Learning Choice 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.

4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2563 vs. 2567.

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
3	73,430	2398.8	− 2432	−33.2	× 51 / 466	−3.6
4	73,432	2457.2	− 2473	−15.8	× 53 / 466	−1.8
5	73,434	2499.7	− 2502	−2.3	× 57 / 466	−0.3
6	73,436	2520.6	− 2531	−10.4	× 63 / 466	−1.4
7	73,438	2537.4	− 2552	−14.6	× 81 / 466	−2.5
8	73,440	2571.2	− 2567	4.2	× 74 / 466	0.7
11	73,442	2611.1	− 2583	28.1	× 87 / 466	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,113	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 60 / 495	−0.8
4	68,115	2466.8	− 2473	−6.2	× 51 / 495	−0.6
5	68,116	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 58 / 495	−2.9
6	68,119	2534.6	− 2531	3.6	× 53 / 495	0.4
7	68,121	2556.5	− 2552	4.5	× 83 / 495	0.8
8	68,122	2563.6	− 2567	−3.4	× 97 / 495	−0.7
11	68,125	2628.7	− 2583	45.7	× 93 / 495	8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,930	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 52 / 494	−3.5
4	69,931	2461.5	− 2473	−11.5	× 60 / 494	−1.4
5	69,934	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 57 / 494	−3.6
6	69,935	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 62 / 494	−2
7	69,937	2546.4	− 2552	−5.6	× 66 / 494	−0.7
8	69,939	2568.2	− 2567	1.2	× 84 / 494	0.2
11	69,942	2620.8	− 2583	37.8	× 113 / 494	8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,087	2415.2	− 2432	−16.8	× 41 / 458	−1.5
4	70,088	2457.3	− 2473	−15.7	× 52 / 458	−1.8
5	70,091	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 52 / 458	0.6
6	70,092	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 65 / 458	−1
7	70,095	2562.8	− 2552	10.8	× 76 / 458	1.8
8	70,096	2573.7	− 2567	6.7	× 74 / 458	1.1
11	70,099	2628.3	− 2583	45.3	× 98 / 458	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,600	2392.3	− 2432	−39.7	× 29 / 303	−3.8
4	70,601	2451.0	− 2473	−22	× 32 / 303	−2.3
5	70,602	2532.6	− 2502	30.6	× 27 / 303	2.7
6	70,603	2544.6	− 2531	13.6	× 41 / 303	1.8
7	70,604	2540.6	− 2552	−11.4	× 52 / 303	−2
8	70,605	2584.1	− 2567	17.1	× 54 / 303	3
11	70,606	2582.3	− 2583	−0.7	× 68 / 303	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	69,130	2515.4	− 2473	42.4	× 15 / 91	7
5	69,131	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 16 / 91	3.4
6	69,132	2446.6	− 2531	−84.4	× 16 / 91	−14.8
7	69,133	2579.8	− 2552	27.8	× 12 / 91	3.7
8	69,134	2614.2	− 2567	47.2	× 17 / 91	8.8
11	69,135	2646.0	− 2583	63	× 15 / 91	10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,692	2394.6	− 2432	−37.4	× 11 / 65	−6.3
5	70,694	2539.2	− 2502	37.2	× 12 / 65	6.9
6	70,695	2571.7	− 2531	40.7	× 14 / 65	8.8
8	70,697	2581.5	− 2567	14.5	× 11 / 65	2.5
11	70,698	2654.4	− 2583	71.4	× 17 / 65	18.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,698	2420.2	− 2432	−11.8	× 12 / 67	−2.1
4	70,699	2415.2	− 2473	−57.8	× 17 / 67	−14.7
6	70,701	2498.5	− 2531	−32.5	× 11 / 67	−5.3
8	70,703	2518.6	− 2567	−48.4	× 14 / 67	−10.1
11	70,704	2639.7	− 2583	56.7	× 13 / 67	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,680	2411.7	− 2432	−20.3	× 19 / 96	−4
4	70,681	2497.3	− 2473	24.3	× 14 / 96	3.5
5	70,682	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 17 / 96	−3.5
6	70,683	2525.2	− 2531	−5.8	× 14 / 96	−0.8
7	70,684	2543.5	− 2552	−8.5	× 11 / 96	−1
8	70,685	2531.5	− 2567	−35.5	× 21 / 96	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,394	2485.0	− 2432	53	× 12 / 104	6.1
4	70,395	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 16 / 104	−8
5	70,396	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 13 / 104	−4.2
6	70,397	2462.4	− 2531	−68.6	× 24 / 104	−15.8
7	70,398	2579.9	− 2552	27.9	× 12 / 104	3.2
8	70,399	2529.4	− 2567	−37.6	× 13 / 104	−4.7
11	70,400	2656.8	− 2583	73.8	× 14 / 104	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	70,428	2450.2	− 2473	−22.8	× 17 / 75	−5.2
5	70,429	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 11 / 75	−3.8
6	70,430	2510.4	− 2531	−20.6	× 18 / 75	−4.9
7	70,431	2517.2	− 2552	−34.8	× 15 / 75	−7
8	70,432	2562.6	− 2567	−4.4	× 14 / 75	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −4, 5, −2, 9, −1, 18, 30, −21, −14, −14, −22 → −1.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 51 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 13.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.4 × 2.66 = 35.6. Upper limit 34.1, lower limit −37.1.

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.