Connecting Waters 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 7 bar. 2531 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 2534 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2562 vs. 2567. The 11th-grade bar is 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
3	98,212	2401.2	− 2432	−30.8	× 178 / 1134	−4.8
4	98,215	2441.5	− 2473	−31.5	× 175 / 1134	−4.9
5	98,216	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 166 / 1134	−2.4
6	98,219	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 138 / 1134	−2.1
7	98,220	2549.9	− 2552	−2.1	× 150 / 1134	−0.3
8	98,223	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 162 / 1134	−0.5
11	98,224	2601.3	− 2583	18.3	× 165 / 1134	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,982	2402.9	− 2432	−29.1	× 165 / 1148	−4.2
4	90,985	2454.3	− 2473	−18.7	× 164 / 1148	−2.7
5	90,987	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 181 / 1148	−2.3
6	90,989	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 158 / 1148	−1.2
7	90,991	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 141 / 1148	−1.4
8	90,992	2574.9	− 2567	7.9	× 163 / 1148	1.1
11	90,994	2601.7	− 2583	18.7	× 176 / 1148	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,725	2418.1	− 2432	−13.9	× 156 / 1182	−1.8
4	93,727	2443.5	− 2473	−29.5	× 155 / 1182	−3.9
5	93,728	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 176 / 1182	−2.1
6	93,731	2500.6	− 2531	−30.4	× 181 / 1182	−4.7
7	93,732	2553.6	− 2552	1.6	× 174 / 1182	0.2
8	93,734	2560.9	− 2567	−6.1	× 168 / 1182	−0.9
11	93,737	2589.0	− 2583	6	× 172 / 1182	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,933	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 144 / 1181	−3.2
4	93,936	2449.4	− 2473	−23.6	× 160 / 1181	−3.2
5	93,937	2492.7	− 2502	−9.3	× 151 / 1181	−1.2
6	93,940	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 180 / 1181	−3.2
7	93,941	2544.9	− 2552	−7.1	× 193 / 1181	−1.2
8	93,944	2563.7	− 2567	−3.3	× 167 / 1181	−0.5
11	93,945	2590.8	− 2583	7.8	× 186 / 1181	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,559	2404.7	− 2432	−27.3	× 94 / 838	−3.1
4	94,560	2424.9	− 2473	−48.1	× 95 / 838	−5.5
5	94,561	2482.5	− 2502	−19.5	× 123 / 838	−2.9
6	94,562	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 105 / 838	−3.7
7	94,563	2543.7	− 2552	−8.3	× 146 / 838	−1.4
8	94,564	2557.9	− 2567	−9.1	× 123 / 838	−1.3
11	94,565	2598.1	− 2583	15.1	× 152 / 838	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,799	2385.9	− 2432	−46.1	× 82 / 536	−7.1
4	94,800	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 69 / 536	−4.2
5	94,801	2484.0	− 2502	−18	× 57 / 536	−1.9
6	94,802	2500.0	− 2531	−31	× 86 / 536	−5
7	94,803	2527.0	− 2552	−25	× 67 / 536	−3.1
8	94,804	2555.8	− 2567	−11.2	× 94 / 536	−2
11	94,805	2587.9	− 2583	4.9	× 81 / 536	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,685	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 49 / 385	−8.9
4	94,686	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 57 / 385	−5.7
5	94,687	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 46 / 385	−1.9
6	94,688	2517.5	− 2531	−13.5	× 56 / 385	−2
7	94,689	2529.1	− 2552	−22.9	× 57 / 385	−3.4
8	94,690	2522.5	− 2567	−44.5	× 49 / 385	−5.7
11	94,691	2596.5	− 2583	13.5	× 71 / 385	2.5
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	94,560	2393.7	− 2432	−38.3	× 52 / 387	−5.1
4	94,561	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 46 / 387	−7.1
5	94,562	2474.6	− 2502	−27.4	× 54 / 387	−3.8
6	94,563	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 49 / 387	−3.2
7	94,564	2533.3	− 2552	−18.7	× 71 / 387	−3.4
8	94,565	2549.4	− 2567	−17.6	× 55 / 387	−2.5
11	94,566	2591.9	− 2583	8.9	× 60 / 387	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,286	2377.2	− 2432	−54.8	× 47 / 405	−6.4
4	94,287	2451.9	− 2473	−21.1	× 52 / 405	−2.7
5	94,288	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 46 / 405	−3.4
6	94,289	2512.6	− 2531	−18.4	× 62 / 405	−2.8
7	94,290	2539.8	− 2552	−12.2	× 60 / 405	−1.8
8	94,291	2536.4	− 2567	−30.6	× 69 / 405	−5.2
11	94,292	2569.1	− 2583	−13.9	× 69 / 405	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,894	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 66 / 370	−8.9
4	93,895	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 40 / 370	−2.5
5	93,896	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 50 / 370	−2.4
6	93,897	2526.0	− 2531	−5	× 45 / 370	−0.6
7	93,898	2531.4	− 2552	−20.6	× 61 / 370	−3.4
8	93,899	2533.9	− 2567	−33.1	× 50 / 370	−4.5
11	93,900	2561.5	− 2583	−21.5	× 58 / 370	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, −8, −12, −11, −15, −22, −25, −24, −25, −26 → −18
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 2.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 2.9 × 2.66 = 7.7. Upper limit −10.3, lower limit −25.7.

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.