Horizon 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2535 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2569 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2560 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2584 vs. 2583.

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 11th 134 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 11th 12 students 15 points under the grade 11 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	54,609	2365.8	− 2432	−66.2	× 80 / 587	−9
4	54,610	2425.9	− 2473	−47.1	× 72 / 587	−5.8
5	54,613	2453.1	− 2502	−48.9	× 75 / 587	−6.2
6	54,614	2488.1	− 2531	−42.9	× 78 / 587	−5.7
7	54,617	2515.4	− 2552	−36.6	× 83 / 587	−5.2
8	54,618	2534.3	− 2567	−32.7	× 85 / 587	−4.7
11	54,621	2557.1	− 2583	−25.9	× 114 / 587	−5
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	50,716	2403.7	− 2432	−28.3	× 64 / 648	−2.8
4	50,717	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 89 / 648	−6
5	50,720	2473.2	− 2502	−28.8	× 85 / 648	−3.8
6	50,721	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 91 / 648	−5.4
7	50,724	2531.0	− 2552	−21	× 83 / 648	−2.7
8	50,725	2551.7	− 2567	−15.3	× 106 / 648	−2.5
11	50,728	2562.3	− 2583	−20.7	× 130 / 648	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,160	2396.1	− 2432	−35.9	× 73 / 642	−4.1
4	52,161	2426.3	− 2473	−46.7	× 84 / 642	−6.1
5	52,164	2464.4	− 2502	−37.6	× 97 / 642	−5.7
6	52,165	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 85 / 642	−2.9
7	52,168	2532.8	− 2552	−19.2	× 105 / 642	−3.1
8	52,169	2557.8	− 2567	−9.2	× 84 / 642	−1.2
11	52,171	2589.8	− 2583	6.8	× 114 / 642	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,215	2393.4	− 2432	−38.6	× 76 / 733	−4
4	52,218	2448.0	− 2473	−25	× 78 / 733	−2.7
5	52,219	2457.3	− 2502	−44.7	× 92 / 733	−5.6
6	52,222	2497.1	− 2531	−33.9	× 108 / 733	−5
7	52,223	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 112 / 733	−1.8
8	52,226	2565.7	− 2567	−1.3	× 116 / 733	−0.2
11	52,227	2559.3	− 2583	−23.7	× 151 / 733	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,376	2391.5	− 2432	−40.5	× 92 / 1016	−3.7
4	52,377	2445.2	− 2473	−27.8	× 103 / 1016	−2.8
5	52,378	2474.0	− 2502	−28	× 112 / 1016	−3.1
6	52,379	2499.2	− 2531	−31.8	× 131 / 1016	−4.1
7	52,380	2528.9	− 2552	−23.1	× 174 / 1016	−4
8	52,381	2556.2	− 2567	−10.8	× 165 / 1016	−1.8
11	52,382	2582.0	− 2583	−1	× 239 / 1016	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,171	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 149 / 1111	−2.2
4	51,172	2467.2	− 2473	−5.8	× 151 / 1111	−0.8
5	51,173	2505.3	− 2502	3.3	× 139 / 1111	0.4
6	51,174	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 150 / 1111	−3.1
7	51,175	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 159 / 1111	−0.2
8	51,176	2559.6	− 2567	−7.4	× 179 / 1111	−1.2
11	51,177	2620.3	− 2583	37.3	× 184 / 1111	6.2
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	52,370	2434.3	− 2432	2.3	× 103 / 848	0.3
4	52,371	2451.4	− 2473	−21.6	× 91 / 848	−2.3
5	52,372	2507.7	− 2502	5.7	× 135 / 848	0.9
6	52,373	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 104 / 848	−1
7	52,374	2542.3	− 2552	−9.7	× 133 / 848	−1.5
8	52,375	2549.6	− 2567	−17.4	× 139 / 848	−2.9
11	52,376	2618.3	− 2583	35.3	× 143 / 848	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,333	2435.0	− 2432	3	× 77 / 724	0.3
4	52,334	2488.1	− 2473	15.1	× 74 / 724	1.5
5	52,335	2512.0	− 2502	10	× 62 / 724	0.9
6	52,336	2513.0	− 2531	−18	× 103 / 724	−2.6
7	52,337	2523.6	− 2552	−28.4	× 107 / 724	−4.2
8	52,338	2537.5	− 2567	−29.5	× 148 / 724	−6
11	52,339	2613.9	− 2583	30.9	× 153 / 724	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,175	2436.3	− 2432	4.3	× 84 / 727	0.5
4	52,176	2483.1	− 2473	10.1	× 70 / 727	1
5	52,177	2519.2	− 2502	17.2	× 92 / 727	2.2
6	52,178	2501.3	− 2531	−29.7	× 80 / 727	−3.3
7	52,179	2524.0	− 2552	−28	× 112 / 727	−4.3
8	52,180	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 142 / 727	−7.7
11	52,181	2603.7	− 2583	20.7	× 147 / 727	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,947	2440.6	− 2432	8.6	× 105 / 769	1.2
4	51,948	2469.5	− 2473	−3.5	× 84 / 769	−0.4
5	51,949	2496.7	− 2502	−5.3	× 96 / 769	−0.7
6	51,950	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 110 / 769	−0.9
7	51,951	2530.7	− 2552	−21.3	× 103 / 769	−2.9
8	51,952	2556.6	− 2567	−10.4	× 125 / 769	−1.7
11	51,953	2614.4	− 2583	31.4	× 146 / 769	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,834	2431.2	− 2432	−0.8	× 97 / 805	−0.1
4	51,835	2468.4	− 2473	−4.6	× 116 / 805	−0.7
5	51,836	2504.5	− 2502	2.5	× 86 / 805	0.3
6	51,837	2534.8	− 2531	3.8	× 102 / 805	0.5
7	51,838	2569.0	− 2552	17	× 117 / 805	2.5
8	51,839	2559.8	− 2567	−7.2	× 141 / 805	−1.3
11	51,840	2583.5	− 2583	0.5	× 146 / 805	0.1
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. −42, −27, −22, −24, −20, −1, −1, −4, −7, 1, 1 → −13.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 5.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.9 × 2.66 = 15.7. Upper limit 2.4, lower limit −29.

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.