Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise: 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 11.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 39 of the 105 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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 8th 11 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 11th 18 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 8th 14 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 11 students 30 points under the grade 4 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
6	26,960	2425.1	− 2531	−105.9	× 35 / 166	−22.3
7	26,962	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 54 / 166	−27.3
8	26,964	2472.9	− 2567	−94.1	× 52 / 166	−29.5
11	26,966	2548.3	− 2583	−34.7	× 25 / 166	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,078	2458.2	− 2531	−72.8	× 52 / 184	−20.6
7	25,079	2462.3	− 2552	−89.7	× 39 / 184	−19
8	25,082	2527.5	− 2567	−39.5	× 49 / 184	−10.5
11	25,084	2615.0	− 2583	32	× 44 / 184	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,575	2448.6	− 2531	−82.4	× 33 / 160	−17
7	25,576	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 49 / 160	−25.4
8	25,578	2475.5	− 2567	−91.5	× 33 / 160	−18.9
11	25,580	2598.5	− 2583	15.5	× 45 / 160	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,602	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 45 / 168	−16.4
7	25,603	2499.7	− 2552	−52.3	× 29 / 168	−9
8	25,606	2477.0	− 2567	−90	× 48 / 168	−25.7
11	25,607	2544.3	− 2583	−38.7	× 46 / 168	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,759	2454.2	− 2531	−76.8	× 17 / 135	−9.7
7	25,760	2480.2	− 2552	−71.8	× 57 / 135	−30.3
8	25,761	2525.9	− 2567	−41.1	× 28 / 135	−8.5
11	25,762	2562.0	− 2583	−21	× 33 / 135	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	25,013	2516.0	− 2583	−67	× 31 / 31	−67
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,706	2452.2	− 2531	−78.8	× 26 / 133	−15.4
7	25,707	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 40 / 133	−24.4
8	25,708	2472.6	− 2567	−94.4	× 34 / 133	−24.1
11	25,709	2545.5	− 2583	−37.5	× 33 / 133	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,659	2395.1	− 2531	−135.9	× 25 / 127	−26.8
7	25,660	2434.9	− 2552	−117.1	× 19 / 127	−17.5
8	25,661	2441.9	− 2567	−125.1	× 35 / 127	−34.5
11	25,662	2525.4	− 2583	−57.6	× 48 / 127	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,511	2391.6	− 2531	−139.4	× 21 / 96	−30.5
7	25,512	2442.0	− 2552	−110	× 27 / 96	−30.9
8	25,513	2437.7	− 2567	−129.3	× 22 / 96	−29.6
11	25,514	2491.5	− 2583	−91.5	× 26 / 96	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,400	2437.0	− 2531	−94	× 28 / 110	−23.9
7	25,401	2410.2	− 2552	−141.8	× 24 / 110	−30.9
8	25,402	2446.4	− 2567	−120.6	× 28 / 110	−30.7
11	25,403	2520.6	− 2583	−62.4	× 30 / 110	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,428	2466.3	− 2531	−64.7	× 21 / 105	−12.9
7	25,429	2440.6	− 2552	−111.4	× 30 / 105	−31.8
8	25,430	2422.2	− 2567	−144.8	× 25 / 105	−34.5
11	25,431	2544.2	− 2583	−38.8	× 29 / 105	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −84, −42, −57, −62, −54, −67, −73, −101, −116, −103, −90 → −77.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 42 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 28 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 15.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.8 × 2.66 = 42. Upper limit −35.2, lower limit −119.2.

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.