La Verne Science and Technology 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2508 vs. 2531.

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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,842	2391.0	− 2432	−41	× 29 / 110	−10.8
4	36,844	2453.9	− 2473	−19.1	× 25 / 110	−4.3
5	36,846	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 29 / 110	−6.3
6	36,848	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 27 / 110	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,326	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 25 / 113	−6.9
4	34,329	2418.4	− 2473	−54.6	× 31 / 113	−15
5	34,330	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 29 / 113	−5.1
6	34,333	2502.8	− 2531	−28.2	× 28 / 113	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,938	2396.7	− 2432	−35.3	× 38 / 122	−11
4	34,941	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 24 / 122	−11.8
5	34,943	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 28 / 122	−6
6	34,945	2520.7	− 2531	−10.3	× 32 / 122	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,949	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 41 / 147	−10.3
4	34,951	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 46 / 147	−9.8
5	34,953	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 28 / 147	−10.1
6	34,955	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 32 / 147	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,119	2407.2	− 2432	−24.8	× 51 / 165	−7.7
4	35,120	2448.4	− 2473	−24.6	× 38 / 165	−5.7
5	35,121	2490.5	− 2502	−11.5	× 49 / 165	−3.4
6	35,122	2472.9	− 2531	−58.1	× 27 / 165	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,016	2411.5	− 2432	−20.5	× 53 / 188	−5.8
4	35,017	2445.6	− 2473	−27.4	× 38 / 188	−5.5
5	35,018	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 44 / 188	−7
6	35,019	2536.2	− 2531	5.2	× 53 / 188	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,055	2390.2	− 2432	−41.8	× 41 / 173	−9.9
4	35,056	2470.9	− 2473	−2.1	× 49 / 173	−0.6
5	35,057	2484.8	− 2502	−17.2	× 44 / 173	−4.4
6	35,058	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 39 / 173	−7.5
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
3	34,915	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 48 / 176	−9.1
4	34,916	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 37 / 176	−6.1
5	34,917	2481.0	− 2502	−21	× 49 / 176	−5.8
6	34,918	2513.5	− 2531	−17.5	× 42 / 176	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,762	2363.9	− 2432	−68.1	× 38 / 160	−16.2
4	34,763	2445.0	− 2473	−28	× 44 / 160	−7.7
5	34,764	2449.9	− 2502	−52.1	× 37 / 160	−12
6	34,765	2536.6	− 2531	5.6	× 41 / 160	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,766	2387.2	− 2432	−44.8	× 42 / 154	−12.2
4	34,767	2470.7	− 2473	−2.3	× 36 / 154	−0.5
5	34,768	2473.1	− 2502	−28.9	× 45 / 154	−8.4
6	34,769	2507.9	− 2531	−23.1	× 31 / 154	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −34, −32, −37, −26, −17, −22, −25, −34, −26 → −28.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 6.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.4 × 2.66 = 17. Upper limit −11.1, lower limit −45.1.

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.