Linda Verde Dual 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, 130 of the 383 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 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 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531. 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 45 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 43 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 46 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 35 students 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 41 students Just under 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 29 students 121 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 29 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 16 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 24 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	25,068	2342.8	− 2432	−89.2	× 93 / 320	−25.9
4	25,070	2357.3	− 2473	−115.7	× 104 / 320	−37.6
5	25,072	2400.8	− 2502	−101.2	× 123 / 320	−38.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,339	2344.0	− 2432	−88	× 109 / 327	−29.3
4	23,341	2398.2	− 2473	−74.8	× 100 / 327	−22.9
5	23,343	2420.6	− 2502	−81.4	× 118 / 327	−29.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,801	2351.6	− 2432	−80.4	× 120 / 345	−28
4	23,804	2363.0	− 2473	−110	× 131 / 345	−41.8
5	23,806	2424.8	− 2502	−77.2	× 94 / 345	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,820	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 119 / 370	−13.5
4	23,822	2387.0	− 2473	−86	× 126 / 370	−29.3
5	23,824	2424.4	− 2502	−77.6	× 125 / 370	−26.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,993	2371.6	− 2432	−60.4	× 143 / 409	−21.1
4	23,994	2392.8	− 2473	−80.2	× 141 / 409	−27.6
5	23,995	2435.5	− 2502	−66.5	× 125 / 409	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,950	2317.2	− 2432	−114.8	× 93 / 413	−25.9
4	23,951	2383.7	− 2473	−89.3	× 101 / 413	−21.8
5	23,952	2416.4	− 2502	−85.6	× 97 / 413	−20.1
6	23,953	2479.5	− 2531	−51.5	× 44 / 413	−5.5
7	23,954	2534.4	− 2552	−17.6	× 44 / 413	−1.9
8	23,955	2537.7	− 2567	−29.3	× 34 / 413	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,911	2304.8	− 2432	−127.2	× 68 / 381	−22.7
4	23,912	2353.4	− 2473	−119.6	× 96 / 381	−30.1
5	23,913	2423.0	− 2502	−79	× 89 / 381	−18.5
6	23,914	2462.0	− 2531	−69	× 43 / 381	−7.8
7	23,915	2506.3	− 2552	−45.7	× 44 / 381	−5.3
8	23,916	2541.4	− 2567	−25.6	× 41 / 381	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,761	2309.5	− 2432	−122.5	× 68 / 364	−22.9
4	23,762	2394.1	− 2473	−78.9	× 69 / 364	−15
5	23,763	2398.6	− 2502	−103.4	× 91 / 364	−25.9
6	23,764	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 57 / 364	−10.5
7	23,765	2498.9	− 2552	−53.1	× 36 / 364	−5.3
8	23,766	2532.2	− 2567	−34.8	× 43 / 364	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,644	2339.2	− 2432	−92.8	× 74 / 365	−18.8
4	23,645	2375.0	− 2473	−98	× 73 / 365	−19.6
5	23,646	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 66 / 365	−8.6
6	23,647	2422.1	− 2531	−108.9	× 54 / 365	−16.1
7	23,648	2494.7	− 2552	−57.3	× 55 / 365	−8.6
8	23,649	2500.6	− 2567	−66.4	× 43 / 365	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,694	2376.1	− 2432	−55.9	× 74 / 383	−10.8
4	23,695	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 70 / 383	−13.1
5	23,696	2421.5	− 2502	−80.5	× 72 / 383	−15.1
6	23,697	2448.9	− 2531	−82.1	× 62 / 383	−13.3
7	23,698	2476.8	− 2552	−75.2	× 51 / 383	−10
8	23,699	2528.2	− 2567	−38.8	× 54 / 383	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −102, −82, −91, −69, −69, −78, −87, −84, −80, −68 → −81
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −54.9, lower limit −107.1.

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.