Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 2373 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 7 bar. 2541 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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
4	25,160	2376.6	− 2473	−96.4	× 14 / 130	−10.4
5	25,162	2389.3	− 2502	−112.7	× 11 / 130	−9.5
6	25,164	2447.1	− 2531	−83.9	× 21 / 130	−13.6
7	25,166	2446.6	− 2552	−105.4	× 36 / 130	−29.2
8	25,168	2442.6	− 2567	−124.4	× 48 / 130	−45.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	23,431	2407.5	− 2502	−94.5	× 19 / 107	−16.8
6	23,434	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 21 / 107	−14.8
7	23,435	2476.5	− 2552	−75.5	× 21 / 107	−14.8
8	23,438	2441.0	− 2567	−126	× 46 / 107	−54.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	23,886	2473.4	− 2552	−78.6	× 28 / 57	−38.6
8	23,889	2474.0	− 2567	−93	× 29 / 57	−47.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,905	2390.4	− 2531	−140.6	× 11 / 47	−32.9
7	23,908	2438.4	− 2552	−113.6	× 14 / 47	−33.8
8	23,909	2492.5	− 2567	−74.5	× 22 / 47	−34.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,074	2473.6	− 2531	−57.4	× 16 / 68	−13.5
7	24,075	2460.1	− 2552	−91.9	× 23 / 68	−31.1
8	24,076	2449.2	− 2567	−117.8	× 29 / 68	−50.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,032	2329.7	− 2432	−102.3	× 114 / 771	−15.1
4	24,033	2368.0	− 2473	−105	× 97 / 771	−13.2
5	24,034	2414.5	− 2502	−87.5	× 104 / 771	−11.8
6	24,035	2433.4	− 2531	−97.6	× 146 / 771	−18.5
7	24,036	2467.8	− 2552	−84.2	× 140 / 771	−15.3
8	24,037	2471.7	− 2567	−95.3	× 170 / 771	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,993	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 34 / 285	−5.4
4	23,994	2390.4	− 2473	−82.6	× 36 / 285	−10.4
5	23,995	2444.2	− 2502	−57.8	× 34 / 285	−6.9
6	23,996	2477.7	− 2531	−53.3	× 60 / 285	−11.2
7	23,997	2504.5	− 2552	−47.5	× 62 / 285	−10.3
8	23,998	2520.6	− 2567	−46.4	× 59 / 285	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,843	2386.4	− 2432	−45.6	× 21 / 212	−4.5
4	23,844	2428.6	− 2473	−44.4	× 19 / 212	−4
5	23,845	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 23 / 212	−5
6	23,846	2478.3	− 2531	−52.7	× 42 / 212	−10.4
7	23,847	2469.4	− 2552	−82.6	× 56 / 212	−21.8
8	23,848	2516.5	− 2567	−50.5	× 51 / 212	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,726	2359.5	− 2432	−72.5	× 42 / 233	−13.1
4	23,727	2438.3	− 2473	−34.7	× 24 / 233	−3.6
5	23,728	2487.6	− 2502	−14.4	× 20 / 233	−1.2
6	23,729	2520.1	− 2531	−10.9	× 40 / 233	−1.9
7	23,730	2501.4	− 2552	−50.6	× 59 / 233	−12.8
8	23,731	2567.2	− 2567	0.2	× 48 / 233	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,780	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 28 / 209	−7.9
4	23,781	2402.5	− 2473	−70.5	× 36 / 209	−12.1
5	23,782	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 25 / 209	−0.5
6	23,783	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 32 / 209	−3.6
7	23,784	2504.7	− 2552	−47.3	× 43 / 209	−9.7
8	23,785	2540.7	− 2567	−26.3	× 45 / 209	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −109, −101, −86, −102, −95, −95, −54, −58, −33, −40 → −77.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 41 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 13.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.7 × 2.66 = 36.4. Upper limit −40.9, lower limit −113.7.

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.