Las Palmas: 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 84 of the 230 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 2340 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531.

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 39 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 133 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 26 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	72,791	2378.5	− 2432	−53.5	× 97 / 405	−12.8
4	72,793	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 105 / 405	−12.1
5	72,795	2459.8	− 2502	−42.2	× 106 / 405	−11
6	72,797	2519.1	− 2531	−11.9	× 97 / 405	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,576	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 86 / 395	−8
4	67,578	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 94 / 395	−11.5
5	67,580	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 106 / 395	−10.1
6	67,583	2535.6	− 2531	4.6	× 109 / 395	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,364	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 78 / 365	−10
4	69,365	2433.9	− 2473	−39.1	× 89 / 365	−9.5
5	69,367	2449.1	− 2502	−52.9	× 89 / 365	−12.9
6	69,369	2535.0	− 2531	4	× 109 / 365	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,527	2416.6	− 2432	−15.4	× 92 / 365	−3.9
4	69,529	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 88 / 365	−12.7
5	69,531	2463.9	− 2502	−38.1	× 92 / 365	−9.6
6	69,533	2549.2	− 2531	18.2	× 93 / 365	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,044	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 83 / 356	−7.8
4	70,045	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 91 / 356	−5.4
5	70,046	2473.7	− 2502	−28.3	× 93 / 356	−7.4
6	70,047	2538.8	− 2531	7.8	× 89 / 356	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,138	2375.1	− 2432	−56.9	× 64 / 281	−13
4	70,139	2413.3	− 2473	−59.7	× 71 / 281	−15.1
5	70,140	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 70 / 281	−15.3
6	70,141	2533.6	− 2531	2.6	× 76 / 281	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,142	2335.6	− 2432	−96.4	× 64 / 282	−21.9
4	70,143	2402.0	− 2473	−71	× 65 / 282	−16.4
5	70,144	2439.6	− 2502	−62.4	× 75 / 282	−16.6
6	70,145	2504.5	− 2531	−26.5	× 78 / 282	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,126	2347.3	− 2432	−84.7	× 60 / 269	−18.9
4	70,127	2387.5	− 2473	−85.5	× 64 / 269	−20.3
5	70,128	2425.4	− 2502	−76.6	× 70 / 269	−19.9
6	70,129	2510.5	− 2531	−20.5	× 75 / 269	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,838	2337.0	− 2432	−95	× 60 / 244	−23.4
4	69,839	2358.3	− 2473	−114.7	× 58 / 244	−27.3
5	69,840	2420.5	− 2502	−81.5	× 63 / 244	−21
6	69,841	2519.8	− 2531	−11.2	× 63 / 244	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,865	2340.1	− 2432	−91.9	× 62 / 230	−24.8
4	69,866	2383.1	− 2473	−89.9	× 50 / 230	−19.5
5	69,867	2441.4	− 2502	−60.6	× 53 / 230	−14
6	69,868	2512.5	− 2531	−18.5	× 65 / 230	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −28, −31, −22, −19, −43, −62, −65, −75, −64 → −44.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 11 → 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 −17.4, lower limit −72.2.

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.