Brookhurst Elementary: 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, 65 of the 233 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2434 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2567 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 41 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 45 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 46 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 16 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 28 points under the grade 6 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	49,613	2376.0	− 2432	−56	× 78 / 335	−13
4	49,615	2433.4	− 2473	−39.6	× 82 / 335	−9.7
5	49,617	2449.0	− 2502	−53	× 80 / 335	−12.7
6	49,619	2467.3	− 2531	−63.7	× 95 / 335	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,097	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 72 / 301	−5.7
4	46,099	2445.5	− 2473	−27.5	× 69 / 301	−6.3
5	46,101	2474.8	− 2502	−27.2	× 81 / 301	−7.3
6	46,104	2495.3	− 2531	−35.7	× 79 / 301	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,339	2400.8	− 2432	−31.2	× 62 / 276	−7
4	47,341	2462.2	− 2473	−10.8	× 74 / 276	−2.9
5	47,344	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 67 / 276	−4.7
6	47,346	2523.4	− 2531	−7.6	× 73 / 276	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,350	2428.5	− 2432	−3.5	× 74 / 272	−1
4	47,351	2464.2	− 2473	−8.8	× 61 / 272	−2
5	47,354	2485.5	− 2502	−16.5	× 73 / 272	−4.4
6	47,355	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 64 / 272	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,524	2433.8	− 2432	1.8	× 58 / 241	0.4
4	47,525	2478.6	− 2473	5.6	× 62 / 241	1.4
5	47,526	2501.9	− 2502	−0.1	× 52 / 241	0
6	47,527	2548.4	− 2531	17.4	× 69 / 241	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,374	2399.4	− 2432	−32.6	× 54 / 192	−9.2
4	47,375	2485.1	− 2473	12.1	× 54 / 192	3.4
5	47,376	2459.7	− 2502	−42.3	× 38 / 192	−8.4
6	47,377	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 46 / 192	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,360	2431.5	− 2432	−0.5	× 54 / 198	−0.1
4	47,361	2438.0	− 2473	−35	× 49 / 198	−8.7
5	47,362	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 53 / 198	−2.9
6	47,363	2497.0	− 2531	−34	× 42 / 198	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,209	2421.4	− 2432	−10.6	× 59 / 211	−3
4	47,210	2476.9	− 2473	3.9	× 55 / 211	1
5	47,211	2458.1	− 2502	−43.9	× 46 / 211	−9.6
6	47,212	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 51 / 211	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,965	2420.3	− 2432	−11.7	× 56 / 216	−3
4	46,966	2469.3	− 2473	−3.7	× 63 / 216	−1.1
5	46,967	2497.1	− 2502	−4.9	× 55 / 216	−1.2
6	46,968	2507.5	− 2531	−23.5	× 42 / 216	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,839	2433.6	− 2432	1.6	× 57 / 233	0.4
4	46,840	2471.5	− 2473	−1.5	× 57 / 233	−0.4
5	46,841	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 61 / 233	−0.2
6	46,842	2567.4	− 2531	36.4	× 58 / 233	9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −29, −17, −12, 7, −22, −19, −9, −10, 9 → −15.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 13.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.6 × 2.66 = 36.2. Upper limit 20.7, lower limit −51.7.

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.