Las Flores High (Alternative): 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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. 2571 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 7 bar. 2532 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 11 bar. 2578 vs. 2583.

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
7	60,118	2507.9	− 2552	−44.1	× 17 / 75	−10
8	60,120	2503.3	− 2567	−63.7	× 15 / 75	−12.7
11	60,122	2557.9	− 2583	−25.1	× 43 / 75	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	55,816	2552.4	− 2552	0.4	× 18 / 95	0.1
8	55,817	2484.2	− 2567	−82.8	× 27 / 95	−23.5
11	55,820	2562.7	− 2583	−20.3	× 50 / 95	−10.7
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
7	57,441	2491.3	− 2552	−60.7	× 20 / 92	−13.2
8	57,443	2519.6	− 2567	−47.4	× 26 / 92	−13.4
11	57,445	2564.3	− 2583	−18.7	× 46 / 92	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	57,573	2528.3	− 2567	−38.7	× 26 / 73	−13.8
11	57,576	2517.4	− 2583	−65.6	× 47 / 73	−42.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	57,822	2542.8	− 2552	−9.2	× 16 / 88	−1.7
8	57,823	2520.7	− 2567	−46.3	× 20 / 88	−10.5
11	57,824	2534.7	− 2583	−48.3	× 52 / 88	−28.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	56,500	2435.3	− 2473	−37.7	× 12 / 61	−7.4
5	56,501	2507.9	− 2502	5.9	× 11 / 61	1.1
11	56,505	2543.5	− 2583	−39.5	× 38 / 61	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,859	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 64 / 521	−1.8
4	57,860	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 59 / 521	−2.5
5	57,861	2488.5	− 2502	−13.5	× 82 / 521	−2.1
6	57,862	2516.7	− 2531	−14.3	× 69 / 521	−1.9
7	57,863	2545.2	− 2552	−6.8	× 67 / 521	−0.9
8	57,864	2532.9	− 2567	−34.1	× 104 / 521	−6.8
11	57,865	2539.3	− 2583	−43.7	× 76 / 521	−6.4
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	57,829	2412.6	− 2432	−19.4	× 23 / 286	−1.6
4	57,830	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 26 / 286	−3.8
5	57,831	2483.7	− 2502	−18.3	× 26 / 286	−1.7
6	57,832	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 40 / 286	−5.8
7	57,833	2549.6	− 2552	−2.4	× 38 / 286	−0.3
8	57,834	2547.0	− 2567	−20	× 63 / 286	−4.4
11	57,835	2552.5	− 2583	−30.5	× 70 / 286	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,729	2425.9	− 2432	−6.1	× 18 / 238	−0.5
4	57,730	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 18 / 238	−3.2
5	57,731	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 27 / 238	−2.5
6	57,732	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 23 / 238	−2.6
7	57,733	2530.0	− 2552	−22	× 39 / 238	−3.6
8	57,734	2503.5	− 2567	−63.5	× 46 / 238	−12.3
11	57,735	2552.1	− 2583	−30.9	× 67 / 238	−8.7
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	57,489	2384.4	− 2432	−47.6	× 17 / 271	−3
4	57,490	2416.3	− 2473	−56.7	× 18 / 271	−3.8
5	57,491	2461.0	− 2502	−41	× 12 / 271	−1.8
6	57,492	2540.2	− 2531	9.2	× 21 / 271	0.7
7	57,493	2517.6	− 2552	−34.4	× 39 / 271	−5
8	57,494	2515.1	− 2567	−51.9	× 73 / 271	−14
11	57,495	2583.5	− 2583	0.5	× 91 / 271	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,410	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 11 / 302	−1.6
4	57,411	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 22 / 302	−2.3
5	57,412	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 19 / 302	−0.2
6	57,413	2501.1	− 2531	−29.9	× 21 / 302	−2.1
7	57,414	2571.3	− 2552	19.3	× 48 / 302	3.1
8	57,415	2531.5	− 2567	−35.5	× 62 / 302	−7.3
11	57,416	2578.1	− 2583	−4.9	× 119 / 302	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −34, −36, −56, −41, −31, −22, −25, −33, −27, −12 → −32.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit −8, lower limit −56.4.

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.