Madison Park Academy 6-12: 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.

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	3,061	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 118 / 379	−13.4
7	3,063	2494.8	− 2552	−57.2	× 134 / 379	−20.2
8	3,064	2530.9	− 2567	−36.1	× 127 / 379	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,766	2455.3	− 2531	−75.7	× 115 / 433	−20.1
7	2,768	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 112 / 433	−13.4
8	2,770	2485.4	− 2567	−81.6	× 131 / 433	−24.7
11	2,773	2530.1	− 2583	−52.9	× 75 / 433	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,840	2447.1	− 2531	−83.9	× 120 / 424	−23.7
7	2,843	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 121 / 424	−16.4
8	2,845	2511.1	− 2567	−55.9	× 104 / 424	−13.7
11	2,847	2552.4	− 2583	−30.6	× 79 / 424	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,845	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 122 / 448	−20.6
7	2,846	2467.7	− 2552	−84.3	× 120 / 448	−22.6
8	2,849	2495.8	− 2567	−71.2	× 112 / 448	−17.8
11	2,850	2480.3	− 2583	−102.7	× 94 / 448	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,862	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 95 / 403	−16.2
7	2,863	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 105 / 403	−12.7
8	2,864	2480.8	− 2567	−86.2	× 109 / 403	−23.3
11	2,865	2498.2	− 2583	−84.8	× 94 / 403	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,760	2425.9	− 2531	−105.1	× 70 / 348	−21.1
7	2,761	2443.4	− 2552	−108.6	× 103 / 348	−32.1
8	2,762	2492.4	− 2567	−74.6	× 85 / 348	−18.2
11	2,763	2551.4	− 2583	−31.6	× 90 / 348	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,700	2453.2	− 2531	−77.8	× 78 / 328	−18.5
7	2,701	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 71 / 328	−26.9
8	2,702	2480.8	− 2567	−86.2	× 94 / 328	−24.7
11	2,703	2545.0	− 2583	−38	× 85 / 328	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,664	2431.5	− 2531	−99.5	× 82 / 326	−25
7	2,665	2446.5	− 2552	−105.5	× 78 / 326	−25.2
8	2,666	2462.2	− 2567	−104.8	× 75 / 326	−24.1
11	2,667	2509.9	− 2583	−73.1	× 91 / 326	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,640	2394.0	− 2531	−137	× 81 / 328	−33.8
7	2,641	2453.6	− 2552	−98.4	× 83 / 328	−24.9
8	2,642	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 76 / 328	−26.1
11	2,643	2510.3	− 2583	−72.7	× 88 / 328	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −67, −60, −83, −72, −80, −80, −95, −104 → −76.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 9 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −44.9, lower limit −107.7.

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.