Buckeye School of the Arts: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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
3	91,845	2379.7	− 2432	−52.3	× 62 / 382	−8.5
4	91,846	2414.6	− 2473	−58.4	× 82 / 382	−12.5
5	91,849	2479.6	− 2502	−22.4	× 63 / 382	−3.7
6	91,850	2471.2	− 2531	−59.8	× 84 / 382	−13.1
7	91,853	2470.1	− 2552	−81.9	× 46 / 382	−9.9
8	91,854	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 45 / 382	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,279	2388.2	− 2432	−43.8	× 60 / 393	−6.7
4	85,281	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 69 / 393	−8
5	85,283	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 69 / 393	−7.8
6	85,284	2484.5	− 2531	−46.5	× 67 / 393	−7.9
7	85,286	2496.0	− 2552	−56	× 82 / 393	−11.7
8	85,288	2500.5	− 2567	−66.5	× 46 / 393	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,659	2365.2	− 2432	−66.8	× 73 / 407	−12
4	87,661	2411.0	− 2473	−62	× 65 / 407	−9.9
5	87,663	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 61 / 407	−2.8
6	87,665	2476.6	− 2531	−54.4	× 70 / 407	−9.4
7	87,668	2498.4	− 2552	−53.6	× 67 / 407	−8.8
8	87,670	2513.8	− 2567	−53.2	× 71 / 407	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,893	2384.3	− 2432	−47.7	× 60 / 365	−7.8
4	87,894	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 66 / 365	−6.9
5	87,897	2451.5	− 2502	−50.5	× 64 / 365	−8.9
6	87,898	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 57 / 365	−5.3
7	87,901	2510.7	− 2552	−41.3	× 59 / 365	−6.7
8	87,902	2537.0	− 2567	−30	× 59 / 365	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,509	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 78 / 400	−13.9
4	88,510	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 56 / 400	−5.4
5	88,511	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 71 / 400	−8.9
6	88,512	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 64 / 400	−8.1
7	88,513	2480.3	− 2552	−71.7	× 72 / 400	−12.9
8	88,514	2530.2	− 2567	−36.8	× 59 / 400	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,699	2368.9	− 2432	−63.1	× 49 / 282	−11
4	86,700	2379.9	− 2473	−93.1	× 48 / 282	−15.8
5	86,701	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 56 / 282	−13.1
6	86,702	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 43 / 282	−7
7	86,703	2527.0	− 2552	−25	× 50 / 282	−4.4
8	86,704	2540.4	− 2567	−26.6	× 36 / 282	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,790	2352.5	− 2432	−79.5	× 61 / 298	−16.3
4	88,791	2427.9	− 2473	−45.1	× 47 / 298	−7.1
5	88,792	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 44 / 298	−7.1
6	88,793	2459.3	− 2531	−71.7	× 53 / 298	−12.8
7	88,794	2489.3	− 2552	−62.7	× 43 / 298	−9
8	88,795	2507.3	− 2567	−59.7	× 50 / 298	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,677	2343.4	− 2432	−88.6	× 53 / 291	−16.1
4	88,678	2420.4	− 2473	−52.6	× 49 / 291	−8.9
5	88,679	2475.2	− 2502	−26.8	× 46 / 291	−4.2
6	88,680	2468.9	− 2531	−62.1	× 55 / 291	−11.7
7	88,681	2481.3	− 2552	−70.7	× 45 / 291	−10.9
8	88,682	2516.9	− 2567	−50.1	× 43 / 291	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,658	2362.0	− 2432	−70	× 42 / 311	−9.5
4	88,659	2385.9	− 2473	−87.1	× 57 / 311	−16
5	88,660	2477.6	− 2502	−24.4	× 48 / 311	−3.8
6	88,661	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 51 / 311	−9.2
7	88,662	2469.5	− 2552	−82.5	× 56 / 311	−14.9
8	88,663	2484.8	− 2567	−82.2	× 57 / 311	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,350	2395.1	− 2432	−36.9	× 48 / 340	−5.2
4	88,351	2432.5	− 2473	−40.5	× 51 / 340	−6.1
5	88,352	2467.6	− 2502	−34.4	× 58 / 340	−5.9
6	88,353	2471.9	− 2531	−59.1	× 58 / 340	−10.1
7	88,354	2525.3	− 2552	−26.7	× 60 / 340	−4.7
8	88,355	2515.6	− 2567	−51.4	× 65 / 340	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,049	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 38 / 302	−5.4
4	88,050	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 48 / 302	−3.8
5	88,051	2474.7	− 2502	−27.3	× 52 / 302	−4.7
6	88,052	2442.4	− 2531	−88.6	× 59 / 302	−17.3
7	88,053	2485.8	− 2552	−66.2	× 54 / 302	−11.8
8	88,054	2512.0	− 2567	−55	× 51 / 302	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −50, −52, −40, −55, −55, −62, −59, −68, −42, −52 → −53.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2021: 0 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 26 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 8.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.5 × 2.66 = 22.6. Upper limit −30.7, lower limit −75.9.

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.