Lighthouse Community Charter: 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, 164 of the 399 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 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 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 25 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 34 students 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 57 students 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 51 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 27 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 41 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 29 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 19 students 41 points under the grade 4 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	2,634	2373.6	− 2432	−58.4	× 48 / 343	−8.2
4	2,637	2404.2	− 2473	−68.8	× 48 / 343	−9.6
5	2,638	2471.2	− 2502	−30.8	× 56 / 343	−5
6	2,641	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 56 / 343	−9.1
7	2,642	2486.9	− 2552	−65.1	× 69 / 343	−13.1
8	2,645	2551.1	− 2567	−15.9	× 66 / 343	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,315	2339.8	− 2432	−92.2	× 47 / 343	−12.6
4	2,316	2401.5	− 2473	−71.5	× 50 / 343	−10.4
5	2,319	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 55 / 343	−3.8
6	2,320	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 55 / 343	−3.6
7	2,323	2523.0	− 2552	−29	× 67 / 343	−5.7
8	2,325	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 69 / 343	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,372	2360.7	− 2432	−71.3	× 47 / 342	−9.8
4	2,374	2370.4	− 2473	−102.6	× 48 / 342	−14.4
5	2,377	2449.2	− 2502	−52.8	× 54 / 342	−8.3
6	2,379	2520.0	− 2531	−11	× 56 / 342	−1.8
7	2,381	2535.1	− 2552	−16.9	× 70 / 342	−3.5
8	2,383	2522.2	− 2567	−44.8	× 67 / 342	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,365	2379.7	− 2432	−52.3	× 50 / 345	−7.6
4	2,366	2433.9	− 2473	−39.1	× 52 / 345	−5.9
5	2,369	2424.2	− 2502	−77.8	× 54 / 345	−12.2
6	2,370	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 55 / 345	−7.9
7	2,373	2556.1	− 2552	4.1	× 66 / 345	0.8
8	2,374	2563.3	− 2567	−3.7	× 68 / 345	−0.7
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	2,372	2390.9	− 2432	−41.1	× 51 / 342	−6.1
4	2,373	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 49 / 342	−6.8
5	2,374	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 56 / 342	−9.4
6	2,375	2469.0	− 2531	−62	× 55 / 342	−10
7	2,376	2522.2	− 2552	−29.8	× 65 / 342	−5.7
8	2,377	2573.8	− 2567	6.8	× 66 / 342	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,264	2371.2	− 2432	−60.8	× 50 / 330	−9.2
4	2,265	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 52 / 330	−11.1
5	2,266	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 53 / 330	−7.6
6	2,267	2465.0	− 2531	−66	× 48 / 330	−9.6
7	2,268	2498.1	− 2552	−53.9	× 63 / 330	−10.3
8	2,269	2515.2	− 2567	−51.8	× 64 / 330	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,302	2357.5	− 2432	−74.5	× 52 / 379	−10.2
4	2,303	2391.3	− 2473	−81.7	× 51 / 379	−11
5	2,304	2422.0	− 2502	−80	× 53 / 379	−11.2
6	2,305	2453.0	− 2531	−78	× 72 / 379	−14.8
7	2,306	2490.2	− 2552	−61.8	× 74 / 379	−12.1
8	2,307	2506.8	− 2567	−60.2	× 77 / 379	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,254	2332.7	− 2432	−99.3	× 50 / 376	−13.2
4	2,255	2423.0	− 2473	−50	× 52 / 376	−6.9
5	2,256	2441.5	− 2502	−60.5	× 51 / 376	−8.2
6	2,257	2464.9	− 2531	−66.1	× 73 / 376	−12.8
7	2,258	2473.4	− 2552	−78.6	× 78 / 376	−16.3
8	2,259	2515.6	− 2567	−51.4	× 72 / 376	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,218	2339.9	− 2432	−92.1	× 53 / 372	−13.1
4	2,219	2389.1	− 2473	−83.9	× 48 / 372	−10.8
5	2,220	2456.1	− 2502	−45.9	× 50 / 372	−6.2
6	2,221	2442.1	− 2531	−88.9	× 69 / 372	−16.5
7	2,222	2483.7	− 2552	−68.3	× 75 / 372	−13.8
8	2,223	2486.6	− 2567	−80.4	× 77 / 372	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,192	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 51 / 376	−6.7
4	2,193	2366.6	− 2473	−106.4	× 55 / 376	−15.6
5	2,194	2425.3	− 2502	−76.7	× 53 / 376	−10.8
6	2,195	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 75 / 376	−13.4
7	2,196	2458.5	− 2552	−93.5	× 68 / 376	−16.9
8	2,197	2501.6	− 2567	−65.4	× 74 / 376	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,148	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 59 / 399	−9.3
4	2,149	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 54 / 399	−6.5
5	2,150	2434.3	− 2502	−67.7	× 55 / 399	−9.3
6	2,151	2459.0	− 2531	−72	× 75 / 399	−13.5
7	2,152	2500.0	− 2552	−52	× 86 / 399	−11.2
8	2,153	2497.4	− 2567	−69.6	× 70 / 399	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −45, −47, −34, −37, −58, −72, −67, −77, −76, −62 → −56.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −33.7, lower limit −79.5.

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.