Downtown College Preparatory Middle: 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 2025, 117 of the 220 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 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 6th 32 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 24 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 37 students 12 points under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 49 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 35 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 24 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar.

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

2025 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
6	88,740	2484.2	− 2531	−46.8	× 116 / 116	−46.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	82,348	2484.6	− 2531	−46.4	× 81 / 202	−18.6
7	82,350	2516.6	− 2552	−35.4	× 121 / 202	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,638	2435.1	− 2502	−66.9	× 96 / 476	−13.5
6	84,640	2453.8	− 2531	−77.2	× 152 / 476	−24.7
7	84,642	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 100 / 476	−12.5
8	84,644	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 128 / 476	−15.2
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
5	84,855	2424.5	− 2502	−77.5	× 85 / 547	−12
6	84,858	2437.5	− 2531	−93.5	× 187 / 547	−32
7	84,859	2474.7	− 2552	−77.3	× 165 / 547	−23.3
8	84,862	2481.7	− 2567	−85.3	× 110 / 547	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,445	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 63 / 572	−6.1
6	85,446	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 161 / 572	−12.2
7	85,447	2490.8	− 2552	−61.2	× 187 / 572	−20
8	85,448	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 161 / 572	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,671	2480.8	− 2502	−21.2	× 28 / 270	−2.2
6	83,672	2431.4	− 2531	−99.6	× 48 / 270	−17.7
7	83,673	2456.4	− 2552	−95.6	× 107 / 270	−37.9
8	83,674	2501.2	− 2567	−65.8	× 87 / 270	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,634	2439.6	− 2502	−62.4	× 29 / 390	−4.6
6	85,635	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 89 / 390	−15.7
7	85,636	2471.3	− 2552	−80.7	× 119 / 390	−24.6
8	85,637	2451.1	− 2567	−115.9	× 153 / 390	−45.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,560	2427.3	− 2502	−74.7	× 22 / 269	−6.1
6	85,561	2478.4	− 2531	−52.6	× 71 / 269	−13.9
7	85,562	2461.1	− 2552	−90.9	× 83 / 269	−28
8	85,563	2493.9	− 2567	−73.1	× 93 / 269	−25.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,554	2409.5	− 2502	−92.5	× 22 / 229	−8.9
6	85,555	2445.5	− 2531	−85.5	× 61 / 229	−22.8
7	85,556	2499.0	− 2552	−53	× 60 / 229	−13.9
8	85,557	2483.7	− 2567	−83.3	× 86 / 229	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,240	2419.1	− 2502	−82.9	× 19 / 220	−7.2
6	85,241	2435.3	− 2531	−95.7	× 81 / 220	−35.2
7	85,242	2465.8	− 2552	−86.2	× 59 / 220	−23.1
8	85,243	2509.9	− 2567	−57.1	× 61 / 220	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −40, −66, −84, −52, −79, −90, −73, −77, −81 → −68.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 26 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 32 · 2019→2021: 27 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 4 → average 16.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.2 × 2.66 = 43.1. Upper limit −25.8, lower limit −112.

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.