11.1
6	85,565	2418.8	− 2531	−112.2	× 65 / 210	−34.7
7	85,566	2448.3	− 2552	−103.7	× 59 / 210	−29.1
8	85,567	2473.8	− 2567	−93.2	× 72 / 210	−32
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,250	2363.1	− 2502	−138.9	× 14 / 193	−10.1
6	85,251	2407.8	− 2531	−123.2	× 62 / 193	−39.6
7	85,252	2449.3	− 2552	−102.7	× 54 / 193	−28.7
8	85,253	2483.1	− 2567	−83.9	× 63 / 193	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,013	2417.2	− 2502	−84.8	× 15 / 218	−5.8
6	85,014	2449.9	− 2531	−81.1	× 80 / 218	−29.8
7	85,015	2463.0	− 2552	−89	× 63 / 218	−25.7
8	85,016	2457.0	− 2567	−110	× 60 / 218	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −29, −29, −57, −90, −69, −86, −107, −106, −92 → −68.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 28 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 15.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.8 × 2.66 = 42. Upper limit −26.7, lower limit −110.7.

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