Foothill Intermediate: 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.

6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 vs. 2552. 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
6	106,044	2514.3	− 2531	−16.7	× 68 / 189	−6
7	106,045	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 53 / 189	−0.4
8	106,048	2564.7	− 2567	−2.3	× 68 / 189	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	98,529	2517.6	− 2531	−13.4	× 51 / 182	−3.8
7	98,531	2549.7	− 2552	−2.3	× 78 / 182	−1
8	98,534	2581.8	− 2567	14.8	× 53 / 182	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,396	2518.5	− 2531	−12.5	× 73 / 199	−4.6
7	101,399	2568.5	− 2552	16.5	× 51 / 199	4.2
8	101,400	2556.0	− 2567	−11	× 75 / 199	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,551	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 75 / 208	2.6
7	101,554	2550.2	− 2552	−1.8	× 79 / 208	−0.7
8	101,555	2581.7	− 2567	14.7	× 54 / 208	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	102,198	2521.8	− 2531	−9.2	× 69 / 231	−2.7
7	102,199	2556.3	− 2552	4.3	× 76 / 231	1.4
8	102,200	2560.3	− 2567	−6.7	× 86 / 231	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	100,065	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 41 / 152	−11.1
7	100,066	2522.2	− 2552	−29.8	× 53 / 152	−10.4
8	100,067	2533.2	− 2567	−33.8	× 58 / 152	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	102,479	2471.6	− 2531	−59.4	× 63 / 187	−20
7	102,480	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 66 / 187	−17.2
8	102,481	2534.7	− 2567	−32.3	× 58 / 187	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	102,293	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 73 / 214	−15.5
7	102,294	2502.6	− 2552	−49.4	× 73 / 214	−16.9
8	102,295	2518.5	− 2567	−48.5	× 68 / 214	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	102,190	2487.8	− 2531	−43.2	× 54 / 205	−11.4
7	102,191	2537.6	− 2552	−14.4	× 85 / 205	−6
8	102,192	2552.2	− 2567	−14.8	× 66 / 205	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,846	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 77 / 222	−2.5
7	101,847	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 61 / 222	−9.1
8	101,848	2564.9	− 2567	−2.1	× 84 / 222	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	101,507	2517.9	− 2531	−13.1	× 77 / 208	−4.8
7	101,508	2529.3	− 2552	−22.7	× 73 / 208	−8
8	101,509	2535.1	− 2567	−31.9	× 58 / 208	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, 0, −5, 6, −4, −34, −47, −48, −22, −12, −22 → −17.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 30 · 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 26 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit 15, lower limit −50.4.

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.