Southport TK-8: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2531. 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
3	105,510	2418.7	− 2432	−13.3	× 99 / 550	−2.4
4	105,511	2447.1	− 2473	−25.9	× 89 / 550	−4.2
5	105,514	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 88 / 550	−1.9
6	105,515	2491.2	− 2531	−39.8	× 108 / 550	−7.8
7	105,518	2523.5	− 2552	−28.5	× 72 / 550	−3.7
8	105,519	2543.7	− 2567	−23.3	× 94 / 550	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,022	2449.4	− 2432	17.4	× 95 / 517	3.2
4	98,023	2454.6	− 2473	−18.4	× 99 / 517	−3.5
5	98,025	2510.1	− 2502	8.1	× 74 / 517	1.2
6	98,028	2532.4	− 2531	1.4	× 82 / 517	0.2
7	98,029	2572.5	− 2552	20.5	× 88 / 517	3.5
8	98,031	2596.9	− 2567	29.9	× 79 / 517	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,886	2435.4	− 2432	3.4	× 96 / 557	0.6
4	100,889	2491.4	− 2473	18.4	× 99 / 557	3.3
5	100,890	2492.6	− 2502	−9.4	× 96 / 557	−1.6
6	100,893	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 95 / 557	−2.8
7	100,894	2541.2	− 2552	−10.8	× 88 / 557	−1.7
8	100,896	2581.7	− 2567	14.7	× 83 / 557	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,041	2437.8	− 2432	5.8	× 86 / 534	0.9
4	101,044	2492.0	− 2473	19	× 87 / 534	3.1
5	101,045	2543.1	− 2502	41.1	× 94 / 534	7.2
6	101,048	2529.5	− 2531	−1.5	× 95 / 534	−0.3
7	101,049	2556.8	− 2552	4.8	× 91 / 534	0.8
8	101,052	2580.5	− 2567	13.5	× 81 / 534	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,682	2440.5	− 2432	8.5	× 79 / 545	1.2
4	101,683	2497.1	− 2473	24.1	× 88 / 545	3.9
5	101,684	2530.0	− 2502	28	× 90 / 545	4.6
6	101,685	2545.6	− 2531	14.6	× 100 / 545	2.7
7	101,686	2549.5	− 2552	−2.5	× 99 / 545	−0.5
8	101,687	2577.6	− 2567	10.6	× 89 / 545	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,959	2420.8	− 2432	−11.2	× 69 / 422	−1.8
4	101,960	2484.4	− 2473	11.4	× 69 / 422	1.9
5	101,961	2504.2	− 2502	2.2	× 62 / 422	0.3
6	101,962	2520.8	− 2531	−10.2	× 62 / 422	−1.5
7	101,963	2568.8	− 2552	16.8	× 80 / 422	3.2
8	101,964	2561.9	− 2567	−5.1	× 80 / 422	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,779	2418.7	− 2432	−13.3	× 74 / 438	−2.2
4	101,780	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 74 / 438	0.2
5	101,781	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 77 / 438	−2.7
6	101,782	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 68 / 438	−10
7	101,783	2517.3	− 2552	−34.7	× 67 / 438	−5.3
8	101,784	2562.7	− 2567	−4.3	× 78 / 438	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,666	2450.5	− 2432	18.5	× 64 / 451	2.6
4	101,667	2455.3	− 2473	−17.7	× 84 / 451	−3.3
5	101,668	2516.2	− 2502	14.2	× 83 / 451	2.6
6	101,669	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 72 / 451	−7.4
7	101,670	2488.0	− 2552	−64	× 82 / 451	−11.6
8	101,671	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 66 / 451	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,332	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 75 / 486	−6.7
4	101,333	2486.8	− 2473	13.8	× 81 / 486	2.3
5	101,334	2510.9	− 2502	8.9	× 82 / 486	1.5
6	101,335	2485.7	− 2531	−45.3	× 91 / 486	−8.5
7	101,336	2521.7	− 2552	−30.3	× 81 / 486	−5.1
8	101,337	2512.5	− 2567	−54.5	× 76 / 486	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,991	2414.7	− 2432	−17.3	× 64 / 485	−2.3
4	100,992	2460.8	− 2473	−12.2	× 75 / 485	−1.9
5	100,993	2532.6	− 2502	30.6	× 88 / 485	5.6
6	100,994	2501.4	− 2531	−29.6	× 86 / 485	−5.2
7	100,995	2523.4	− 2552	−28.6	× 93 / 485	−5.5
8	100,996	2530.6	− 2567	−36.4	× 79 / 485	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, 9, 0, 14, 14, 1, −21, −21, −25, −15 → −6.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 33 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 11.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.7 × 2.66 = 31.1. Upper limit 24.3, lower limit −37.9.

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.