Holbrook Language 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, 83 of the 292 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2582 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2585 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 31 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 35 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 38 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 20 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students Just 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.

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,228	2444.9	− 2432	12.9	× 19 / 63	3.9
4	6,231	2385.0	− 2473	−88	× 25 / 63	−34.9
5	6,233	2500.9	− 2502	−1.1	× 19 / 63	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,286	2360.6	− 2432	−71.4	× 23 / 71	−23.1
4	6,287	2465.1	− 2473	−7.9	× 21 / 71	−2.3
5	6,288	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 27 / 71	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,100	2417.3	− 2432	−14.7	× 50 / 132	−5.6
4	6,101	2396.3	− 2473	−76.7	× 24 / 132	−13.9
5	6,102	2419.5	− 2502	−82.5	× 26 / 132	−16.3
6	6,103	2509.6	− 2531	−21.4	× 21 / 132	−3.4
7	6,104	2527.2	− 2552	−24.8	× 11 / 132	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,191	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 70 / 193	−0.9
4	6,192	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 51 / 193	−3.1
5	6,193	2466.1	− 2502	−35.9	× 30 / 193	−5.6
6	6,194	2491.8	− 2531	−39.2	× 22 / 193	−4.5
7	6,195	2524.4	− 2552	−27.6	× 20 / 193	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,179	2424.9	− 2432	−7.1	× 52 / 216	−1.7
4	6,180	2456.1	− 2473	−16.9	× 62 / 216	−4.9
5	6,181	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 50 / 216	−3.7
6	6,182	2459.7	− 2531	−71.3	× 15 / 216	−5
7	6,183	2490.7	− 2552	−61.3	× 21 / 216	−6
8	6,184	2524.8	− 2567	−42.2	× 16 / 216	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,112	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 53 / 246	−7.2
4	6,113	2431.2	− 2473	−41.8	× 46 / 246	−7.8
5	6,114	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 62 / 246	−0.2
6	6,115	2481.3	− 2531	−49.7	× 50 / 246	−10.1
7	6,116	2477.6	− 2552	−74.4	× 14 / 246	−4.2
8	6,117	2535.5	− 2567	−31.5	× 21 / 246	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,076	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 59 / 270	−16.1
4	6,077	2419.2	− 2473	−53.8	× 49 / 270	−9.8
5	6,078	2520.7	− 2502	18.7	× 46 / 270	3.2
6	6,079	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 56 / 270	−0.8
7	6,080	2546.6	− 2552	−5.4	× 46 / 270	−0.9
8	6,081	2523.6	− 2567	−43.4	× 14 / 270	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,088	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 51 / 292	−8.9
4	6,089	2400.6	− 2473	−72.4	× 57 / 292	−14.1
5	6,090	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 46 / 292	−1.9
6	6,091	2510.9	− 2531	−20.1	× 45 / 292	−3.1
7	6,092	2582.4	− 2552	30.4	× 49 / 292	5.1
8	6,093	2584.7	− 2567	17.7	× 44 / 292	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −49, −41, −17, −24, −32, −27, −20 → −30.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2021: 8 · 2021→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit −0.8, lower limit −59.4.

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 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.