Science & Technology Academy at Knights Landing: 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2542 vs. 2531.

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	105,605	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 49 / 136	−11.2
4	105,608	2475.3	− 2473	2.3	× 32 / 136	0.5
5	105,609	2510.4	− 2502	8.4	× 25 / 136	1.5
6	105,612	2533.4	− 2531	2.4	× 30 / 136	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,118	2405.3	− 2432	−26.7	× 47 / 163	−7.7
4	98,120	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 54 / 163	−14.8
5	98,121	2503.4	− 2502	1.4	× 38 / 163	0.3
6	98,124	2540.3	− 2531	9.3	× 24 / 163	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,982	2426.8	− 2432	−5.2	× 37 / 169	−1.1
4	100,984	2480.4	− 2473	7.4	× 47 / 169	2.1
5	100,986	2492.8	− 2502	−9.2	× 50 / 169	−2.7
6	100,989	2537.9	− 2531	6.9	× 35 / 169	1.4
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	101,136	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 36 / 165	−2.6
4	101,137	2468.5	− 2473	−4.5	× 35 / 165	−1
5	101,140	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 46 / 165	−6.7
6	101,141	2529.5	− 2531	−1.5	× 48 / 165	−0.4
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
3	101,780	2414.3	− 2432	−17.7	× 25 / 135	−3.3
4	101,781	2461.2	− 2473	−11.8	× 32 / 135	−2.8
5	101,782	2502.7	− 2502	0.7	× 33 / 135	0.2
6	101,783	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 45 / 135	−2.8
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
3	102,067	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 28 / 119	−7.9
4	102,068	2467.5	− 2473	−5.5	× 38 / 119	−1.8
5	102,069	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 27 / 119	2.6
6	102,070	2504.8	− 2531	−26.2	× 26 / 119	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,883	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 32 / 125	−8.6
4	101,884	2484.9	− 2473	11.9	× 25 / 125	2.4
5	101,885	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 39 / 125	6
6	101,886	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 29 / 125	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,776	2359.4	− 2432	−72.6	× 23 / 126	−13.3
4	101,777	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 35 / 126	−0.5
5	101,778	2497.3	− 2502	−4.7	× 29 / 126	−1.1
6	101,779	2545.5	− 2531	14.5	× 39 / 126	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,438	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 39 / 134	−9.8
4	101,439	2436.7	− 2473	−36.3	× 30 / 134	−8.1
5	101,440	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 37 / 134	1
6	101,441	2540.6	− 2531	9.6	× 28 / 134	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,099	2431.0	− 2432	−1	× 31 / 137	−0.2
4	101,100	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 37 / 137	−10.6
5	101,101	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 32 / 137	−8.4
6	101,102	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 37 / 137	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −9, −21, 0, −11, −9, −13, −1, −10, −15, −16 → −10.5
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: 21 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit 12.4, lower limit −33.4.

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.