La Mirada 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, 140 of the 558 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. 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 45 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 56 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 64 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 101 students 25 points under 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 37 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 18 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 22 students 40 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	77,164	2357.7	− 2432	−74.3	× 105 / 385	−20.3
4	77,166	2412.6	− 2473	−60.4	× 106 / 385	−16.6
5	77,168	2438.6	− 2502	−63.4	× 97 / 385	−16
6	77,170	2477.9	− 2531	−53.1	× 77 / 385	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,473	2381.3	− 2432	−50.7	× 113 / 413	−13.9
4	71,474	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 116 / 413	−12
5	71,476	2445.5	− 2502	−56.5	× 108 / 413	−14.8
6	71,479	2470.7	− 2531	−60.3	× 76 / 413	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,367	2401.8	− 2432	−30.2	× 106 / 425	−7.5
4	73,369	2435.1	− 2473	−37.9	× 110 / 425	−9.8
5	73,372	2439.0	− 2502	−63	× 117 / 425	−17.3
6	73,374	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 92 / 425	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,507	2423.4	− 2432	−8.6	× 101 / 429	−2
4	73,508	2452.5	− 2473	−20.5	× 99 / 429	−4.7
5	73,511	2442.3	− 2502	−59.7	× 118 / 429	−16.4
6	73,512	2467.9	− 2531	−63.1	× 111 / 429	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,962	2413.1	− 2432	−18.9	× 115 / 567	−3.8
4	73,963	2465.6	− 2473	−7.4	× 108 / 567	−1.4
5	73,964	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 101 / 567	−5.3
6	73,965	2477.9	− 2531	−53.1	× 126 / 567	−11.8
7	73,966	2497.1	− 2552	−54.9	× 117 / 567	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,118	2403.1	− 2432	−28.9	× 127 / 680	−5.4
4	74,119	2453.3	− 2473	−19.7	× 98 / 680	−2.8
5	74,120	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 133 / 680	−3.9
6	74,121	2482.4	− 2531	−48.6	× 107 / 680	−7.6
7	74,122	2497.2	− 2552	−54.8	× 107 / 680	−8.6
8	74,123	2520.4	− 2567	−46.6	× 108 / 680	−7.4
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	74,100	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 96 / 661	−5.8
4	74,101	2456.8	− 2473	−16.2	× 127 / 661	−3.1
5	74,102	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 95 / 661	−4.3
6	74,103	2465.2	− 2531	−65.8	× 128 / 661	−12.7
7	74,104	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 109 / 661	−9.8
8	74,105	2501.4	− 2567	−65.6	× 106 / 661	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,074	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 92 / 634	−7.3
4	74,075	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 90 / 634	−4.6
5	74,076	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 123 / 634	−6.3
6	74,077	2468.9	− 2531	−62.1	× 98 / 634	−9.6
7	74,078	2475.0	− 2552	−77	× 125 / 634	−15.2
8	74,079	2508.6	− 2567	−58.4	× 106 / 634	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,748	2380.6	− 2432	−51.4	× 81 / 616	−6.8
4	73,749	2425.6	− 2473	−47.4	× 94 / 616	−7.2
5	73,750	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 88 / 616	−0.4
6	73,751	2470.9	− 2531	−60.1	× 127 / 616	−12.4
7	73,752	2473.2	− 2552	−78.8	× 100 / 616	−12.8
8	73,753	2488.7	− 2567	−78.3	× 126 / 616	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,762	2398.8	− 2432	−33.2	× 82 / 558	−4.9
4	73,763	2413.1	− 2473	−59.9	× 84 / 558	−9
5	73,764	2501.6	− 2502	−0.4	× 89 / 558	−0.1
6	73,765	2473.9	− 2531	−57.1	× 82 / 558	−8.4
7	73,766	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 123 / 558	−13.1
8	73,767	2480.0	− 2567	−87	× 98 / 558	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −52, −43, −40, −34, −36, −46, −53, −56, −51 → −47.4
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: 9 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit −30.9, lower limit −63.9.

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.