Esparto 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, 67 of the 239 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2502. 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 43 students 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 66 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 63 students 16 points 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 6th 27 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 23 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 17 students Just 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	105,347	2479.0	− 2531	−52	× 78 / 215	−18.9
7	105,350	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 91 / 215	−26.7
8	105,351	2501.0	− 2567	−66	× 46 / 215	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	97,861	2495.2	− 2531	−35.8	× 72 / 241	−10.7
7	97,863	2485.4	− 2552	−66.6	× 78 / 241	−21.6
8	97,866	2501.6	− 2567	−65.4	× 91 / 241	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	100,716	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 83 / 240	−21.1
7	100,719	2471.7	− 2552	−80.3	× 77 / 240	−25.8
8	100,720	2467.9	− 2567	−99.1	× 80 / 240	−33
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	100,867	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 75 / 225	−20.1
7	100,869	2505.4	− 2552	−46.6	× 78 / 225	−16.2
8	100,871	2528.6	− 2567	−38.4	× 72 / 225	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,526	2458.0	− 2531	−73	× 66 / 225	−21.4
7	101,527	2499.0	− 2552	−53	× 78 / 225	−18.4
8	101,528	2519.0	− 2567	−48	× 81 / 225	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	99,369	2486.1	− 2531	−44.9	× 68 / 176	−17.3
7	99,370	2535.9	− 2552	−16.1	× 48 / 176	−4.4
8	99,371	2478.7	− 2567	−88.3	× 60 / 176	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,769	2468.8	− 2531	−62.2	× 68 / 201	−21
7	101,770	2496.3	− 2552	−55.7	× 72 / 201	−20
8	101,771	2522.4	− 2567	−44.6	× 61 / 201	−13.5
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	101,601	2469.3	− 2531	−61.7	× 70 / 218	−19.8
7	101,602	2500.8	− 2552	−51.2	× 72 / 218	−16.9
8	101,603	2517.6	− 2567	−49.4	× 76 / 218	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,488	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 77 / 226	−22.9
7	101,489	2533.7	− 2552	−18.3	× 77 / 226	−6.2
8	101,490	2520.1	− 2567	−46.9	× 72 / 226	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,156	2481.5	− 2531	−49.5	× 78 / 234	−16.5
7	101,157	2505.2	− 2552	−46.8	× 77 / 234	−15.4
8	101,158	2566.3	− 2567	−0.7	× 79 / 234	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	100,817	2463.7	− 2531	−67.3	× 70 / 239	−19.7
7	100,818	2500.7	− 2552	−51.3	× 89 / 239	−19.1
8	100,819	2496.2	− 2567	−70.8	× 80 / 239	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −57, −80, −49, −57, −52, −55, −54, −44, −32, −63 → −54.8
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: 23 · 2017→2018: 31 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 31 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit −21, lower limit −88.6.

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.