Imperial Beach Charter: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 2537 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531. 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 48 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 59 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 70 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 86 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 91 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 21 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 23 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 21 students 12 points under the grade 3 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	75,886	2399.6	− 2432	−32.4	× 101 / 590	−5.5
4	75,888	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 120 / 590	−5.3
5	75,890	2492.0	− 2502	−10	× 124 / 590	−2.1
6	75,892	2527.7	− 2531	−3.3	× 123 / 590	−0.7
7	75,894	2580.5	− 2552	28.5	× 65 / 590	3.1
8	75,896	2616.1	− 2567	49.1	× 57 / 590	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,378	2433.7	− 2432	1.7	× 107 / 590	0.3
4	70,380	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 110 / 590	−2.3
5	70,382	2494.1	− 2502	−7.9	× 126 / 590	−1.7
6	70,384	2540.7	− 2531	9.7	× 125 / 590	2.1
7	70,387	2607.7	− 2552	55.7	× 60 / 590	5.7
8	70,388	2631.6	− 2567	64.6	× 62 / 590	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,241	2439.7	− 2432	7.7	× 88 / 552	1.2
4	72,244	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 101 / 552	0.6
5	72,245	2479.6	− 2502	−22.4	× 107 / 552	−4.3
6	72,247	2525.8	− 2531	−5.2	× 138 / 552	−1.3
7	72,249	2585.2	− 2552	33.2	× 61 / 552	3.7
8	72,251	2613.8	− 2567	46.8	× 57 / 552	4.8
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	72,381	2436.7	− 2432	4.7	× 82 / 559	0.7
4	72,383	2483.9	− 2473	10.9	× 84 / 559	1.6
5	72,385	2502.9	− 2502	0.9	× 94 / 559	0.2
6	72,387	2506.7	− 2531	−24.3	× 112 / 559	−4.9
7	72,389	2565.7	− 2552	13.7	× 127 / 559	3.1
8	72,391	2590.0	− 2567	23	× 60 / 559	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,876	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 76 / 599	−1.5
4	72,877	2457.5	− 2473	−15.5	× 91 / 599	−2.4
5	72,878	2505.9	− 2502	3.9	× 88 / 599	0.6
6	72,879	2523.5	− 2531	−7.5	× 94 / 599	−1.2
7	72,880	2562.8	− 2552	10.8	× 126 / 599	2.3
8	72,881	2588.8	− 2567	21.8	× 124 / 599	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,363	2368.8	− 2432	−63.2	× 75 / 485	−9.8
4	71,364	2426.6	− 2473	−46.4	× 70 / 485	−6.7
5	71,365	2442.6	− 2502	−59.4	× 67 / 485	−8.2
6	71,366	2494.2	− 2531	−36.8	× 70 / 485	−5.3
7	71,367	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 95 / 485	−4.9
8	71,368	2523.7	− 2567	−43.3	× 108 / 485	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,966	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 70 / 530	−3.3
4	72,967	2419.2	− 2473	−53.8	× 84 / 530	−8.5
5	72,968	2473.3	− 2502	−28.7	× 76 / 530	−4.1
6	72,969	2481.7	− 2531	−49.3	× 87 / 530	−8.1
7	72,970	2513.0	− 2552	−39	× 114 / 530	−8.4
8	72,971	2526.3	− 2567	−40.7	× 99 / 530	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,960	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 75 / 529	−4.7
4	72,961	2409.5	− 2473	−63.5	× 76 / 529	−9.1
5	72,962	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 80 / 529	−5.7
6	72,963	2518.6	− 2531	−12.4	× 75 / 529	−1.8
7	72,964	2505.2	− 2552	−46.8	× 110 / 529	−9.7
8	72,965	2506.8	− 2567	−60.2	× 113 / 529	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,950	2390.9	− 2432	−41.1	× 76 / 522	−6
4	72,951	2427.4	− 2473	−45.6	× 75 / 522	−6.6
5	72,952	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 75 / 522	−3.2
6	72,953	2500.6	− 2531	−30.4	× 78 / 522	−4.5
7	72,954	2517.3	− 2552	−34.7	× 114 / 522	−7.6
8	72,955	2475.5	− 2567	−91.5	× 104 / 522	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,646	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 56 / 499	−5.5
4	72,647	2457.4	− 2473	−15.6	× 77 / 499	−2.4
5	72,648	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 76 / 499	−4.9
6	72,649	2501.3	− 2531	−29.7	× 79 / 499	−4.7
7	72,650	2491.4	− 2552	−60.6	× 117 / 499	−14.2
8	72,651	2483.9	− 2567	−83.1	× 94 / 499	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,672	2410.9	− 2432	−21.1	× 61 / 516	−2.5
4	72,673	2426.7	− 2473	−46.3	× 66 / 516	−5.9
5	72,674	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 77 / 516	−0.5
6	72,675	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 91 / 516	−5.8
7	72,676	2537.2	− 2552	−14.8	× 109 / 516	−3.1
8	72,677	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 112 / 516	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −6, 11, 5, 3, 2, −45, −40, −44, −46, −47, −28 → −21.4
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: 6 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 47 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit 6.3, lower limit −49.1.

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.