Higher Learning 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, 119 of the 327 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 2346 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 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 34 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 32 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 35 students 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 38 students 14 points under 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 21 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 17 students 15 points 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	63,188	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 31 / 140	−5
4	63,190	2427.2	− 2473	−45.8	× 29 / 140	−9.5
5	63,192	2426.3	− 2502	−75.7	× 25 / 140	−13.5
6	63,194	2494.5	− 2531	−36.5	× 22 / 140	−5.7
7	63,196	2449.1	− 2552	−102.9	× 21 / 140	−15.4
8	63,198	2535.2	− 2567	−31.8	× 12 / 140	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,618	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 27 / 132	−8.9
4	58,620	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 28 / 132	−3.2
5	58,622	2444.1	− 2502	−57.9	× 27 / 132	−11.8
6	58,623	2404.6	− 2531	−126.4	× 18 / 132	−17.2
7	58,626	2428.8	− 2552	−123.2	× 18 / 132	−16.8
8	58,628	2462.8	− 2567	−104.2	× 14 / 132	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,317	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 36 / 136	−13.2
4	60,319	2374.6	− 2473	−98.4	× 26 / 136	−18.8
5	60,320	2406.8	− 2502	−95.2	× 27 / 136	−18.9
6	60,322	2428.3	− 2531	−102.7	× 15 / 136	−11.3
7	60,324	2421.8	− 2552	−130.2	× 17 / 136	−16.3
8	60,326	2437.8	− 2567	−129.2	× 15 / 136	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,442	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 25 / 136	−7.3
4	60,444	2399.0	− 2473	−74	× 31 / 136	−16.9
5	60,446	2424.0	− 2502	−78	× 22 / 136	−12.6
6	60,448	2433.4	− 2531	−97.6	× 19 / 136	−13.6
7	60,450	2451.1	− 2552	−100.9	× 20 / 136	−14.8
8	60,452	2473.2	− 2567	−93.8	× 19 / 136	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,692	2387.9	− 2432	−44.1	× 41 / 191	−9.5
4	60,693	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 30 / 191	−10.8
5	60,694	2467.7	− 2502	−34.3	× 39 / 191	−7
6	60,695	2441.4	− 2531	−89.6	× 28 / 191	−13.1
7	60,696	2479.8	− 2552	−72.2	× 25 / 191	−9.5
8	60,697	2494.6	− 2567	−72.4	× 28 / 191	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	59,314	2452.8	− 2531	−78.2	× 48 / 145	−25.9
7	59,315	2497.9	− 2552	−54.1	× 53 / 145	−19.8
8	59,316	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 44 / 145	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,786	2357.6	− 2432	−74.4	× 50 / 301	−12.4
4	60,787	2389.6	− 2473	−83.4	× 55 / 301	−15.2
5	60,788	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 49 / 301	−10.7
6	60,789	2462.9	− 2531	−68.1	× 46 / 301	−10.4
7	60,790	2470.7	− 2552	−81.3	× 46 / 301	−12.4
8	60,791	2496.3	− 2567	−70.7	× 55 / 301	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,731	2364.7	− 2432	−67.3	× 53 / 318	−11.2
4	60,732	2368.0	− 2473	−105	× 58 / 318	−19.2
5	60,733	2434.4	− 2502	−67.6	× 58 / 318	−12.3
6	60,734	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 51 / 318	−12.1
7	60,735	2464.8	− 2552	−87.2	× 54 / 318	−14.8
8	60,736	2507.1	− 2567	−59.9	× 44 / 318	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,678	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 59 / 326	−12.7
4	60,679	2338.0	− 2473	−135	× 55 / 326	−22.8
5	60,680	2430.6	− 2502	−71.4	× 51 / 326	−11.2
6	60,681	2441.4	− 2531	−89.6	× 54 / 326	−14.8
7	60,682	2483.9	− 2552	−68.1	× 53 / 326	−11.1
8	60,683	2515.0	− 2567	−52	× 54 / 326	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,431	2301.2	− 2432	−130.8	× 57 / 334	−22.3
4	60,432	2415.3	− 2473	−57.7	× 56 / 334	−9.7
5	60,433	2399.5	− 2502	−102.5	× 53 / 334	−16.3
6	60,434	2437.4	− 2531	−93.6	× 58 / 334	−16.3
7	60,435	2480.4	− 2552	−71.6	× 56 / 334	−12
8	60,436	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 54 / 334	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,366	2346.0	− 2432	−86	× 55 / 327	−14.5
4	60,367	2392.2	− 2473	−80.8	× 56 / 327	−13.8
5	60,368	2457.3	− 2502	−44.7	× 56 / 327	−7.7
6	60,369	2436.0	− 2531	−95	× 50 / 327	−14.5
7	60,370	2487.8	− 2552	−64.2	× 55 / 327	−10.8
8	60,371	2532.5	− 2567	−34.5	× 55 / 327	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −69, −93, −78, −60, −68, −74, −78, −81, −84, −67 → −73.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 24 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2021: 8 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 11.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.5 × 2.66 = 30.6. Upper limit −42.5, lower limit −103.7.

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.