Rocky Point Charter: 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 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. 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	91,769	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 32 / 88	−24.5
4	91,770	2427.5	− 2473	−45.5	× 13 / 88	−6.7
5	91,773	2475.2	− 2502	−26.8	× 14 / 88	−4.3
6	91,774	2466.2	− 2531	−64.8	× 18 / 88	−13.3
7	91,777	2506.8	− 2552	−45.2	× 11 / 88	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,201	2408.7	− 2432	−23.3	× 22 / 90	−5.7
4	85,203	2413.6	− 2473	−59.4	× 24 / 90	−15.8
5	85,204	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 12 / 90	−2.7
6	85,207	2532.3	− 2531	1.3	× 12 / 90	0.2
7	85,208	2504.7	− 2552	−47.3	× 20 / 90	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,584	2388.6	− 2432	−43.4	× 34 / 94	−15.7
4	87,586	2440.9	− 2473	−32.1	× 25 / 94	−8.5
5	87,587	2446.9	− 2502	−55.1	× 17 / 94	−10
8	87,593	2541.3	− 2567	−25.7	× 18 / 94	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,837	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 17 / 93	−6.8
4	87,838	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 27 / 93	−10.7
5	87,841	2561.8	− 2502	59.8	× 22 / 93	14.1
6	87,842	2458.1	− 2531	−72.9	× 16 / 93	−12.5
8	87,846	2536.7	− 2567	−30.3	× 11 / 93	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,455	2427.8	− 2432	−4.2	× 20 / 89	−0.9
4	88,456	2440.9	− 2473	−32.1	× 17 / 89	−6.1
5	88,457	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 24 / 89	−9.5
6	88,458	2528.3	− 2531	−2.7	× 15 / 89	−0.5
7	88,459	2476.0	− 2552	−76	× 13 / 89	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,637	2434.2	− 2432	2.2	× 19 / 110	0.4
4	86,638	2490.8	− 2473	17.8	× 26 / 110	4.2
5	86,639	2477.5	− 2502	−24.5	× 20 / 110	−4.5
6	86,640	2524.6	− 2531	−6.4	× 14 / 110	−0.8
7	86,641	2514.5	− 2552	−37.5	× 15 / 110	−5.1
8	86,642	2555.4	− 2567	−11.6	× 16 / 110	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	88,741	2474.3	− 2473	1.3	× 20 / 88	0.3
5	88,742	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 21 / 88	−7.5
6	88,743	2460.6	− 2531	−70.4	× 21 / 88	−16.8
7	88,744	2474.9	− 2552	−77.1	× 13 / 88	−11.4
8	88,745	2486.6	− 2567	−80.4	× 13 / 88	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,631	2353.2	− 2432	−78.8	× 23 / 102	−17.8
4	88,632	2443.3	− 2473	−29.7	× 12 / 102	−3.5
5	88,633	2500.4	− 2502	−1.6	× 19 / 102	−0.3
6	88,634	2511.5	− 2531	−19.5	× 19 / 102	−3.6
7	88,635	2503.1	− 2552	−48.9	× 15 / 102	−7.2
8	88,636	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 14 / 102	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,614	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 20 / 109	−2.7
4	88,615	2416.0	− 2473	−57	× 20 / 109	−10.5
5	88,616	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 14 / 109	−2.5
6	88,617	2498.9	− 2531	−32.1	× 19 / 109	−5.6
7	88,618	2528.5	− 2552	−23.5	× 22 / 109	−4.7
8	88,619	2528.9	− 2567	−38.1	× 14 / 109	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,304	2407.0	− 2432	−25	× 17 / 106	−4
4	88,305	2480.2	− 2473	7.2	× 16 / 106	1.1
5	88,306	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 20 / 106	−6.6
6	88,307	2496.5	− 2531	−34.5	× 17 / 106	−5.5
7	88,308	2506.2	− 2552	−45.8	× 16 / 106	−6.9
8	88,309	2532.8	− 2567	−34.2	× 20 / 106	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,999	2412.1	− 2432	−19.9	× 18 / 111	−3.2
4	88,000	2444.4	− 2473	−28.6	× 19 / 111	−4.9
5	88,001	2507.4	− 2502	5.4	× 17 / 111	0.8
6	88,002	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 22 / 111	−11.1
7	88,003	2496.6	− 2552	−55.4	× 21 / 111	−10.5
8	88,004	2497.8	− 2567	−69.2	× 14 / 111	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −54, −35, −39, −19, −28, −7, −47, −38, −31, −28, −38 → −33.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 40 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 10 → 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 4.7, lower limit −70.9.

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.