Orange County Educational Arts Academy: 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 112 of the 361 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2438 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2580 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2585 vs. 2567.

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 43 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 39 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 37 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 32 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 17 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 25 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	51,706	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 55 / 325	−10.8
4	51,708	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 61 / 325	−9.8
5	51,710	2462.0	− 2502	−40	× 62 / 325	−7.6
6	51,712	2501.7	− 2531	−29.3	× 51 / 325	−4.6
7	51,714	2538.7	− 2552	−13.3	× 49 / 325	−2
8	51,716	2548.1	− 2567	−18.9	× 47 / 325	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,013	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 55 / 311	−4.9
4	48,016	2448.5	− 2473	−24.5	× 53 / 311	−4.2
5	48,018	2522.0	− 2502	20	× 60 / 311	3.9
6	48,020	2511.1	− 2531	−19.9	× 55 / 311	−3.5
7	48,022	2526.6	− 2552	−25.4	× 43 / 311	−3.5
8	48,024	2564.4	− 2567	−2.6	× 45 / 311	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,321	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 66 / 306	−6.2
4	49,324	2457.8	− 2473	−15.2	× 52 / 306	−2.6
5	49,325	2498.3	− 2502	−3.7	× 48 / 306	−0.6
6	49,327	2533.5	− 2531	2.5	× 56 / 306	0.5
7	49,329	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 47 / 306	−3.6
8	49,331	2546.2	− 2567	−20.8	× 37 / 306	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,336	2415.2	− 2432	−16.8	× 70 / 315	−3.7
4	49,338	2478.8	− 2473	5.8	× 65 / 315	1.2
5	49,340	2526.9	− 2502	24.9	× 48 / 315	3.8
6	49,342	2518.9	− 2531	−12.1	× 47 / 315	−1.8
7	49,343	2554.3	− 2552	2.3	× 44 / 315	0.3
8	49,346	2569.1	− 2567	2.1	× 41 / 315	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,530	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 69 / 334	−1.8
4	49,531	2463.2	− 2473	−9.8	× 65 / 334	−1.9
5	49,532	2497.0	− 2502	−5	× 64 / 334	−1
6	49,533	2522.3	− 2531	−8.7	× 49 / 334	−1.3
7	49,534	2587.2	− 2552	35.2	× 43 / 334	4.5
8	49,535	2583.5	− 2567	16.5	× 44 / 334	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,454	2389.7	− 2432	−42.3	× 70 / 325	−9.1
4	49,455	2439.7	− 2473	−33.3	× 71 / 325	−7.3
5	49,456	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 67 / 325	−8.4
6	49,457	2545.6	− 2531	14.6	× 54 / 325	2.4
7	49,458	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 33 / 325	−1
8	49,459	2557.7	− 2567	−9.3	× 30 / 325	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,416	2389.9	− 2432	−42.1	× 72 / 338	−9
4	49,417	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 70 / 338	−5.5
5	49,418	2469.1	− 2502	−32.9	× 73 / 338	−7.1
6	49,419	2498.0	− 2531	−33	× 60 / 338	−5.9
7	49,420	2588.3	− 2552	36.3	× 33 / 338	3.5
8	49,421	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 30 / 338	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,267	2386.5	− 2432	−45.5	× 74 / 348	−9.7
4	49,268	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 65 / 348	−7.5
5	49,269	2495.4	− 2502	−6.6	× 61 / 348	−1.2
6	49,270	2524.6	− 2531	−6.4	× 71 / 348	−1.3
7	49,271	2554.2	− 2552	2.2	× 44 / 348	0.3
8	49,272	2616.9	− 2567	49.9	× 33 / 348	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,023	2429.9	− 2432	−2.1	× 66 / 354	−0.4
4	49,024	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 72 / 354	−8.1
5	49,025	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 62 / 354	−2.9
6	49,026	2529.7	− 2531	−1.3	× 60 / 354	−0.2
7	49,027	2590.6	− 2552	38.6	× 50 / 354	5.5
8	49,028	2592.6	− 2567	25.6	× 44 / 354	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,876	2437.6	− 2432	5.6	× 78 / 361	1.2
4	48,877	2453.4	− 2473	−19.6	× 66 / 361	−3.6
5	48,878	2503.6	− 2502	1.6	× 65 / 361	0.3
6	48,879	2500.6	− 2531	−30.4	× 56 / 361	−4.7
7	48,880	2579.5	− 2552	27.5	× 49 / 361	3.7
8	48,881	2584.8	− 2567	17.8	× 47 / 361	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −38, −13, −15, 0, 1, −24, −26, −15, −3, −1 → −13.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit 14.8, lower limit −41.6.

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.