El Monte 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 248 of the 826 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 7 bar. 2541 vs. 2552. 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 6th 185 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 203 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 190 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 89 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 77 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 82 students Just under the grade 4 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
6	100,467	2457.2	− 2531	−73.8	× 313 / 886	−26.1
7	100,470	2464.9	− 2552	−87.1	× 307 / 886	−30.2
8	100,471	2502.4	− 2567	−64.6	× 266 / 886	−19.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	93,160	2478.5	− 2531	−52.5	× 298 / 908	−17.2
7	93,163	2470.0	− 2552	−82	× 310 / 908	−28
8	93,164	2509.3	− 2567	−57.7	× 300 / 908	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,929	2470.2	− 2531	−60.8	× 330 / 929	−21.6
7	95,930	2476.3	− 2552	−75.7	× 301 / 929	−24.5
8	95,933	2513.2	− 2567	−53.8	× 298 / 929	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,116	2490.5	− 2531	−40.5	× 308 / 927	−13.5
7	96,119	2499.6	− 2552	−52.4	× 313 / 927	−17.7
8	96,120	2526.7	− 2567	−40.3	× 306 / 927	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,779	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 227 / 830	−6.5
7	96,780	2507.9	− 2552	−44.1	× 294 / 830	−15.6
8	96,781	2529.4	− 2567	−37.6	× 309 / 830	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,700	2456.2	− 2531	−74.8	× 315 / 846	−27.9
7	94,701	2499.5	− 2552	−52.5	× 304 / 846	−18.9
8	94,702	2508.1	− 2567	−58.9	× 227 / 846	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,979	2484.6	− 2531	−46.4	× 309 / 929	−15.4
7	96,980	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 320 / 929	−16.8
8	96,981	2542.5	− 2567	−24.5	× 300 / 929	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,826	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 287 / 915	−9.8
7	96,827	2503.6	− 2552	−48.4	× 309 / 915	−16.3
8	96,828	2513.9	− 2567	−53.1	× 319 / 915	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,717	2499.3	− 2531	−31.7	× 287 / 870	−10.5
7	96,718	2511.1	− 2552	−40.9	× 276 / 870	−13
8	96,719	2519.9	− 2567	−47.1	× 307 / 870	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,442	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 273 / 829	−12.2
7	96,443	2526.4	− 2552	−25.6	× 277 / 829	−8.6
8	96,444	2527.1	− 2567	−39.9	× 279 / 829	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,066	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 274 / 826	−7.4
7	96,067	2521.2	− 2552	−30.8	× 280 / 826	−10.4
8	96,068	2540.9	− 2567	−26.1	× 272 / 826	−8.6
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. −76, −64, −63, −44, −36, −63, −40, −45, −40, −34, −26 → −48.3
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 27 · 2021→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −18, lower limit −78.6.

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.