California Military Institute: 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
5	57,923	2466.0	− 2502	−36	× 45 / 593	−2.7
6	57,925	2481.7	− 2531	−49.3	× 119 / 593	−9.9
7	57,927	2521.6	− 2552	−30.4	× 168 / 593	−8.6
8	57,929	2558.8	− 2567	−8.2	× 143 / 593	−2
11	57,931	2618.3	− 2583	35.3	× 118 / 593	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	53,778	2420.9	− 2502	−81.1	× 63 / 652	−7.8
6	53,780	2467.1	− 2531	−63.9	× 114 / 652	−11.2
7	53,782	2520.0	− 2552	−32	× 201 / 652	−9.9
8	53,783	2517.0	− 2567	−50	× 162 / 652	−12.4
11	53,785	2632.4	− 2583	49.4	× 112 / 652	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,334	2461.2	− 2502	−40.8	× 66 / 640	−4.2
6	55,337	2494.7	− 2531	−36.3	× 123 / 640	−7
7	55,338	2528.4	− 2552	−23.6	× 149 / 640	−5.5
8	55,341	2552.9	− 2567	−14.1	× 196 / 640	−4.3
11	55,343	2645.3	− 2583	62.3	× 106 / 640	10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,430	2442.1	− 2502	−59.9	× 60 / 594	−6.1
6	55,432	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 118 / 594	−11
7	55,434	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 144 / 594	−3.9
8	55,436	2528.1	− 2567	−38.9	× 152 / 594	−10
11	55,438	2598.7	− 2583	15.7	× 120 / 594	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,684	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 65 / 627	−7.8
6	55,685	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 99 / 627	−10.3
7	55,686	2507.7	− 2552	−44.3	× 176 / 627	−12.4
8	55,687	2533.8	− 2567	−33.2	× 167 / 627	−8.8
11	55,688	2638.0	− 2583	55	× 120 / 627	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	54,435	2466.2	− 2502	−35.8	× 38 / 478	−2.8
6	54,436	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 91 / 478	−6.7
7	54,437	2524.6	− 2552	−27.4	× 122 / 478	−7
8	54,438	2549.4	− 2567	−17.6	× 137 / 478	−5
11	54,439	2573.3	− 2583	−9.7	× 90 / 478	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,742	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 56 / 568	−6.1
6	55,743	2488.7	− 2531	−42.3	× 90 / 568	−6.7
7	55,744	2528.1	− 2552	−23.9	× 171 / 568	−7.2
8	55,745	2499.2	− 2567	−67.8	× 148 / 568	−17.7
11	55,746	2623.4	− 2583	40.4	× 103 / 568	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,693	2453.2	− 2502	−48.8	× 49 / 595	−4
6	55,694	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 96 / 595	−3.6
7	55,695	2537.5	− 2552	−14.5	× 167 / 595	−4.1
8	55,696	2519.4	− 2567	−47.6	× 168 / 595	−13.4
11	55,697	2598.7	− 2583	15.7	× 115 / 595	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,569	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 33 / 606	−2.2
6	55,570	2461.5	− 2531	−69.5	× 91 / 606	−10.4
7	55,571	2525.6	− 2552	−26.4	× 166 / 606	−7.2
8	55,572	2510.1	− 2567	−56.9	× 180 / 606	−16.9
11	55,573	2570.8	− 2583	−12.2	× 136 / 606	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	55,323	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 30 / 548	−1.9
6	55,324	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 88 / 548	−5.1
7	55,325	2528.4	− 2552	−23.6	× 160 / 548	−6.9
8	55,326	2555.2	− 2567	−11.8	× 157 / 548	−3.4
11	55,327	2607.0	− 2583	24	× 113 / 548	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −16, −33, −11, −28, −29, −23, −30, −22, −39, −12 → −24.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 22 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 6 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 27 → average 13.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.6 × 2.66 = 36.2. Upper limit 11.9, lower limit −60.5.

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.