E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning: 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 358 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 117 points under the grade 3 bar. 2315 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 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 3rd 29 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 39 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 47 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 27 students 144 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 134 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 25 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 13 students 26 points under the grade 3 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
3	93,075	2321.1	− 2432	−110.9	× 79 / 448	−19.6
4	93,078	2382.8	− 2473	−90.2	× 80 / 448	−16.1
5	93,079	2407.2	− 2502	−94.8	× 75 / 448	−15.9
6	93,082	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 92 / 448	−12.6
7	93,083	2491.1	− 2552	−60.9	× 63 / 448	−8.6
8	93,086	2522.6	− 2567	−44.4	× 59 / 448	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,490	2333.9	− 2432	−98.1	× 62 / 434	−14
4	86,491	2387.2	− 2473	−85.8	× 71 / 434	−14
5	86,494	2427.6	− 2502	−74.4	× 76 / 434	−13
6	86,496	2441.2	− 2531	−89.8	× 78 / 434	−16.1
7	86,497	2509.1	− 2552	−42.9	× 85 / 434	−8.4
8	86,499	2516.6	− 2567	−50.4	× 62 / 434	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,886	2342.4	− 2432	−89.6	× 88 / 444	−17.8
4	88,888	2396.2	− 2473	−76.8	× 62 / 444	−10.7
5	88,891	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 64 / 444	−9.7
6	88,893	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 73 / 444	−11.3
7	88,894	2474.5	− 2552	−77.5	× 78 / 444	−13.6
8	88,896	2528.9	− 2567	−38.1	× 79 / 444	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,105	2362.0	− 2432	−70	× 58 / 415	−9.8
4	89,106	2404.1	− 2473	−68.9	× 83 / 415	−13.8
5	89,109	2411.8	− 2502	−90.2	× 64 / 415	−13.9
6	89,110	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 68 / 415	−9.9
7	89,113	2496.0	− 2552	−56	× 67 / 415	−9
8	89,114	2504.2	− 2567	−62.8	× 75 / 415	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,707	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 57 / 399	−9.1
4	89,708	2425.0	− 2473	−48	× 63 / 399	−7.6
5	89,709	2426.8	− 2502	−75.2	× 80 / 399	−15.1
6	89,710	2456.5	− 2531	−74.5	× 71 / 399	−13.3
7	89,711	2492.2	− 2552	−59.8	× 62 / 399	−9.3
8	89,712	2527.3	− 2567	−39.7	× 66 / 399	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,967	2352.8	− 2432	−79.2	× 58 / 356	−12.9
4	89,968	2382.5	− 2473	−90.5	× 52 / 356	−13.2
5	89,969	2399.6	− 2502	−102.4	× 64 / 356	−18.4
6	89,970	2460.9	− 2531	−70.1	× 60 / 356	−11.8
7	89,971	2488.6	− 2552	−63.4	× 56 / 356	−10
8	89,972	2498.7	− 2567	−68.3	× 66 / 356	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,861	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 47 / 351	−10.1
4	89,862	2406.0	− 2473	−67	× 63 / 351	−12
5	89,863	2377.5	− 2502	−124.5	× 52 / 351	−18.4
6	89,864	2434.8	− 2531	−96.2	× 69 / 351	−18.9
7	89,865	2478.1	− 2552	−73.9	× 63 / 351	−13.3
8	89,866	2487.0	− 2567	−80	× 57 / 351	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,820	2344.3	− 2432	−87.7	× 58 / 336	−15.1
4	89,821	2372.4	− 2473	−100.6	× 45 / 336	−13.5
5	89,822	2439.6	− 2502	−62.4	× 57 / 336	−10.6
6	89,823	2417.5	− 2531	−113.5	× 56 / 336	−18.9
7	89,824	2468.1	− 2552	−83.9	× 61 / 336	−15.2
8	89,825	2514.5	− 2567	−52.5	× 59 / 336	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,522	2314.3	− 2432	−117.7	× 58 / 344	−19.8
4	89,523	2388.6	− 2473	−84.4	× 63 / 344	−15.5
5	89,524	2374.5	− 2502	−127.5	× 41 / 344	−15.2
6	89,525	2472.8	− 2531	−58.2	× 65 / 344	−11
7	89,526	2473.6	− 2552	−78.4	× 54 / 344	−12.3
8	89,527	2478.8	− 2567	−88.2	× 63 / 344	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,219	2314.7	− 2432	−117.3	× 56 / 358	−18.3
4	89,220	2341.9	− 2473	−131.1	× 64 / 358	−23.4
5	89,221	2393.0	− 2502	−109	× 60 / 358	−18.3
6	89,222	2416.6	− 2531	−114.4	× 54 / 358	−17.3
7	89,223	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 64 / 358	−13.6
8	89,224	2469.2	− 2567	−97.8	× 60 / 358	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −73, −70, −68, −61, −79, −86, −83, −90, −107 → −79.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit −58.9, lower limit −100.3.

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.