New Open World Academy K-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
3	27,491	2356.1	− 2432	−75.9	× 95 / 598	−12.1
4	27,494	2401.5	− 2473	−71.5	× 98 / 598	−11.7
5	27,495	2450.8	− 2502	−51.2	× 103 / 598	−8.8
6	27,498	2464.1	− 2531	−66.9	× 96 / 598	−10.7
7	27,499	2424.5	− 2552	−127.5	× 75 / 598	−16
8	27,502	2496.8	− 2567	−70.2	× 92 / 598	−10.8
11	27,503	2553.7	− 2583	−29.3	× 39 / 598	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,564	2341.5	− 2432	−90.5	× 112 / 654	−15.5
4	25,565	2423.9	− 2473	−49.1	× 93 / 654	−7
5	25,567	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 99 / 654	−7
6	25,570	2468.3	− 2531	−62.7	× 101 / 654	−9.7
7	25,572	2497.6	− 2552	−54.4	× 98 / 654	−8.2
8	25,573	2481.3	− 2567	−85.7	× 78 / 654	−10.2
11	25,575	2573.4	− 2583	−9.6	× 73 / 654	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,043	2331.6	− 2432	−100.4	× 84 / 624	−13.5
4	26,045	2408.6	− 2473	−64.4	× 103 / 624	−10.6
5	26,046	2462.6	− 2502	−39.4	× 88 / 624	−5.6
6	26,048	2474.3	− 2531	−56.7	× 94 / 624	−8.5
7	26,050	2478.9	− 2552	−73.1	× 91 / 624	−10.7
8	26,052	2511.0	− 2567	−56	× 97 / 624	−8.7
11	26,055	2574.3	− 2583	−8.7	× 67 / 624	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,024	2353.0	− 2432	−79	× 89 / 630	−11.2
4	26,026	2387.5	− 2473	−85.5	× 81 / 630	−11
5	26,028	2458.2	− 2502	−43.8	× 100 / 630	−7
6	26,030	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 92 / 630	−6.1
7	26,032	2508.6	− 2552	−43.4	× 91 / 630	−6.3
8	26,034	2517.6	− 2567	−49.4	× 94 / 630	−7.4
11	26,036	2543.9	− 2583	−39.1	× 83 / 630	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,153	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 75 / 589	−5.9
4	26,154	2429.0	− 2473	−44	× 85 / 589	−6.3
5	26,155	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 74 / 589	−6.9
6	26,156	2454.4	− 2531	−76.6	× 96 / 589	−12.5
7	26,157	2503.6	− 2552	−48.4	× 99 / 589	−8.1
8	26,158	2523.2	− 2567	−43.8	× 81 / 589	−6
11	26,159	2548.9	− 2583	−34.1	× 79 / 589	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	25,372	2586.9	− 2583	3.9	× 71 / 71	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,106	2366.8	− 2432	−65.2	× 54 / 521	−6.8
4	26,107	2421.6	− 2473	−51.4	× 68 / 521	−6.7
5	26,108	2436.7	− 2502	−65.3	× 70 / 521	−8.8
6	26,109	2488.4	− 2531	−42.6	× 82 / 521	−6.7
7	26,110	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 73 / 521	−6.2
8	26,111	2522.0	− 2567	−45	× 83 / 521	−7.2
11	26,112	2572.3	− 2583	−10.7	× 91 / 521	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,065	2360.3	− 2432	−71.7	× 50 / 497	−7.2
4	26,066	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 57 / 497	−6.4
5	26,067	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 67 / 497	−8
6	26,068	2442.8	− 2531	−88.2	× 78 / 497	−13.8
7	26,069	2481.5	− 2552	−70.5	× 83 / 497	−11.8
8	26,070	2509.4	− 2567	−57.6	× 79 / 497	−9.2
11	26,071	2568.8	− 2583	−14.2	× 83 / 497	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,915	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 56 / 481	−5.7
4	25,916	2418.0	− 2473	−55	× 46 / 481	−5.3
5	25,917	2421.3	− 2502	−80.7	× 58 / 481	−9.7
6	25,918	2490.2	− 2531	−40.8	× 74 / 481	−6.3
7	25,919	2460.7	− 2552	−91.3	× 76 / 481	−14.4
8	25,920	2434.4	− 2567	−132.6	× 82 / 481	−22.6
11	25,921	2523.2	− 2583	−59.8	× 89 / 481	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,804	2383.2	− 2432	−48.8	× 54 / 449	−5.9
4	25,805	2390.1	− 2473	−82.9	× 55 / 449	−10.2
5	25,806	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 46 / 449	−5.6
6	25,807	2430.0	− 2531	−101	× 57 / 449	−12.8
7	25,808	2500.7	− 2552	−51.3	× 69 / 449	−7.9
8	25,809	2482.1	− 2567	−84.9	× 80 / 449	−15.1
11	25,810	2580.1	− 2583	−2.9	× 88 / 449	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −59, −59, −54, −50, 4, −44, −59, −75, −58 → −52.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 54 · 2021→2022: 48 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 17 → average 19.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 19.1 × 2.66 = 50.8. Upper limit −1.8, lower limit −103.4.

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.