Los Cerritos: 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 43 of the 162 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502.

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 46 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 34 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 18 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 20 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
3	36,081	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 92 / 283	−21.4
4	36,084	2418.0	− 2473	−55	× 105 / 283	−20.4
5	36,085	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 86 / 283	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,706	2401.2	− 2432	−30.8	× 99 / 296	−10.3
4	33,709	2410.3	− 2473	−62.7	× 95 / 296	−20.1
5	33,711	2471.4	− 2502	−30.6	× 102 / 296	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,296	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 95 / 288	−12.4
4	34,298	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 98 / 288	−12.3
5	34,301	2448.7	− 2502	−53.3	× 95 / 288	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,302	2390.9	− 2432	−41.1	× 83 / 273	−12.5
4	34,304	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 91 / 273	−13.4
5	34,306	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 99 / 273	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,463	2427.2	− 2432	−4.8	× 73 / 238	−1.5
4	34,464	2443.7	− 2473	−29.3	× 81 / 238	−10
5	34,465	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 84 / 238	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,674	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 76 / 222	−17.5
4	33,675	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 77 / 222	−23.6
5	33,676	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 69 / 222	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,394	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 49 / 187	−9.6
4	34,395	2440.5	− 2473	−32.5	× 68 / 187	−11.8
5	34,396	2465.4	− 2502	−36.6	× 70 / 187	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,453	2404.7	− 2432	−27.3	× 61 / 179	−9.3
4	34,454	2422.8	− 2473	−50.2	× 52 / 179	−14.6
5	34,455	2465.5	− 2502	−36.5	× 66 / 179	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,305	2390.1	− 2432	−41.9	× 41 / 147	−11.7
4	34,306	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 57 / 147	−17.9
5	34,307	2462.4	− 2502	−39.6	× 49 / 147	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,152	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 56 / 154	−0.3
4	34,153	2444.1	− 2473	−28.9	× 41 / 154	−7.7
5	34,154	2492.4	− 2502	−9.6	× 57 / 154	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,156	2411.9	− 2432	−20.1	× 64 / 162	−7.9
4	34,157	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 53 / 162	−9.2
5	34,158	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 45 / 162	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −41, −42, −35, −15, −50, −35, −37, −43, −12, −19 → −34.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 20 · 2019→2021: 35 · 2021→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 31 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 13.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.5 × 2.66 = 35.9. Upper limit 1.3, lower limit −70.5.

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.