Nestor Language Academy 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 259 of the 692 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2484 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2503 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2558 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2577 vs. 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 47 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 65 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 93 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 72 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 94 students Meets 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 61 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 53 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 25 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 39 students 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 24 students 17 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	75,901	2399.4	− 2432	−32.6	× 124 / 583	−6.9
4	75,903	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 122 / 583	−4.8
5	75,905	2501.1	− 2502	−0.9	× 118 / 583	−0.2
6	75,907	2530.1	− 2531	−0.9	× 97 / 583	−0.1
7	75,909	2574.0	− 2552	22	× 61 / 583	2.3
8	75,911	2642.1	− 2567	75.1	× 61 / 583	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,393	2404.5	− 2432	−27.5	× 124 / 604	−5.6
4	70,394	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 120 / 604	−4.8
5	70,396	2507.1	− 2502	5.1	× 123 / 604	1
6	70,399	2554.5	− 2531	23.5	× 117 / 604	4.6
7	70,400	2591.5	− 2552	39.5	× 62 / 604	4.1
8	70,403	2623.7	− 2567	56.7	× 58 / 604	5.4
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	72,255	2401.2	− 2432	−30.8	× 119 / 600	−6.1
4	72,258	2432.0	− 2473	−41	× 122 / 600	−8.3
5	72,260	2496.0	− 2502	−6	× 117 / 600	−1.2
6	72,262	2533.6	− 2531	2.6	× 119 / 600	0.5
7	72,263	2596.8	− 2552	44.8	× 63 / 600	4.7
8	72,266	2608.9	− 2567	41.9	× 60 / 600	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,394	2411.8	− 2432	−20.2	× 120 / 597	−4.1
4	72,396	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 119 / 597	−8.2
5	72,398	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 117 / 597	−3.6
6	72,400	2539.8	− 2531	8.8	× 114 / 597	1.7
7	72,402	2589.3	− 2552	37.3	× 64 / 597	4
8	72,404	2617.1	− 2567	50.1	× 63 / 597	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,890	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 120 / 646	−2.7
4	72,891	2439.1	− 2473	−33.9	× 115 / 646	−6
5	72,892	2471.4	− 2502	−30.6	× 115 / 646	−5.4
6	72,893	2530.5	− 2531	−0.5	× 115 / 646	−0.1
7	72,894	2574.3	− 2552	22.3	× 120 / 646	4.1
8	72,895	2612.4	− 2567	45.4	× 61 / 646	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,377	2341.9	− 2432	−90.1	× 114 / 678	−15.1
4	71,378	2402.7	− 2473	−70.3	× 112 / 678	−11.6
5	71,379	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 112 / 678	−7.8
6	71,380	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 116 / 678	−5.4
7	71,381	2529.9	− 2552	−22.1	× 111 / 678	−3.6
8	71,382	2543.9	− 2567	−23.1	× 113 / 678	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,980	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 107 / 677	−6
4	72,981	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 117 / 677	−3.8
5	72,982	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 116 / 677	−0.7
6	72,983	2500.2	− 2531	−30.8	× 113 / 677	−5.1
7	72,984	2559.3	− 2552	7.3	× 106 / 677	1.1
8	72,985	2552.4	− 2567	−14.6	× 118 / 677	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,974	2412.9	− 2432	−19.1	× 113 / 656	−3.3
4	72,975	2429.6	− 2473	−43.4	× 108 / 656	−7.1
5	72,976	2511.2	− 2502	9.2	× 114 / 656	1.6
6	72,977	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 117 / 656	−3.1
7	72,978	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 102 / 656	0.7
8	72,979	2576.0	− 2567	9	× 102 / 656	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,964	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 114 / 677	−8.6
4	72,965	2470.1	− 2473	−2.9	× 114 / 677	−0.5
5	72,966	2495.5	− 2502	−6.5	× 107 / 677	−1
6	72,967	2511.7	− 2531	−19.3	× 115 / 677	−3.3
7	72,968	2543.2	− 2552	−8.8	× 121 / 677	−1.6
8	72,969	2541.1	− 2567	−25.9	× 106 / 677	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,660	2429.8	− 2432	−2.2	× 118 / 700	−0.4
4	72,661	2433.9	− 2473	−39.1	× 115 / 700	−6.4
5	72,662	2534.2	− 2502	32.2	× 119 / 700	5.5
6	72,663	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 116 / 700	−0.3
7	72,664	2565.5	− 2552	13.5	× 111 / 700	2.1
8	72,665	2573.8	− 2567	6.8	× 121 / 700	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,686	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 108 / 692	−5.9
4	72,687	2483.9	− 2473	10.9	× 119 / 692	1.9
5	72,688	2502.8	− 2502	0.8	× 118 / 692	0.1
6	72,689	2558.4	− 2531	27.4	× 118 / 692	4.7
7	72,690	2543.9	− 2552	−8.1	× 111 / 692	−1.3
8	72,691	2576.8	− 2567	9.8	× 118 / 692	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −2, 5, −6, −5, −6, −47, −17, −10, −19, 2, 1 → −9.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 41 · 2021→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 21 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 12.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.9 × 2.66 = 34.3. Upper limit 24.8, lower limit −43.8.

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.