Innovative Horizons 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 170 of the 605 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 7 bar. 2531 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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 54 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 68 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 61 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 62 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 92 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 98 students Just under 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 39 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 30 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 25 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 21 students 35 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	57,866	2384.5	− 2432	−47.5	× 99 / 590	−8
4	57,869	2427.9	− 2473	−45.1	× 94 / 590	−7.2
5	57,870	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 94 / 590	−4.5
6	57,873	2497.7	− 2531	−33.3	× 94 / 590	−5.3
7	57,874	2529.8	− 2552	−22.2	× 110 / 590	−4.1
8	57,877	2557.9	− 2567	−9.1	× 99 / 590	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,721	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 99 / 614	−7.9
4	53,723	2455.1	− 2473	−17.9	× 100 / 614	−2.9
5	53,726	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 90 / 614	−4.8
6	53,727	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 96 / 614	−1.6
7	53,729	2532.2	− 2552	−19.8	× 117 / 614	−3.8
8	53,732	2577.3	− 2567	10.3	× 112 / 614	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,289	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 98 / 619	−8.1
4	55,290	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 97 / 619	−7.3
5	55,293	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 96 / 619	−7.8
6	55,294	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 94 / 619	−5.4
7	55,296	2526.5	− 2552	−25.5	× 118 / 619	−4.9
8	55,298	2558.5	− 2567	−8.5	× 116 / 619	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,383	2397.6	− 2432	−34.4	× 96 / 617	−5.4
4	55,385	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 95 / 617	−5.5
5	55,388	2468.9	− 2502	−33.1	× 96 / 617	−5.2
6	55,389	2508.7	− 2531	−22.3	× 94 / 617	−3.4
7	55,392	2536.4	− 2552	−15.6	× 126 / 617	−3.2
8	55,393	2551.7	− 2567	−15.3	× 110 / 617	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,638	2431.6	− 2432	−0.4	× 97 / 623	−0.1
4	55,639	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 94 / 623	−3.8
5	55,640	2459.7	− 2502	−42.3	× 89 / 623	−6
6	55,641	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 100 / 623	−4.2
7	55,642	2529.5	− 2552	−22.5	× 127 / 623	−4.6
8	55,643	2555.0	− 2567	−12	× 116 / 623	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,696	2391.9	− 2432	−40.1	× 95 / 603	−6.3
4	55,697	2440.1	− 2473	−32.9	× 94 / 603	−5.1
5	55,698	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 94 / 603	−8.7
6	55,699	2506.5	− 2531	−24.5	× 88 / 603	−3.6
7	55,700	2493.4	− 2552	−58.6	× 116 / 603	−11.3
8	55,701	2530.8	− 2567	−36.2	× 116 / 603	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,647	2371.1	− 2432	−60.9	× 93 / 613	−9.2
4	55,648	2432.1	− 2473	−40.9	× 96 / 613	−6.4
5	55,649	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 96 / 613	−4.4
6	55,650	2470.9	− 2531	−60.1	× 94 / 613	−9.2
7	55,651	2525.6	− 2552	−26.4	× 117 / 613	−5
8	55,652	2524.9	− 2567	−42.1	× 117 / 613	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,523	2373.7	− 2432	−58.3	× 93 / 631	−8.6
4	55,524	2426.3	− 2473	−46.7	× 101 / 631	−7.5
5	55,525	2471.6	− 2502	−30.4	× 97 / 631	−4.7
6	55,526	2494.7	− 2531	−36.3	× 97 / 631	−5.6
7	55,527	2525.8	− 2552	−26.2	× 121 / 631	−5
8	55,528	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 122 / 631	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,277	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 92 / 601	−3.6
4	55,278	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 90 / 601	−6.5
5	55,279	2474.2	− 2502	−27.8	× 93 / 601	−4.3
6	55,280	2516.3	− 2531	−14.7	× 92 / 601	−2.3
7	55,281	2534.4	− 2552	−17.6	× 118 / 601	−3.5
8	55,282	2557.4	− 2567	−9.6	× 116 / 601	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,194	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 93 / 605	−7.7
4	55,195	2424.5	− 2473	−48.5	× 93 / 605	−7.5
5	55,196	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 91 / 605	−3.1
6	55,197	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 92 / 605	−8.5
7	55,198	2535.1	− 2552	−16.9	× 117 / 605	−3.3
8	55,199	2531.2	− 2567	−35.8	× 119 / 605	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −19, −35, −25, −21, −42, −42, −33, −22, −37 → −30.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −1.7, lower limit −59.7.

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.