Lazear Charter Academy: 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 109 of the 332 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2595 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 8 bar. 2556 vs. 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 32 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 37 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 25 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 41 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 8th 41 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 12 students 21 points under the grade 5 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	125	2359.8	− 2432	−72.2	× 47 / 293	−11.6
4	126	2402.3	− 2473	−70.7	× 52 / 293	−12.5
5	129	2438.2	− 2502	−63.8	× 51 / 293	−11.1
6	130	2465.4	− 2531	−65.6	× 44 / 293	−9.9
7	133	2487.8	− 2552	−64.2	× 49 / 293	−10.7
8	134	2569.3	− 2567	2.3	× 50 / 293	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	110	2336.6	− 2432	−95.4	× 48 / 291	−15.7
4	112	2391.0	− 2473	−82	× 52 / 291	−14.7
5	114	2448.0	− 2502	−54	× 54 / 291	−10
6	116	2447.1	− 2531	−83.9	× 48 / 291	−13.8
7	119	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 38 / 291	−4.3
8	121	2508.9	− 2567	−58.1	× 51 / 291	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	117	2354.0	− 2432	−78	× 47 / 308	−11.9
4	119	2381.3	− 2473	−91.7	× 52 / 308	−15.5
5	120	2431.2	− 2502	−70.8	× 54 / 308	−12.4
6	122	2438.6	− 2531	−92.4	× 55 / 308	−16.5
7	124	2458.1	− 2552	−93.9	× 52 / 308	−15.9
8	126	2570.1	− 2567	3.1	× 48 / 308	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	136	2403.0	− 2432	−29	× 43 / 299	−4.2
4	139	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 51 / 299	−11.7
5	140	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 54 / 299	−6.7
6	143	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 48 / 299	−4.5
7	144	2522.1	− 2552	−29.9	× 52 / 299	−5.2
8	147	2559.5	− 2567	−7.5	× 51 / 299	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	144	2414.6	− 2432	−17.4	× 48 / 297	−2.8
4	145	2453.8	− 2473	−19.2	× 45 / 297	−2.9
5	146	2452.2	− 2502	−49.8	× 52 / 297	−8.7
6	147	2536.7	− 2531	5.7	× 56 / 297	1.1
7	148	2524.4	− 2552	−27.6	× 50 / 297	−4.6
8	149	2601.9	− 2567	34.9	× 46 / 297	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	137	2480.9	− 2531	−50.1	× 47 / 159	−14.8
7	138	2550.0	− 2552	−2	× 55 / 159	−0.7
8	139	2599.9	− 2567	32.9	× 57 / 159	11.8
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	164	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 50 / 314	−6.9
4	165	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 49 / 314	−9.2
5	166	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 52 / 314	−9
6	167	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 54 / 314	−7.2
7	168	2563.8	− 2552	11.8	× 49 / 314	1.8
8	169	2593.7	− 2567	26.7	× 60 / 314	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	166	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 46 / 307	−5.2
4	167	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 51 / 307	−5.2
5	168	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 53 / 307	−9.2
6	169	2515.3	− 2531	−15.7	× 52 / 307	−2.7
7	170	2549.6	− 2552	−2.4	× 50 / 307	−0.4
8	171	2580.8	− 2567	13.8	× 55 / 307	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	166	2360.7	− 2432	−71.3	× 50 / 320	−11.1
4	167	2449.5	− 2473	−23.5	× 47 / 320	−3.5
5	168	2509.9	− 2502	7.9	× 59 / 320	1.5
6	169	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 54 / 320	−6.3
7	170	2559.0	− 2552	7	× 56 / 320	1.2
8	171	2571.3	− 2567	4.3	× 54 / 320	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	166	2392.4	− 2432	−39.6	× 50 / 322	−6.1
4	167	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 52 / 322	−9.5
5	168	2518.8	− 2502	16.8	× 52 / 322	2.7
6	169	2560.3	− 2531	29.3	× 56 / 322	5.1
7	170	2543.4	− 2552	−8.6	× 55 / 322	−1.5
8	171	2583.9	− 2567	16.9	× 57 / 322	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	164	2411.9	− 2432	−20.1	× 53 / 332	−3.2
4	165	2443.5	− 2473	−29.5	× 56 / 332	−5
5	166	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 57 / 332	−4.3
6	167	2534.4	− 2531	3.4	× 57 / 332	0.6
7	168	2595.0	− 2552	43	× 56 / 332	7.3
8	169	2556.1	− 2567	−10.9	× 53 / 332	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −69, −72, −34, −13, −4, −25, −20, −17, −6, −6 → −29.2
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 38 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2021: 9 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 12.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.5 × 2.66 = 33.3. Upper limit 4.1, lower limit −62.5.

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.