Los Angeles Unified District Level Program: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 2350 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 116 points under the grade 3 bar. 2316 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2341 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,974	2290.9	− 2432	−141.1	× 42 / 544	−10.9
4	27,977	2314.4	− 2473	−158.6	× 50 / 544	−14.6
5	27,978	2341.1	− 2502	−160.9	× 52 / 544	−15.4
6	27,981	2368.1	− 2531	−162.9	× 68 / 544	−20.4
7	27,983	2415.4	− 2552	−136.6	× 116 / 544	−29.1
8	27,985	2422.6	− 2567	−144.4	× 127 / 544	−33.7
11	27,987	2477.5	− 2583	−105.5	× 89 / 544	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,023	2284.6	− 2432	−147.4	× 31 / 529	−8.6
4	28,025	2297.2	− 2473	−175.8	× 56 / 529	−18.6
5	28,027	2331.4	− 2502	−170.6	× 63 / 529	−20.3
6	28,029	2366.0	− 2531	−165	× 68 / 529	−21.2
7	28,031	2398.2	− 2552	−153.8	× 105 / 529	−30.5
8	28,033	2437.7	− 2567	−129.3	× 118 / 529	−28.8
11	28,035	2453.5	− 2583	−129.5	× 88 / 529	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−150

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,201	2282.1	− 2432	−149.9	× 38 / 522	−10.9
4	28,202	2312.7	− 2473	−160.3	× 46 / 522	−14.1
5	28,203	2319.1	− 2502	−182.9	× 59 / 522	−20.7
6	28,204	2362.8	− 2531	−168.2	× 70 / 522	−22.6
7	28,205	2395.1	− 2552	−156.9	× 103 / 522	−31
8	28,206	2433.1	− 2567	−133.9	× 118 / 522	−30.3
11	28,207	2483.2	− 2583	−99.8	× 88 / 522	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−146

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	27,418	2540.9	− 2583	−42.1	× 21 / 21	−42.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	28,237	2307.4	− 2473	−165.6	× 18 / 240	−12.4
5	28,238	2352.9	− 2502	−149.1	× 34 / 240	−21.1
6	28,239	2371.6	− 2531	−159.4	× 37 / 240	−24.6
7	28,240	2368.8	− 2552	−183.2	× 30 / 240	−22.9
8	28,241	2402.0	− 2567	−165	× 47 / 240	−32.3
11	28,242	2440.6	− 2583	−142.4	× 74 / 240	−43.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−157

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,299	2285.4	− 2432	−146.6	× 11 / 293	−5.5
4	28,300	2306.1	− 2473	−166.9	× 18 / 293	−10.3
5	28,301	2328.3	− 2502	−173.7	× 41 / 293	−24.3
6	28,302	2346.9	− 2531	−184.1	× 51 / 293	−32
7	28,303	2381.9	− 2552	−170.1	× 54 / 293	−31.3
8	28,304	2393.6	− 2567	−173.4	× 43 / 293	−25.4
11	28,305	2475.4	− 2583	−107.6	× 75 / 293	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−156

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	28,166	2320.1	− 2473	−152.9	× 17 / 295	−8.8
5	28,167	2322.9	− 2502	−179.1	× 27 / 295	−16.4
6	28,168	2371.8	− 2531	−159.2	× 53 / 295	−28.6
7	28,169	2380.7	− 2552	−171.3	× 59 / 295	−34.3
8	28,170	2417.7	− 2567	−149.3	× 66 / 295	−33.4
11	28,171	2452.2	− 2583	−130.8	× 73 / 295	−32.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−154

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,028	2301.0	− 2432	−131	× 20 / 326	−8
4	28,029	2312.9	− 2473	−160.1	× 15 / 326	−7.4
5	28,030	2372.4	− 2502	−129.6	× 28 / 326	−11.1
6	28,031	2361.0	− 2531	−170	× 54 / 326	−28.2
7	28,032	2366.9	− 2552	−185.1	× 67 / 326	−38
8	28,033	2399.5	− 2567	−167.5	× 67 / 326	−34.4
11	28,034	2459.6	− 2583	−123.4	× 75 / 326	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−156

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,032	2349.7	− 2432	−82.3	× 15 / 277	−4.5
4	28,033	2316.0	− 2473	−157	× 31 / 277	−17.6
5	28,034	2341.4	− 2502	−160.6	× 29 / 277	−16.8
6	28,035	2392.2	− 2531	−138.8	× 36 / 277	−18
7	28,036	2391.9	− 2552	−160.1	× 55 / 277	−31.8
8	28,037	2398.2	− 2567	−168.8	× 63 / 277	−38.4
11	28,038	2462.1	− 2583	−120.9	× 48 / 277	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−148

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −141, −150, −146, −42, −157, −156, −154, −156, −148 → −138.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 104 · 2021→2022: 115 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 30.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 30.6 × 2.66 = 81.4. Upper limit −57.5, lower limit −220.3.

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.