The Language Academy of Sacramento: 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, 132 of the 396 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2577 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2596 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 32 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 44 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 46 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 51 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 34 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 13 students Just under the grade 5 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	61,303	2350.0	− 2432	−82	× 67 / 299	−18.4
4	61,305	2399.2	− 2473	−73.8	× 66 / 299	−16.3
5	61,307	2432.2	− 2502	−69.8	× 44 / 299	−10.3
6	61,309	2490.3	− 2531	−40.7	× 43 / 299	−5.9
7	61,311	2522.8	− 2552	−29.2	× 40 / 299	−3.9
8	61,313	2556.7	− 2567	−10.3	× 39 / 299	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,881	2372.0	− 2432	−60	× 65 / 322	−12.1
4	56,884	2421.4	− 2473	−51.6	× 67 / 322	−10.7
5	56,885	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 66 / 322	−6.2
6	56,887	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 42 / 322	−2.5
7	56,889	2549.8	− 2552	−2.2	× 42 / 322	−0.3
8	56,892	2563.5	− 2567	−3.5	× 40 / 322	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,540	2357.6	− 2432	−74.4	× 66 / 348	−14.1
4	58,543	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 66 / 348	−7
5	58,544	2461.7	− 2502	−40.3	× 66 / 348	−7.6
6	58,546	2521.8	− 2531	−9.2	× 66 / 348	−1.7
7	58,548	2565.7	− 2552	13.7	× 42 / 348	1.7
8	58,551	2585.0	− 2567	18	× 42 / 348	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,656	2351.4	− 2432	−80.6	× 66 / 368	−14.5
4	58,657	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 66 / 368	−9.4
5	58,660	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 66 / 368	−5.3
6	58,661	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 68 / 368	−6.5
7	58,664	2557.1	− 2552	5.1	× 61 / 368	0.8
8	58,665	2585.5	− 2567	18.5	× 41 / 368	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,898	2378.5	− 2432	−53.5	× 66 / 386	−9.1
4	58,899	2433.1	− 2473	−39.9	× 66 / 386	−6.8
5	58,900	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 66 / 386	−6
6	58,901	2534.7	− 2531	3.7	× 65 / 386	0.6
7	58,902	2562.2	− 2552	10.2	× 63 / 386	1.7
8	58,903	2587.3	− 2567	20.3	× 60 / 386	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,553	2356.0	− 2432	−76	× 64 / 384	−12.7
4	57,554	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 62 / 384	−10.3
5	57,555	2465.7	− 2502	−36.3	× 64 / 384	−6.1
6	57,556	2499.0	− 2531	−32	× 66 / 384	−5.5
7	57,557	2527.4	− 2552	−24.6	× 66 / 384	−4.2
8	57,558	2553.0	− 2567	−14	× 62 / 384	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,975	2364.9	− 2432	−67.1	× 65 / 393	−11.1
4	58,976	2407.9	− 2473	−65.1	× 65 / 393	−10.8
5	58,977	2446.9	− 2502	−55.1	× 65 / 393	−9.1
6	58,978	2519.9	− 2531	−11.1	× 66 / 393	−1.9
7	58,979	2544.8	− 2552	−7.2	× 66 / 393	−1.2
8	58,980	2577.6	− 2567	10.6	× 66 / 393	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,933	2376.2	− 2432	−55.8	× 66 / 393	−9.4
4	58,934	2402.5	− 2473	−70.5	× 66 / 393	−11.8
5	58,935	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 66 / 393	−7.2
6	58,936	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 68 / 393	−4.8
7	58,937	2579.3	− 2552	27.3	× 65 / 393	4.5
8	58,938	2584.7	− 2567	17.7	× 62 / 393	2.8
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	58,862	2361.8	− 2432	−70.2	× 66 / 395	−11.7
4	58,863	2419.1	− 2473	−53.9	× 66 / 395	−9
5	58,864	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 66 / 395	−1.7
6	58,865	2512.6	− 2531	−18.4	× 66 / 395	−3.1
7	58,866	2530.1	− 2552	−21.9	× 66 / 395	−3.7
8	58,867	2595.1	− 2567	28.1	× 65 / 395	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,617	2377.8	− 2432	−54.2	× 65 / 394	−8.9
4	58,618	2407.0	− 2473	−66	× 66 / 394	−11.1
5	58,619	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 66 / 394	−3.1
6	58,620	2523.4	− 2531	−7.6	× 67 / 394	−1.3
7	58,621	2572.4	− 2552	20.4	× 66 / 394	3.4
8	58,622	2572.8	− 2567	5.8	× 64 / 394	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,542	2381.2	− 2432	−50.8	× 66 / 396	−8.5
4	58,543	2435.1	− 2473	−37.9	× 66 / 396	−6.3
5	58,544	2443.1	− 2502	−58.9	× 67 / 396	−10
6	58,545	2537.8	− 2531	6.8	× 68 / 396	1.2
7	58,546	2577.3	− 2552	25.3	× 64 / 396	4.1
8	58,547	2596.2	− 2567	29.2	× 65 / 396	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −32, −27, −33, −16, −41, −32, −26, −24, −20, −15 → −29.3
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2021: 25 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit −1.9, lower limit −56.7.

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.