Andros Karperos: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 2362 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 55 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 70 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 145 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 144 students 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 162 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 37 students 118 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 32 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 40 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 25 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	98,852	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 95 / 977	−4.7
4	98,855	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 115 / 977	−7.2
5	98,857	2466.0	− 2502	−36	× 122 / 977	−4.5
6	98,859	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 225 / 977	−6.3
7	98,860	2516.1	− 2552	−35.9	× 193 / 977	−7.1
8	98,863	2541.9	− 2567	−25.1	× 227 / 977	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,624	2385.5	− 2432	−46.5	× 78 / 880	−4.1
4	91,627	2439.1	− 2473	−33.9	× 104 / 880	−4
5	91,629	2465.5	− 2502	−36.5	× 113 / 880	−4.7
6	91,631	2493.4	− 2531	−37.6	× 181 / 880	−7.7
7	91,633	2547.2	− 2552	−4.8	× 215 / 880	−1.2
8	91,634	2554.3	− 2567	−12.7	× 189 / 880	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,399	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 114 / 917	−3.4
4	94,401	2437.8	− 2473	−35.2	× 83 / 917	−3.2
5	94,402	2471.3	− 2502	−30.7	× 107 / 917	−3.6
6	94,405	2502.8	− 2531	−28.2	× 203 / 917	−6.2
7	94,406	2532.2	− 2552	−19.8	× 190 / 917	−4.1
8	94,408	2539.4	− 2567	−27.6	× 220 / 917	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,608	2406.2	− 2432	−25.8	× 85 / 812	−2.7
4	94,611	2450.9	− 2473	−22.1	× 128 / 812	−3.5
5	94,612	2480.5	− 2502	−21.5	× 86 / 812	−2.3
6	94,615	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 141 / 812	−7.5
7	94,616	2559.6	− 2552	7.6	× 200 / 812	1.9
8	94,619	2526.6	− 2567	−40.4	× 172 / 812	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,245	2415.3	− 2432	−16.7	× 100 / 868	−1.9
4	95,246	2445.8	− 2473	−27.2	× 84 / 868	−2.6
5	95,247	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 121 / 868	−3.1
6	95,248	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 178 / 868	−7.8
7	95,249	2540.9	− 2552	−11.1	× 184 / 868	−2.4
8	95,250	2566.1	− 2567	−0.9	× 201 / 868	−0.2
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	95,459	2389.7	− 2432	−42.3	× 85 / 769	−4.7
4	95,460	2407.6	− 2473	−65.4	× 96 / 769	−8.2
5	95,461	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 87 / 769	−2.1
6	95,462	2474.2	− 2531	−56.8	× 171 / 769	−12.6
7	95,463	2501.4	− 2552	−50.6	× 148 / 769	−9.7
8	95,464	2535.5	− 2567	−31.5	× 182 / 769	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,343	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 74 / 748	−5.1
4	95,344	2401.8	− 2473	−71.2	× 89 / 748	−8.5
5	95,345	2470.4	− 2502	−31.6	× 94 / 748	−4
6	95,346	2480.7	− 2531	−50.3	× 165 / 748	−11.1
7	95,347	2518.7	− 2552	−33.3	× 169 / 748	−7.5
8	95,348	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 157 / 748	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,208	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 95 / 809	−7.5
4	95,209	2405.0	− 2473	−68	× 83 / 809	−7
5	95,210	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 96 / 809	−4.7
6	95,211	2471.6	− 2531	−59.4	× 184 / 809	−13.5
7	95,212	2492.3	− 2552	−59.7	× 172 / 809	−12.7
8	95,213	2529.1	− 2567	−37.9	× 179 / 809	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,940	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 90 / 826	−5.5
4	94,941	2402.2	− 2473	−70.8	× 90 / 826	−7.7
5	94,942	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 93 / 826	−3.7
6	94,943	2458.0	− 2531	−73	× 184 / 826	−16.3
7	94,944	2495.9	− 2552	−56.1	× 187 / 826	−12.7
8	94,945	2516.0	− 2567	−51	× 182 / 826	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,546	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 92 / 833	−7.8
4	94,547	2410.4	− 2473	−62.6	× 95 / 833	−7.1
5	94,548	2446.7	− 2502	−55.3	× 98 / 833	−6.5
6	94,549	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 177 / 833	−12.6
7	94,550	2496.9	− 2552	−55.1	× 184 / 833	−12.2
8	94,551	2508.7	− 2567	−58.3	× 187 / 833	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −24, −27, −23, −18, −45, −42, −54, −57, −59 → −38.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.9 × 2.66 = 21. Upper limit −17.5, lower limit −59.5.

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.