Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter: 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 215 of the 394 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2504 vs. 2531.

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 38 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 57 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 66 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 66 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students Just 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	31,942	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 136 / 498	−13.6
4	31,943	2428.3	− 2473	−44.7	× 140 / 498	−12.6
5	31,946	2476.3	− 2502	−25.7	× 143 / 498	−7.4
6	31,947	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 79 / 498	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,158	2391.6	− 2432	−40.4	× 131 / 487	−10.9
4	30,160	2423.9	− 2473	−49.1	× 139 / 487	−14
5	30,162	2466.4	− 2502	−35.6	× 138 / 487	−10.1
6	30,163	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 79 / 487	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,723	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 157 / 524	−13.4
4	30,725	2445.5	− 2473	−27.5	× 146 / 524	−7.7
5	30,726	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 140 / 524	−6.5
6	30,729	2488.4	− 2531	−42.6	× 81 / 524	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,769	2399.2	− 2432	−32.8	× 118 / 487	−7.9
4	30,772	2453.8	− 2473	−19.2	× 158 / 487	−6.2
5	30,774	2499.5	− 2502	−2.5	× 144 / 487	−0.7
6	30,776	2530.3	− 2531	−0.7	× 67 / 487	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,941	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 132 / 492	−8.7
4	30,942	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 131 / 492	−5.3
5	30,943	2475.6	− 2502	−26.4	× 152 / 492	−8.2
6	30,944	2536.7	− 2531	5.7	× 77 / 492	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,968	2388.9	− 2432	−43.1	× 110 / 432	−11
4	30,969	2405.3	− 2473	−67.7	× 110 / 432	−17.2
5	30,970	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 134 / 432	−10.9
6	30,971	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 78 / 432	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,025	2387.0	− 2432	−45	× 119 / 419	−12.8
4	31,026	2447.9	− 2473	−25.1	× 107 / 419	−6.4
5	31,027	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 114 / 419	−8.1
6	31,028	2520.1	− 2531	−10.9	× 79 / 419	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,891	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 125 / 430	−18.1
4	30,892	2433.1	− 2473	−39.9	× 120 / 430	−11.1
5	30,893	2499.1	− 2502	−2.9	× 110 / 430	−0.7
6	30,894	2478.5	− 2531	−52.5	× 75 / 430	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,750	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 79 / 384	−10.1
4	30,751	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 120 / 384	−15.4
5	30,752	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 118 / 384	−4.7
6	30,753	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 67 / 384	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,736	2387.0	− 2432	−45	× 104 / 394	−11.9
4	30,737	2438.4	− 2473	−34.6	× 81 / 394	−7.1
5	30,738	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 123 / 394	−10.6
6	30,739	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 86 / 394	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −37, −34, −15, −21, −43, −29, −39, −30, −36 → −32.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit −4.9, lower limit −60.3.

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.

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.