English Language Arts · District
Los Angeles County Office of Education
1,541 students enrolled in 2024–25: 1,429 fluent in English, 112 English learners.
Look at a few charts and you'll see the same thing: very little change. Each chart shows what the school system "wants", the results it is built to produce, plus the effects of circumstances from outside the school, like COVID and family income.
As long as the school system stays the same, there's no reason to expect results to rise above the upper limit, the top edge of the shaded band.
Once a school uses the Lead Out Method, that is what we expect to see: results climbing above the upper limit. It's the sign that the system now "wants" something different. What you want.
Each dot is one year. It shows how far the typical student's score was from the state's "meets standard" mark. Zero means right on it. Above zero is above standard; below zero is below.
Every school's results bounce around a little from year to year. A different group of students, a flu season, a new teacher: small things push the number up or down. That bounce is normal, and it doesn't mean anything has really changed.
The shaded band marks how far the bounce normally goes. We work it out from the school's own history: how much its result typically moves from one year to the next.
The small numbers under each year are how many students took the test. In a small school a few students make a big difference, so its dots bounce further and its band is wider.
- A dot inside the band is ordinary bounce. The school is doing what it has always done.
- A dot outside the band is a real signal. Something changed, for better or worse, and it's worth asking what.
A flat band with the dots inside it means the system is stable. It will keep producing about the same results year after year, however hard everyone works. Teachers aren't the reason the dots stay put. The way the school is organized is. Changing that is what moves the dots.
The little house in each year shows the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, a rough measure of family income. It sits on the same scale as the results: 0% at the top of the chart, 100% at the bottom. The fewer families with low incomes, the higher the house. Income moves results too, and it comes from outside the school.
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 | 20,113 | 2301.9 | − 2432 | −130.1 | × 9 / 819 | −1.4 |
| 4 | 20,116 | 2343.9 | − 2473 | −129.1 | × 15 / 819 | −2.4 |
| 5 | 20,117 | 2378.4 | − 2502 | −123.6 | × 12 / 819 | −1.8 |
| 6 | 20,120 | 2348.1 | − 2531 | −182.9 | × 16 / 819 | −3.6 |
| 7 | 20,121 | 2402.1 | − 2552 | −149.9 | × 14 / 819 | −2.6 |
| 8 | 20,124 | 2407.6 | − 2567 | −159.4 | × 34 / 819 | −6.6 |
| 11 | 20,125 | 2532.6 | − 2583 | −50.4 | × 719 / 819 | −44.2 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −63 | |||||
2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 19,099 | 2448.3 | − 2552 | −103.7 | × 9 / 754 | −1.2 |
| 8 | 19,101 | 2407.4 | − 2567 | −159.6 | × 44 / 754 | −9.3 |
| 11 | 19,104 | 2539.8 | − 2583 | −43.2 | × 701 / 754 | −40.2 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −51 | |||||
2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19,423 | 2299.9 | − 2432 | −132.1 | × 15 / 685 | −2.9 |
| 6 | 19,428 | 2401.2 | − 2531 | −129.8 | × 12 / 685 | −2.3 |
| 7 | 19,431 | 2395.8 | − 2552 | −156.2 | × 25 / 685 | −5.7 |
| 8 | 19,433 | 2397.8 | − 2567 | −169.2 | × 54 / 685 | −13.3 |
| 11 | 19,435 | 2538.2 | − 2583 | −44.8 | × 579 / 685 | −37.9 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −62 | |||||
2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19,408 | 2309.1 | − 2432 | −122.9 | × 11 / 737 | −1.8 |
| 4 | 19,410 | 2360.6 | − 2473 | −112.4 | × 17 / 737 | −2.6 |
| 5 | 19,412 | 2317.1 | − 2502 | −184.9 | × 12 / 737 | −3 |
| 6 | 19,414 | 2331.1 | − 2531 | −199.9 | × 16 / 737 | −4.3 |
| 7 | 19,416 | 2403.4 | − 2552 | −148.6 | × 21 / 737 | −4.2 |
| 8 | 19,418 | 2418.1 | − 2567 | −148.9 | × 49 / 737 | −9.9 |
| 11 | 19,420 | 2515.1 | − 2583 | −67.9 | × 611 / 737 | −56.3 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −82 | |||||
2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 19,553 | 2389.6 | − 2552 | −162.4 | × 16 / 451 | −5.8 |
| 8 | 19,554 | 2419.6 | − 2567 | −147.4 | × 31 / 451 | −10.1 |
| 11 | 19,555 | 2589.3 | − 2583 | 6.3 | × 404 / 451 | 5.6 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −10 | |||||
2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 19,080 | 2382.7 | − 2567 | −184.3 | × 15 / 357 | −7.7 |
| 11 | 19,081 | 2530.2 | − 2583 | −52.8 | × 342 / 357 | −50.6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 19,614 | 2380.6 | − 2567 | −186.4 | × 13 / 333 | −7.3 |
| 11 | 19,615 | 2553.2 | − 2583 | −29.8 | × 320 / 333 | −28.6 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −36 | |||||
2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 19,560 | 2405.3 | − 2552 | −146.7 | × 12 / 430 | −4.1 |
| 8 | 19,561 | 2446.4 | − 2567 | −120.6 | × 14 / 430 | −3.9 |
| 11 | 19,562 | 2567.7 | − 2583 | −15.3 | × 404 / 430 | −14.4 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −22 | |||||
2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 19,497 | 2389.7 | − 2552 | −162.3 | × 14 / 405 | −5.6 |
| 8 | 19,498 | 2385.3 | − 2567 | −181.7 | × 23 / 405 | −10.3 |
| 11 | 19,499 | 2585.0 | − 2583 | 2 | × 368 / 405 | 1.8 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −14 | |||||
2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 19,462 | 2431.0 | − 2567 | −136 | × 31 / 405 | −10.4 |
| 11 | 19,463 | 2598.8 | − 2583 | 15.8 | × 374 / 405 | 14.6 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | 4 | |||||
2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip
| Grade | Line in file | Average score | Standard Met | Distance | Students | Weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 19,506 | 2378.4 | − 2567 | −188.6 | × 23 / 450 | −9.6 |
| 11 | 19,507 | 2554.3 | − 2583 | −28.7 | × 427 / 450 | −27.2 |
| Sum, rounded to a whole point | −37 | |||||
Step 2 · The average and the normal range
- Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −51, −62, −82, −10, −58, −36, −22, −14, 4, −37 → −39.2
- Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 72 · 2019→2021: 48 · 2021→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 41 → average 26.6
- Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 26.6 × 2.66 = 70.8. Upper limit 31.6, lower limit −110.
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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.
Schools in Los Angeles County Office of Education
Alternative and special schools
Sorted by 2026 results: points above or below Standard Met for the typical student.
- Afflerbaugh-Paige Camp −188
- Alternative Opportunity Programs no 2026 results
- Central Juvenile Hall no 2026 results
- East Los Angeles County Community no 2026 results
- Gonzales, David Camp no 2026 results
- International Polytechnic High +97
- Jarvis Camp no 2026 results
- Kirby, Dorothy Camp −172
- L.A. County High School for the Arts +99
- Los Angeles County Special Education no 2026 results
- Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall −201
- Mcnair Camp no 2026 results
- Mendenhall, William Camp no 2026 results
- Munz, John Camp no 2026 results
- Nidorf SYTF, Barry J. −189
- Onizuka Camp no 2026 results
- Phoenix Academy Residential Education Center no 2026 results
- Renaissance County Community −114
- Road to Success Academy at Campus Kilpatrick SDF −129
- Rockey, Glenn Camp −195
- Smith Camp no 2026 results
Charter schools in Los Angeles County Office of Education
Elementary schools
Sorted by 2026 results: points above or below Standard Met for the typical student.
- Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy −18
- Celerity Sirius Charter no 2026 results
- Lashon Academy City −25
- Soleil Academy Charter −29
- Wisdom Academy For Young Scientists no 2026 results
K–8 schools
Sorted by 2026 results: points above or below Standard Met for the typical student.
- Alma Fuerte Public −53
- Lashon Academy +8
- Odyssey Charter +51
Middle schools
Sorted by 2026 results: points above or below Standard Met for the typical student.
- Bridges Preparatory Academy −1
- Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena −15
- Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood 0
- KIPP Sol Academy −47
- La's Promise Charter Middle #1 no 2026 results
- Valiente College Preparatory Charter no 2026 results
Middle and high schools
Sorted by 2026 results: points above or below Standard Met for the typical student.
- Academia Avance Charter no 2026 results
- Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy −11
- Los Angeles Leadership Academy −55
- Magnolia Science Academy −32
- Magnolia Science Academy 2 −77
- Magnolia Science Academy 3 −54
- Magnolia Science Academy 5 +10
- North Valley Military Institute College Preparator no 2026 results
- Optimist Charter no 2026 results
- Westbrook Academy −69
- Westchester Secondary Charter no 2026 results
High schools
Sorted by 2026 results: points above or below Standard Met for the typical student.
- Animo City of Champions Charter High +16
- Da Vinci RISE High −148
- Environmental Charter High - Gardena +22
- Intellectual Virtues Academy −59
- Los Angeles International Charter High no 2026 results
- The SEED School of Los Angeles County −87
- T.I.M.E. Community no 2026 results
- We the People High no 2026 results