West Cottonwood Junior High: 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.

5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2553 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2572 vs. 2567.

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.

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
5	90,901	2448.2	− 2502	−53.8	× 98 / 376	−14
6	90,903	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 86 / 376	−7.6
7	90,906	2536.5	− 2552	−15.5	× 93 / 376	−3.8
8	90,908	2576.6	− 2567	9.6	× 99 / 376	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,370	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 98 / 387	−8.2
6	84,371	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 99 / 387	−7.5
7	84,374	2562.3	− 2552	10.3	× 89 / 387	2.4
8	84,375	2584.4	− 2567	17.4	× 101 / 387	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	86,728	2488.3	− 2502	−13.7	× 100 / 385	−3.6
6	86,729	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 89 / 385	−9.7
7	86,732	2553.5	− 2552	1.5	× 101 / 385	0.4
8	86,734	2561.6	− 2567	−5.4	× 95 / 385	−1.3
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
5	86,977	2485.4	− 2502	−16.6	× 97 / 380	−4.2
6	86,980	2519.7	− 2531	−11.3	× 101 / 380	−3
7	86,981	2530.1	− 2552	−21.9	× 86 / 380	−5
8	86,984	2567.3	− 2567	0.3	× 96 / 380	0.1
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
5	87,583	2505.3	− 2502	3.3	× 124 / 402	1
6	87,584	2492.9	− 2531	−38.1	× 83 / 402	−7.9
7	87,585	2566.9	− 2552	14.9	× 102 / 402	3.8
8	87,586	2551.9	− 2567	−15.1	× 93 / 402	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,849	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 92 / 350	−0.9
6	85,850	2528.2	− 2531	−2.8	× 81 / 350	−0.6
7	85,851	2579.6	− 2552	27.6	× 99 / 350	7.8
8	85,852	2539.1	− 2567	−27.9	× 78 / 350	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,936	2489.5	− 2502	−12.5	× 74 / 361	−2.6
6	87,937	2512.4	− 2531	−18.6	× 96 / 361	−4.9
7	87,938	2548.4	− 2552	−3.6	× 84 / 361	−0.8
8	87,939	2564.3	− 2567	−2.7	× 107 / 361	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,853	2514.8	− 2502	12.8	× 116 / 369	4
6	87,854	2498.7	− 2531	−32.3	× 81 / 369	−7.1
7	87,855	2543.5	− 2552	−8.5	× 93 / 369	−2.1
8	87,856	2568.2	− 2567	1.2	× 79 / 369	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,834	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 97 / 391	−0.8
6	87,835	2523.5	− 2531	−7.5	× 115 / 391	−2.2
7	87,836	2534.4	− 2552	−17.6	× 87 / 391	−3.9
8	87,837	2562.8	− 2567	−4.2	× 92 / 391	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,526	2510.5	− 2502	8.5	× 106 / 388	2.3
6	87,527	2518.5	− 2531	−12.5	× 93 / 388	−3
7	87,528	2555.9	− 2552	3.9	× 110 / 388	1.1
8	87,529	2552.6	− 2567	−14.4	× 79 / 388	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,239	2484.1	− 2502	−17.9	× 108 / 410	−4.7
6	87,240	2517.1	− 2531	−13.9	× 107 / 410	−3.6
7	87,241	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 90 / 410	0.2
8	87,242	2572.3	− 2567	5.3	× 105 / 410	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −9, −14, −12, −7, 0, −9, −5, −8, −3, −7 → −8.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 7 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit 6.6, lower limit −24.2.

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.