Mare Island Technology Academy: 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.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2502. 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 6th 58 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 74 students 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 95 students 16 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 23 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 18 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 19 students 33 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
6	93,719	2497.3	− 2531	−33.7	× 122 / 416	−9.9
7	93,720	2543.2	− 2552	−8.8	× 157 / 416	−3.3
8	93,723	2561.0	− 2567	−6	× 137 / 416	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	87,087	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 136 / 406	−11.1
7	87,090	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 129 / 406	−11.6
8	87,092	2566.6	− 2567	−0.4	× 141 / 406	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	89,551	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 136 / 407	−11.1
7	89,552	2521.7	− 2552	−30.3	× 136 / 407	−10.1
8	89,555	2537.7	− 2567	−29.3	× 135 / 407	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	89,761	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 140 / 419	−15.3
7	89,764	2523.9	− 2552	−28.1	× 140 / 419	−9.4
8	89,765	2554.0	− 2567	−13	× 139 / 419	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	90,385	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 137 / 415	−10.5
7	90,386	2529.4	− 2552	−22.6	× 136 / 415	−7.4
8	90,387	2554.5	− 2567	−12.5	× 142 / 415	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	88,551	2487.8	− 2531	−43.2	× 84 / 309	−11.7
7	88,552	2551.0	− 2552	−1	× 106 / 309	−0.3
8	88,553	2573.6	− 2567	6.6	× 119 / 309	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	90,643	2463.7	− 2531	−67.3	× 67 / 312	−14.5
7	90,644	2504.2	− 2552	−47.8	× 126 / 312	−19.3
8	90,645	2536.6	− 2567	−30.4	× 119 / 312	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	90,545	2467.5	− 2531	−63.5	× 64 / 281	−14.5
7	90,546	2432.6	− 2552	−119.4	× 85 / 281	−36.1
8	90,547	2497.0	− 2567	−70	× 132 / 281	−32.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	90,474	2509.1	− 2531	−21.9	× 82 / 249	−7.2
7	90,475	2493.9	− 2552	−58.1	× 84 / 249	−19.6
8	90,476	2509.6	− 2567	−57.4	× 83 / 249	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	90,152	2476.5	− 2531	−54.5	× 73 / 261	−15.2
7	90,153	2498.3	− 2552	−53.7	× 104 / 261	−21.4
8	90,154	2493.3	− 2567	−73.7	× 84 / 261	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	89,823	2458.2	− 2531	−72.8	× 81 / 287	−20.5
7	89,824	2521.9	− 2552	−30.1	× 92 / 287	−9.6
8	89,825	2496.1	− 2567	−70.9	× 114 / 287	−28.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −15, −23, −31, −29, −22, −10, −45, −83, −46, −60, −58 → −38.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 38 · 2023→2024: 37 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 16.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.3 × 2.66 = 43.4. Upper limit 5, lower limit −81.8.

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.