Healdsburg Junior High: 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 meets the grade 6 bar. 2549 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2566 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2585 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
6	96,154	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 89 / 356	−12.9
7	96,157	2514.6	− 2552	−37.4	× 132 / 356	−13.9
8	96,158	2566.4	− 2567	−0.6	× 135 / 356	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	89,196	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 101 / 359	−10.6
7	89,198	2544.3	− 2552	−7.7	× 130 / 359	−2.8
8	89,200	2566.8	− 2567	−0.2	× 128 / 359	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,788	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 110 / 355	−12.2
7	91,790	2568.1	− 2552	16.1	× 120 / 355	5.4
8	91,792	2595.0	− 2567	28	× 125 / 355	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,985	2492.6	− 2531	−38.4	× 93 / 345	−10.4
7	91,987	2525.3	− 2552	−26.7	× 137 / 345	−10.6
8	91,989	2581.9	− 2567	14.9	× 115 / 345	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,622	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 100 / 345	−4.7
7	92,623	2534.4	− 2552	−17.6	× 114 / 345	−5.8
8	92,624	2566.4	− 2567	−0.6	× 131 / 345	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,873	2472.8	− 2531	−58.2	× 92 / 268	−20
7	92,874	2535.9	− 2552	−16.1	× 83 / 268	−5
8	92,875	2529.0	− 2567	−38	× 93 / 268	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,775	2484.2	− 2531	−46.8	× 89 / 270	−15.4
7	92,776	2522.1	− 2552	−29.9	× 100 / 270	−11.1
8	92,777	2544.8	− 2567	−22.2	× 81 / 270	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,668	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 66 / 273	−7.4
7	92,669	2533.3	− 2552	−18.7	× 109 / 273	−7.5
8	92,670	2525.2	− 2567	−41.8	× 98 / 273	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,402	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 79 / 294	−2.8
7	92,403	2562.9	− 2552	10.9	× 97 / 294	3.6
8	92,404	2565.5	− 2567	−1.5	× 118 / 294	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,003	2549.3	− 2531	18.3	× 63 / 262	4.4
7	92,004	2566.4	− 2552	14.4	× 100 / 262	5.5
8	92,005	2584.8	− 2567	17.8	× 99 / 262	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −13, 3, −16, −11, −38, −33, −30, 0, 17 → −14.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 30 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 15.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.1 × 2.66 = 40.2. Upper limit 25.4, lower limit −55.

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.