Berrendos Middle: 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.

6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2546 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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
6	99,169	2516.9	− 2531	−14.1	× 73 / 227	−4.5
7	99,172	2583.9	− 2552	31.9	× 82 / 227	11.5
8	99,173	2588.9	− 2567	21.9	× 72 / 227	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,938	2557.0	− 2531	26	× 74 / 233	8.3
7	91,940	2590.5	− 2552	38.5	× 76 / 233	12.6
8	91,943	2612.6	− 2567	45.6	× 83 / 233	16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,723	2532.3	− 2531	1.3	× 82 / 241	0.4
7	94,725	2593.8	− 2552	41.8	× 81 / 241	14
8	94,726	2571.0	− 2567	4	× 78 / 241	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,925	2529.1	− 2531	−1.9	× 83 / 255	−0.6
7	94,926	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 92 / 255	1.6
8	94,929	2597.8	− 2567	30.8	× 80 / 255	9.7
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
6	95,565	2527.0	− 2531	−4	× 79 / 252	−1.3
7	95,566	2551.2	− 2552	−0.8	× 88 / 252	−0.3
8	95,567	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 85 / 252	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	93,500	2506.8	− 2531	−24.2	× 69 / 217	−7.7
7	93,501	2544.9	− 2552	−7.1	× 79 / 217	−2.6
8	93,502	2571.0	− 2567	4	× 69 / 217	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,761	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 84 / 244	−9.4
7	95,762	2525.5	− 2552	−26.5	× 75 / 244	−8.1
8	95,763	2551.0	− 2567	−16	× 85 / 244	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,633	2507.8	− 2531	−23.2	× 88 / 232	−8.8
7	95,634	2555.1	− 2552	3.1	× 79 / 232	1.1
8	95,635	2562.3	− 2567	−4.7	× 65 / 232	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,514	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 76 / 230	−5.3
7	95,515	2539.6	− 2552	−12.4	× 76 / 230	−4.1
8	95,516	2560.2	− 2567	−6.8	× 78 / 230	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,246	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 80 / 231	−7.4
7	95,247	2533.5	− 2552	−18.5	× 81 / 231	−6.5
8	95,248	2571.6	− 2567	4.6	× 70 / 231	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,852	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 70 / 229	−13.9
7	94,853	2543.7	− 2552	−8.3	× 76 / 229	−2.8
8	94,854	2545.6	− 2567	−21.4	× 83 / 229	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 14, 37, 16, 11, −4, −9, −23, −9, −12, −13, −24 → −1.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 23 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 28.3, lower limit −31.3.

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.