J. E. Young Academic Center: 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
11	10,477	2466.9	− 2583	−116.1	× 184 / 184	−116.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	9,497	2481.5	− 2583	−101.5	× 183 / 183	−101.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	9,811	2480.9	− 2583	−102.1	× 94 / 94	−102.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	9,831	2460.9	− 2567	−106.1	× 13 / 126	−10.9
11	9,833	2485.2	− 2583	−97.8	× 113 / 126	−87.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	9,903	2491.3	− 2567	−75.7	× 14 / 136	−7.8
11	9,904	2470.8	− 2583	−112.2	× 122 / 136	−100.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	9,762	2489.8	− 2583	−93.2	× 39 / 39	−93.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,887	2347.7	− 2432	−84.3	× 310 / 1964	−13.3
4	9,888	2389.1	− 2473	−83.9	× 289 / 1964	−12.3
5	9,889	2423.7	− 2502	−78.3	× 316 / 1964	−12.6
6	9,890	2457.7	− 2531	−73.3	× 327 / 1964	−12.2
7	9,891	2465.5	− 2552	−86.5	× 231 / 1964	−10.2
8	9,892	2473.7	− 2567	−93.3	× 307 / 1964	−14.6
11	9,893	2501.7	− 2583	−81.3	× 184 / 1964	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,877	2381.0	− 2432	−51	× 114 / 975	−6
4	9,878	2389.3	− 2473	−83.7	× 108 / 975	−9.3
5	9,879	2444.3	− 2502	−57.7	× 103 / 975	−6.1
6	9,880	2466.3	− 2531	−64.7	× 116 / 975	−7.7
7	9,881	2498.5	− 2552	−53.5	× 150 / 975	−8.2
8	9,882	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 132 / 975	−8.5
11	9,883	2524.3	− 2583	−58.7	× 252 / 975	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,841	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 66 / 706	−4.7
4	9,842	2416.4	− 2473	−56.6	× 72 / 706	−5.8
5	9,843	2430.7	− 2502	−71.3	× 41 / 706	−4.1
6	9,844	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 74 / 706	−3.1
7	9,845	2492.2	− 2552	−59.8	× 107 / 706	−9.1
8	9,846	2493.4	− 2567	−73.6	× 139 / 706	−14.5
11	9,847	2505.3	− 2583	−77.7	× 207 / 706	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,818	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 32 / 508	−3
4	9,819	2445.0	− 2473	−28	× 34 / 508	−1.9
5	9,820	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 45 / 508	−1.9
6	9,821	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 56 / 508	−2.4
7	9,822	2500.8	− 2552	−51.2	× 86 / 508	−8.7
8	9,823	2492.5	− 2567	−74.5	× 104 / 508	−15.3
11	9,824	2501.8	− 2583	−81.2	× 151 / 508	−24.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −116, −102, −102, −99, −108, −93, −83, −61, −64, −57 → −88.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 7 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit −64, lower limit −113.

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.