Orchard View: 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 11.

5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2530 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2577 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2611 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2649 vs. 2583.

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	95,679	2477.6	− 2531	−53.4	× 14 / 56	−13.4
7	95,681	2564.0	− 2552	12	× 14 / 56	3
8	95,683	2590.3	− 2567	23.3	× 11 / 56	4.6
11	95,685	2607.6	− 2583	24.6	× 17 / 56	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	88,786	2514.8	− 2502	12.8	× 12 / 90	1.7
6	88,788	2556.1	− 2531	25.1	× 13 / 90	3.6
7	88,789	2564.3	− 2552	12.3	× 24 / 90	3.3
8	88,792	2593.7	− 2567	26.7	× 15 / 90	4.5
11	88,793	2642.8	− 2583	59.8	× 26 / 90	17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,334	2440.2	− 2432	8.2	× 11 / 87	1
6	91,340	2587.5	− 2531	56.5	× 13 / 87	8.4
7	91,342	2613.8	− 2552	61.8	× 16 / 87	11.4
8	91,344	2596.2	− 2567	29.2	× 23 / 87	7.7
11	91,346	2662.7	− 2583	79.7	× 24 / 87	22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,524	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 11 / 101	0.3
4	91,525	2498.4	− 2473	25.4	× 13 / 101	3.3
6	91,529	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 15 / 101	−3.8
7	91,532	2616.4	− 2552	64.4	× 14 / 101	8.9
8	91,533	2639.2	− 2567	72.2	× 24 / 101	17.2
11	91,536	2632.1	− 2583	49.1	× 24 / 101	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,165	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 12 / 93	−1.1
4	92,166	2490.2	− 2473	17.2	× 11 / 93	2
5	92,167	2527.8	− 2502	25.8	× 11 / 93	3.1
7	92,169	2555.2	− 2552	3.2	× 17 / 93	0.6
8	92,170	2619.9	− 2567	52.9	× 17 / 93	9.7
11	92,171	2665.0	− 2583	82	× 25 / 93	22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,417	2423.0	− 2432	−9	× 11 / 86	−1.2
4	92,418	2433.6	− 2473	−39.4	× 12 / 86	−5.5
6	92,420	2567.1	− 2531	36.1	× 15 / 86	6.3
7	92,421	2592.6	− 2552	40.6	× 13 / 86	6.1
8	92,422	2622.4	− 2567	55.4	× 22 / 86	14.2
11	92,423	2652.8	− 2583	69.8	× 13 / 86	10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	92,330	2489.3	− 2473	16.3	× 14 / 104	2.2
5	92,331	2527.3	− 2502	25.3	× 13 / 104	3.2
6	92,332	2542.9	− 2531	11.9	× 14 / 104	1.6
7	92,333	2572.6	− 2552	20.6	× 24 / 104	4.8
8	92,334	2607.1	− 2567	40.1	× 17 / 104	6.6
11	92,335	2587.9	− 2583	4.9	× 22 / 104	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,226	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 12 / 112	−3.2
4	92,227	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 12 / 112	0.3
5	92,228	2533.2	− 2502	31.2	× 14 / 112	3.9
6	92,229	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 14 / 112	−3.5
7	92,230	2604.8	− 2552	52.8	× 15 / 112	7.1
8	92,231	2585.0	− 2567	18	× 26 / 112	4.2
11	92,232	2657.7	− 2583	74.7	× 19 / 112	12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	91,937	2468.9	− 2473	−4.1	× 15 / 114	−0.5
5	91,938	2549.7	− 2502	47.7	× 15 / 114	6.3
6	91,939	2555.3	− 2531	24.3	× 17 / 114	3.6
7	91,940	2539.6	− 2552	−12.4	× 17 / 114	−1.8
8	91,941	2607.2	− 2567	40.2	× 19 / 114	6.7
11	91,942	2624.6	− 2583	41.6	× 31 / 114	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	91,559	2529.5	− 2502	27.5	× 18 / 95	5.2
6	91,560	2577.0	− 2531	46	× 17 / 95	8.2
7	91,561	2611.3	− 2552	59.3	× 21 / 95	13.1
8	91,562	2570.0	− 2567	3	× 15 / 95	0.5
11	91,563	2648.9	− 2583	65.9	× 24 / 95	16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 2, 30, 51, 37, 36, 31, 19, 21, 26, 44 → 29.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 28 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit 61.1, lower limit −1.7.

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.