Pixley 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, 88 of the 271 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2538 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 2537 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 53 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 56 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 74 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 32 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 28 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 28 students 21 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
6	100,901	2441.2	− 2531	−89.8	× 119 / 339	−31.5
7	100,904	2454.1	− 2552	−97.9	× 114 / 339	−32.9
8	100,905	2502.1	− 2567	−64.9	× 106 / 339	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	93,605	2432.3	− 2531	−98.7	× 134 / 367	−36
7	93,606	2480.3	− 2552	−71.7	× 119 / 367	−23.2
8	93,609	2492.8	− 2567	−74.2	× 114 / 367	−23
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,367	2421.7	− 2531	−109.3	× 108 / 356	−33.2
7	96,368	2491.0	− 2552	−61	× 123 / 356	−21.1
8	96,370	2517.1	− 2567	−49.9	× 125 / 356	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,558	2419.7	− 2531	−111.3	× 142 / 374	−42.3
7	96,559	2448.2	− 2552	−103.8	× 109 / 374	−30.3
8	96,562	2506.2	− 2567	−60.8	× 123 / 374	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	97,219	2453.8	− 2531	−77.2	× 92 / 318	−22.3
7	97,220	2493.1	− 2552	−58.9	× 126 / 318	−23.3
8	97,221	2510.3	− 2567	−56.7	× 100 / 318	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,100	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 103 / 271	−22.2
7	95,101	2512.2	− 2552	−39.8	× 95 / 271	−14
8	95,102	2487.4	− 2567	−79.6	× 73 / 271	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	97,403	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 91 / 297	−21
7	97,404	2496.7	− 2552	−55.3	× 105 / 297	−19.6
8	97,405	2525.7	− 2567	−41.3	× 101 / 297	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	97,250	2458.6	− 2531	−72.4	× 96 / 303	−22.9
7	97,251	2496.5	− 2552	−55.5	× 104 / 303	−19
8	97,252	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 103 / 303	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	97,137	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 110 / 308	−14.4
7	97,138	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 100 / 308	−24.8
8	97,139	2524.5	− 2567	−42.5	× 98 / 308	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,856	2494.2	− 2531	−36.8	× 86 / 292	−10.8
7	96,857	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 109 / 292	−11.9
8	96,858	2519.7	− 2567	−47.3	× 97 / 292	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,484	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 85 / 271	−9.9
7	96,485	2538.0	− 2552	−14	× 84 / 271	−4.3
8	96,486	2537.0	− 2567	−30	× 102 / 271	−11.3
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. −85, −82, −72, −93, −64, −58, −55, −59, −53, −38, −26 → −62.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 29 · 2019→2021: 6 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −33.3, lower limit −91.3.

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.