Sequoia 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.

6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2508 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 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
4	91,464	2477.1	− 2473	4.1	× 22 / 754	0.1
5	91,465	2509.8	− 2502	7.8	× 38 / 754	0.4
6	91,468	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 227 / 754	−7.8
7	91,469	2514.5	− 2552	−37.5	× 216 / 754	−10.7
8	91,472	2565.4	− 2567	−1.6	× 251 / 754	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	84,937	2530.0	− 2473	57	× 25 / 714	2
5	84,939	2535.1	− 2502	33.1	× 30 / 714	1.4
6	84,942	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 201 / 714	−7.1
7	84,943	2529.3	− 2552	−22.7	× 235 / 714	−7.5
8	84,946	2541.3	− 2567	−25.7	× 223 / 714	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	87,289	2473.8	− 2473	0.8	× 16 / 663	0
5	87,292	2529.0	− 2502	27	× 38 / 663	1.5
6	87,294	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 172 / 663	−4.2
7	87,296	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 193 / 663	0.2
8	87,298	2561.7	− 2567	−5.3	× 244 / 663	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,545	2547.0	− 2502	45	× 26 / 613	1.9
6	87,548	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 213 / 613	−7.9
7	87,549	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 169 / 613	−1.6
8	87,552	2553.7	− 2567	−13.3	× 205 / 613	−4.4
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	88,179	2514.6	− 2531	−16.4	× 163 / 525	−5.1
7	88,180	2542.7	− 2552	−9.3	× 202 / 525	−3.6
8	88,181	2558.3	− 2567	−8.7	× 160 / 525	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,453	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 118 / 412	−8.1
7	86,454	2517.4	− 2552	−34.6	× 141 / 412	−11.8
8	86,455	2560.6	− 2567	−6.4	× 153 / 412	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	88,516	2510.7	− 2531	−20.3	× 139 / 403	−7
7	88,517	2509.9	− 2552	−42.1	× 124 / 403	−13
8	88,518	2543.7	− 2567	−23.3	× 140 / 403	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	88,421	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 139 / 401	−12.3
7	88,422	2515.1	− 2552	−36.9	× 138 / 401	−12.7
8	88,423	2512.1	− 2567	−54.9	× 124 / 401	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	88,394	2494.1	− 2531	−36.9	× 137 / 403	−12.5
7	88,395	2506.7	− 2552	−45.3	× 126 / 403	−14.2
8	88,396	2537.1	− 2567	−29.9	× 140 / 403	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	88,088	2481.0	− 2531	−50	× 145 / 427	−17
7	88,089	2523.3	− 2552	−28.7	× 139 / 427	−9.3
8	88,090	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 143 / 427	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	87,787	2478.6	− 2531	−52.4	× 176 / 471	−19.6
7	87,788	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 141 / 471	−13.3
8	87,789	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 154 / 471	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, −19, −4, −12, −11, −22, −28, −42, −37, −32, −35 → −23.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 11 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit −5.6, lower limit −41.8.

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.