Paradise Charter: 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.

4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2488 vs. 2473.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2542 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 7 bar. 2540 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2564 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
3	97,318	2446.9	− 2432	14.9	× 14 / 82	2.5
4	97,320	2447.6	− 2473	−25.4	× 15 / 82	−4.6
5	97,323	2498.3	− 2502	−3.7	× 12 / 82	−0.5
6	97,324	2514.4	− 2531	−16.6	× 14 / 82	−2.8
7	97,327	2531.7	− 2552	−20.3	× 15 / 82	−3.7
8	97,328	2609.2	− 2567	42.2	× 12 / 82	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,222	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 14 / 84	−5.2
4	90,225	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 16 / 84	−0.5
5	90,226	2526.5	− 2502	24.5	× 15 / 84	4.4
6	90,229	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 13 / 84	0.3
7	90,230	2600.5	− 2552	48.5	× 11 / 84	6.4
8	90,232	2572.9	− 2567	5.9	× 15 / 84	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,861	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 15 / 56	−7.4
4	92,862	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 12 / 56	1.8
5	92,864	2495.1	− 2502	−6.9	× 15 / 56	−1.8
6	92,866	2536.2	− 2531	5.2	× 14 / 56	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	93,062	2498.6	− 2473	25.6	× 14 / 51	7
6	93,066	2523.5	− 2531	−7.5	× 14 / 51	−2.1
7	93,067	2587.5	− 2552	35.5	× 12 / 51	8.4
8	93,070	2603.9	− 2567	36.9	× 11 / 51	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,714	2398.2	− 2432	−33.8	× 14 / 55	−8.6
5	93,716	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 13 / 55	3
7	93,718	2593.7	− 2552	41.7	× 14 / 55	10.6
8	93,719	2630.9	− 2567	63.9	× 14 / 55	16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,729	2408.8	− 2432	−23.2	× 12 / 65	−4.3
4	91,730	2414.8	− 2473	−58.2	× 15 / 65	−13.4
5	91,731	2488.9	− 2502	−13.1	× 14 / 65	−2.8
6	91,732	2536.9	− 2531	5.9	× 11 / 65	1
7	91,733	2601.4	− 2552	49.4	× 13 / 65	9.9
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
3	93,945	2414.6	− 2432	−17.4	× 11 / 72	−2.7
4	93,946	2356.4	− 2473	−116.6	× 11 / 72	−17.8
5	93,947	2501.5	− 2502	−0.5	× 11 / 72	−0.1
6	93,948	2524.2	− 2531	−6.8	× 15 / 72	−1.4
7	93,949	2612.4	− 2552	60.4	× 13 / 72	10.9
8	93,950	2570.2	− 2567	3.2	× 11 / 72	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,853	2493.4	− 2432	61.4	× 18 / 88	12.6
4	93,854	2454.9	− 2473	−18.1	× 12 / 88	−2.5
5	93,855	2488.9	− 2502	−13.1	× 13 / 88	−1.9
6	93,856	2513.4	− 2531	−17.6	× 14 / 88	−2.8
7	93,857	2581.1	− 2552	29.1	× 19 / 88	6.3
8	93,858	2624.6	− 2567	57.6	× 12 / 88	7.9
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
4	93,735	2505.8	− 2473	32.8	× 17 / 71	7.9
5	93,736	2506.4	− 2502	4.4	× 13 / 71	0.8
6	93,737	2524.5	− 2531	−6.5	× 13 / 71	−1.2
7	93,738	2538.0	− 2552	−14	× 12 / 71	−2.4
8	93,739	2588.5	− 2567	21.5	× 16 / 71	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,466	2497.2	− 2432	65.2	× 13 / 75	11.3
5	93,468	2535.4	− 2502	33.4	× 18 / 75	8
6	93,469	2517.9	− 2531	−13.1	× 16 / 75	−2.8
7	93,470	2583.5	− 2552	31.5	× 13 / 75	5.5
8	93,471	2555.1	− 2567	−11.9	× 15 / 75	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	93,069	2487.6	− 2473	14.6	× 14 / 60	3.4
6	93,071	2541.8	− 2531	10.8	× 19 / 60	3.4
7	93,072	2539.9	− 2552	−12.1	× 16 / 60	−3.2
8	93,073	2564.2	− 2567	−2.8	× 11 / 60	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −3, 6, −6, 21, 21, −10, −11, 19, 10, 20, 3 → 6.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 27 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 31 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 30 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 14.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.6 × 2.66 = 38.8. Upper limit 45.2, lower limit −32.4.

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.