Sunrise 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 2026, 129 of the 327 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2515 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2567 vs. 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 56 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 65 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 68 students Meets 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 44 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 47 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 31 students 11 points under the grade 4 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
6	85,823	2463.7	− 2531	−67.3	× 45 / 150	−20.2
7	85,826	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 54 / 150	−18.3
8	85,827	2544.9	− 2567	−22.1	× 51 / 150	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,647	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 41 / 150	−1.6
7	79,648	2511.3	− 2552	−40.7	× 52 / 150	−14.1
8	79,650	2541.7	− 2567	−25.3	× 57 / 150	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	81,803	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 83 / 190	−8.4
7	81,805	2549.7	− 2552	−2.3	× 53 / 190	−0.6
8	81,808	2550.8	− 2567	−16.2	× 54 / 190	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	81,990	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 72 / 219	−8.1
7	81,992	2552.6	− 2552	0.6	× 90 / 219	0.2
8	81,994	2550.4	− 2567	−16.6	× 57 / 219	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	82,607	2504.7	− 2531	−26.3	× 78 / 240	−8.5
7	82,608	2541.7	− 2552	−10.3	× 78 / 240	−3.3
8	82,609	2577.4	− 2567	10.4	× 84 / 240	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	80,917	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 21 / 250	−0.7
6	80,918	2460.7	− 2531	−70.3	× 79 / 250	−22.2
7	80,919	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 66 / 250	−11.5
8	80,920	2524.0	− 2567	−43	× 84 / 250	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,804	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 12 / 284	−1.4
6	82,805	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 108 / 284	−16.3
7	82,806	2530.0	− 2552	−22	× 88 / 284	−6.8
8	82,807	2515.3	− 2567	−51.7	× 76 / 284	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,778	2445.8	− 2502	−56.2	× 20 / 297	−3.8
6	82,779	2451.1	− 2531	−79.9	× 85 / 297	−22.9
7	82,780	2507.3	− 2552	−44.7	× 107 / 297	−16.1
8	82,781	2555.1	− 2567	−11.9	× 85 / 297	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,788	2414.9	− 2502	−87.1	× 24 / 303	−6.9
6	82,789	2473.2	− 2531	−57.8	× 82 / 303	−15.6
7	82,790	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 82 / 303	−11.2
8	82,791	2500.4	− 2567	−66.6	× 115 / 303	−25.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	82,465	2470.6	− 2531	−60.4	× 96 / 277	−20.9
7	82,466	2531.5	− 2552	−20.5	× 92 / 277	−6.8
8	82,467	2516.4	− 2567	−50.6	× 89 / 277	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,354	2462.9	− 2502	−39.1	× 16 / 327	−1.9
6	82,355	2488.7	− 2531	−42.3	× 100 / 327	−12.9
7	82,356	2514.6	− 2552	−37.4	× 112 / 327	−12.8
8	82,357	2567.3	− 2567	0.3	× 99 / 327	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −25, −14, −12, −8, −49, −38, −46, −59, −44, −28 → −33.5
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 41 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 14.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.2 × 2.66 = 37.8. Upper limit 4.3, lower limit −71.3.

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.