Community Outreach 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, 650 of the 1163 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 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 58 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 87 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 106 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 94 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 82 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 86 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 151 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 149 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 108 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 99 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 67 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 76 students 12 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	63,115	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 174 / 942	−0.1
4	63,117	2468.4	− 2473	−4.6	× 183 / 942	−0.9
5	63,119	2506.2	− 2502	4.2	× 160 / 942	0.7
6	63,121	2544.2	− 2531	13.2	× 162 / 942	2.3
7	63,123	2554.7	− 2552	2.7	× 130 / 942	0.4
8	63,125	2547.7	− 2567	−19.3	× 133 / 942	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,544	2429.1	− 2432	−2.9	× 219 / 1007	−0.6
4	58,546	2472.2	− 2473	−0.8	× 177 / 1007	−0.1
5	58,548	2521.7	− 2502	19.7	× 183 / 1007	3.6
6	58,550	2532.6	− 2531	1.6	× 148 / 1007	0.2
7	58,551	2551.4	− 2552	−0.6	× 146 / 1007	−0.1
8	58,554	2575.9	− 2567	8.9	× 134 / 1007	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,242	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 178 / 1020	−4.8
4	60,244	2467.6	− 2473	−5.4	× 212 / 1020	−1.1
5	60,246	2505.5	− 2502	3.5	× 173 / 1020	0.6
6	60,249	2523.0	− 2531	−8	× 183 / 1020	−1.4
7	60,250	2567.6	− 2552	15.6	× 139 / 1020	2.1
8	60,252	2564.5	− 2567	−2.5	× 135 / 1020	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,368	2428.7	− 2432	−3.3	× 171 / 1038	−0.5
4	60,370	2448.9	− 2473	−24.1	× 179 / 1038	−4.2
5	60,372	2509.3	− 2502	7.3	× 213 / 1038	1.5
6	60,374	2526.2	− 2531	−4.8	× 168 / 1038	−0.8
7	60,376	2550.8	− 2552	−1.2	× 163 / 1038	−0.2
8	60,378	2554.7	− 2567	−12.3	× 144 / 1038	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,616	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 178 / 1072	−4.9
4	60,617	2462.1	− 2473	−10.9	× 180 / 1072	−1.8
5	60,618	2493.0	− 2502	−9	× 184 / 1072	−1.5
6	60,619	2525.5	− 2531	−5.5	× 199 / 1072	−1
7	60,620	2533.5	− 2552	−18.5	× 165 / 1072	−2.8
8	60,621	2571.6	− 2567	4.6	× 166 / 1072	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,710	2374.9	− 2432	−57.1	× 187 / 926	−11.5
4	60,711	2445.8	− 2473	−27.2	× 184 / 926	−5.4
5	60,712	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 157 / 926	−3.8
6	60,713	2487.4	− 2531	−43.6	× 159 / 926	−7.5
7	60,714	2518.0	− 2552	−34	× 124 / 926	−4.6
8	60,715	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 115 / 926	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,655	2362.9	− 2432	−69.1	× 200 / 952	−14.5
4	60,656	2424.3	− 2473	−48.7	× 161 / 952	−8.2
5	60,657	2460.1	− 2502	−41.9	× 179 / 952	−7.9
6	60,658	2467.3	− 2531	−63.7	× 143 / 952	−9.6
7	60,659	2488.3	− 2552	−63.7	× 143 / 952	−9.6
8	60,660	2519.0	− 2567	−48	× 126 / 952	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,602	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 204 / 1080	−9.8
4	60,603	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 215 / 1080	−12.3
5	60,604	2451.3	− 2502	−50.7	× 180 / 1080	−8.5
6	60,605	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 183 / 1080	−9.2
7	60,606	2484.1	− 2552	−67.9	× 154 / 1080	−9.7
8	60,607	2510.1	− 2567	−56.9	× 144 / 1080	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,355	2383.2	− 2432	−48.8	× 228 / 1142	−9.7
4	60,356	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 208 / 1142	−3.8
5	60,357	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 229 / 1142	−7.7
6	60,358	2499.8	− 2531	−31.2	× 151 / 1142	−4.1
7	60,359	2497.9	− 2552	−54.1	× 174 / 1142	−8.2
8	60,360	2508.0	− 2567	−59	× 152 / 1142	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,290	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 209 / 1163	−9.6
4	60,291	2446.1	− 2473	−26.9	× 236 / 1163	−5.5
5	60,292	2488.0	− 2502	−14	× 214 / 1163	−2.6
6	60,293	2491.0	− 2531	−40	× 193 / 1163	−6.6
7	60,294	2511.0	− 2552	−41	× 149 / 1163	−5.3
8	60,295	2534.8	− 2567	−32.2	× 162 / 1163	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 0, 4, −5, −6, −11, −36, −56, −57, −41, −34 → −24.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 20 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit 1.9, lower limit −50.3.

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.