Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2520 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2542 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2594 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.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,376	2427.9	− 2432	−4.1	× 28 / 180	−0.6
4	93,377	2473.5	− 2473	0.5	× 28 / 180	0.1
5	93,378	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 24 / 180	−2.6
6	93,379	2481.9	− 2531	−49.1	× 27 / 180	−7.4
7	93,380	2546.9	− 2552	−5.1	× 20 / 180	−0.6
8	93,381	2542.7	− 2567	−24.3	× 53 / 180	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,607	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 47 / 345	−7.4
4	93,608	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 45 / 345	−7.4
5	93,609	2479.2	− 2502	−22.8	× 45 / 345	−3
6	93,610	2512.4	− 2531	−18.6	× 38 / 345	−2
7	93,611	2553.5	− 2552	1.5	× 53 / 345	0.2
8	93,612	2569.3	− 2567	2.3	× 49 / 345	0.3
11	93,613	2607.5	− 2583	24.5	× 68 / 345	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,511	2362.4	− 2432	−69.6	× 43 / 332	−9
4	93,512	2418.9	− 2473	−54.1	× 45 / 332	−7.3
5	93,513	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 45 / 332	−7.4
6	93,514	2498.6	− 2531	−32.4	× 43 / 332	−4.2
7	93,515	2538.3	− 2552	−13.7	× 48 / 332	−2
8	93,516	2577.2	− 2567	10.2	× 59 / 332	1.8
11	93,517	2601.9	− 2583	18.9	× 49 / 332	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,394	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 49 / 386	−8.3
4	93,395	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 54 / 386	−6.5
5	93,396	2473.5	− 2502	−28.5	× 54 / 386	−4
6	93,397	2484.5	− 2531	−46.5	× 54 / 386	−6.5
7	93,398	2532.1	− 2552	−19.9	× 62 / 386	−3.2
8	93,399	2551.6	− 2567	−15.4	× 52 / 386	−2.1
11	93,400	2604.2	− 2583	21.2	× 61 / 386	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,124	2374.0	− 2432	−58	× 53 / 383	−8
4	93,125	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 48 / 383	−6.1
5	93,126	2465.2	− 2502	−36.8	× 47 / 383	−4.5
6	93,127	2495.8	− 2531	−35.2	× 55 / 383	−5.1
7	93,128	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 60 / 383	−3.8
8	93,129	2551.5	− 2567	−15.5	× 59 / 383	−2.4
11	93,130	2617.7	− 2583	34.7	× 61 / 383	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,726	2408.4	− 2432	−23.6	× 69 / 406	−4
4	92,727	2451.3	− 2473	−21.7	× 48 / 406	−2.6
5	92,728	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 52 / 406	−3.6
6	92,729	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 59 / 406	−0.9
7	92,730	2519.8	− 2552	−32.2	× 57 / 406	−4.5
8	92,731	2542.3	− 2567	−24.7	× 61 / 406	−3.7
11	92,732	2593.6	− 2583	10.6	× 60 / 406	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −14, −25, −27, −24, −18 → −21
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 5.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.2 × 2.66 = 13.8. Upper limit −7.2, lower limit −34.8.

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 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.