Melrose Leadership 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, 129 of the 464 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2554 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2577 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 58 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 54 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 55 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 50 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 23 students 119 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 18 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 20 students 10 points under the grade 3 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	3,158	2327.9	− 2432	−104.1	× 39 / 293	−13.9
4	3,160	2403.3	− 2473	−69.7	× 44 / 293	−10.5
5	3,162	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 41 / 293	−6.3
6	3,164	2458.6	− 2531	−72.4	× 54 / 293	−13.3
7	3,167	2475.1	− 2552	−76.9	× 63 / 293	−16.5
8	3,168	2505.1	− 2567	−61.9	× 52 / 293	−11
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	2,869	2362.7	− 2432	−69.3	× 46 / 272	−11.7
4	2,870	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 38 / 272	−6.1
5	2,872	2436.9	− 2502	−65.1	× 42 / 272	−10.1
6	2,875	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 50 / 272	−10.3
7	2,877	2466.3	− 2552	−85.7	× 43 / 272	−13.5
8	2,879	2496.4	− 2567	−70.6	× 53 / 272	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,943	2356.3	− 2432	−75.7	× 43 / 275	−11.8
4	2,944	2453.5	− 2473	−19.5	× 43 / 275	−3
5	2,946	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 41 / 275	−5.3
6	2,949	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 49 / 275	−7.7
7	2,951	2475.6	− 2552	−76.4	× 49 / 275	−13.6
8	2,953	2464.4	− 2567	−102.6	× 50 / 275	−18.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,944	2378.0	− 2432	−54	× 46 / 258	−9.6
4	2,946	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 40 / 258	−1.9
5	2,948	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 44 / 258	−4.5
6	2,950	2466.8	− 2531	−64.2	× 38 / 258	−9.5
7	2,952	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 45 / 258	−3.5
8	2,954	2502.8	− 2567	−64.2	× 45 / 258	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,964	2414.3	− 2432	−17.7	× 65 / 277	−4.2
4	2,965	2467.4	− 2473	−5.6	× 45 / 277	−0.9
5	2,966	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 40 / 277	−0.5
6	2,967	2467.6	− 2531	−63.4	× 41 / 277	−9.4
7	2,968	2485.0	− 2552	−67	× 40 / 277	−9.7
8	2,969	2529.7	− 2567	−37.3	× 46 / 277	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,862	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 65 / 373	−1.5
4	2,863	2491.3	− 2473	18.3	× 72 / 373	3.5
5	2,864	2564.1	− 2502	62.1	× 64 / 373	10.7
6	2,865	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 77 / 373	−6.9
7	2,866	2538.2	− 2552	−13.8	× 46 / 373	−1.7
8	2,867	2522.8	− 2567	−44.2	× 49 / 373	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,796	2399.9	− 2432	−32.1	× 66 / 391	−5.4
4	2,797	2479.7	− 2473	6.7	× 66 / 391	1.1
5	2,798	2549.9	− 2502	47.9	× 67 / 391	8.2
6	2,799	2568.7	− 2531	37.7	× 74 / 391	7.1
7	2,800	2538.1	− 2552	−13.9	× 70 / 391	−2.5
8	2,801	2551.5	− 2567	−15.5	× 48 / 391	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,760	2411.9	− 2432	−20.1	× 65 / 381	−3.4
4	2,761	2475.5	− 2473	2.5	× 64 / 381	0.4
5	2,762	2502.9	− 2502	0.9	× 64 / 381	0.2
6	2,763	2541.8	− 2531	10.8	× 60 / 381	1.7
7	2,764	2614.1	− 2552	62.1	× 66 / 381	10.8
8	2,765	2539.0	− 2567	−28	× 62 / 381	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,728	2392.7	− 2432	−39.3	× 79 / 438	−7.1
4	2,729	2443.5	− 2473	−29.5	× 72 / 438	−4.8
5	2,730	2508.2	− 2502	6.2	× 66 / 438	0.9
6	2,731	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 74 / 438	−2.7
7	2,732	2556.6	− 2552	4.6	× 71 / 438	0.7
8	2,733	2602.9	− 2567	35.9	× 76 / 438	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,684	2421.4	− 2432	−10.6	× 81 / 464	−1.9
4	2,685	2461.9	− 2473	−11.1	× 81 / 464	−1.9
5	2,686	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 77 / 464	0.5
6	2,687	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 82 / 464	−5.5
7	2,688	2553.7	− 2552	1.7	× 73 / 464	0.3
8	2,689	2576.6	− 2567	9.6	× 70 / 464	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −65, −60, −40, −31, −2, 7, 5, −7, −7 → −27.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit 0.2, lower limit −54.6.

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.