ABLE 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 2366 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2504 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2567 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2632 vs. 2583.

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 61 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 70 students 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 72 students 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 71 students 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 75 students Meets the grade 8 bar. 11th 65 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 17 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 20 students 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 17 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 19 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 11th 12 students Just under the grade 7 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
11	80,143	2578.8	− 2583	−4.2	× 70 / 70	−4.2
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
6	74,248	2492.1	− 2531	−38.9	× 48 / 205	−9.1
7	74,251	2495.5	− 2552	−56.5	× 66 / 205	−18.2
8	74,253	2524.4	− 2567	−42.6	× 30 / 205	−6.2
11	74,255	2557.0	− 2583	−26	× 61 / 205	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,221	2416.0	− 2432	−16	× 21 / 383	−0.9
4	76,224	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 29 / 383	−5.4
5	76,226	2441.2	− 2502	−60.8	× 33 / 383	−5.2
6	76,228	2501.9	− 2531	−29.1	× 79 / 383	−6
7	76,230	2488.7	− 2552	−63.3	× 75 / 383	−12.4
8	76,232	2512.3	− 2567	−54.7	× 74 / 383	−10.6
11	76,234	2585.1	− 2583	2.1	× 72 / 383	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,413	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 44 / 394	−3
4	76,414	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 43 / 394	−5.7
5	76,416	2445.9	− 2502	−56.1	× 42 / 394	−6
6	76,419	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 61 / 394	−4.2
7	76,420	2540.7	− 2552	−11.3	× 75 / 394	−2.2
8	76,423	2558.2	− 2567	−8.8	× 73 / 394	−1.6
11	76,424	2627.7	− 2583	44.7	× 56 / 394	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,930	2413.0	− 2432	−19	× 43 / 444	−1.8
4	76,931	2452.4	− 2473	−20.6	× 62 / 444	−2.9
5	76,932	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 64 / 444	−4.4
6	76,933	2502.5	− 2531	−28.5	× 60 / 444	−3.9
7	76,934	2515.3	− 2552	−36.7	× 72 / 444	−6
8	76,935	2577.4	− 2567	10.4	× 73 / 444	1.7
11	76,936	2610.4	− 2583	27.4	× 70 / 444	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,076	2349.7	− 2432	−82.3	× 69 / 530	−10.7
4	77,077	2452.5	− 2473	−20.5	× 74 / 530	−2.9
5	77,078	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 64 / 530	−3.6
6	77,079	2473.3	− 2531	−57.7	× 84 / 530	−9.1
7	77,080	2516.5	− 2552	−35.5	× 90 / 530	−6
8	77,081	2538.4	− 2567	−28.6	× 91 / 530	−4.9
11	77,082	2609.3	− 2583	26.3	× 58 / 530	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,070	2378.3	− 2432	−53.7	× 91 / 639	−7.6
4	77,071	2422.7	− 2473	−50.3	× 96 / 639	−7.6
5	77,072	2470.0	− 2502	−32	× 92 / 639	−4.6
6	77,073	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 87 / 639	−4.8
7	77,074	2541.4	− 2552	−10.6	× 101 / 639	−1.7
8	77,075	2562.1	− 2567	−4.9	× 96 / 639	−0.7
11	77,076	2582.3	− 2583	−0.7	× 76 / 639	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,070	2385.0	− 2432	−47	× 78 / 622	−5.9
4	77,071	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 87 / 622	−7.3
5	77,072	2448.7	− 2502	−53.3	× 101 / 622	−8.7
6	77,073	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 90 / 622	−3.8
7	77,074	2540.5	− 2552	−11.5	× 96 / 622	−1.8
8	77,075	2540.0	− 2567	−27	× 98 / 622	−4.3
11	77,076	2625.2	− 2583	42.2	× 72 / 622	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,722	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 89 / 616	−4.1
4	76,723	2439.1	− 2473	−33.9	× 83 / 616	−4.6
5	76,724	2471.3	− 2502	−30.7	× 89 / 616	−4.4
6	76,725	2467.0	− 2531	−64	× 87 / 616	−9
7	76,726	2555.1	− 2552	3.1	× 96 / 616	0.5
8	76,727	2552.2	− 2567	−14.8	× 91 / 616	−2.2
11	76,728	2617.9	− 2583	34.9	× 81 / 616	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,628	2365.8	− 2432	−66.2	× 78 / 601	−8.6
4	76,629	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 85 / 601	−8.9
5	76,630	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 87 / 601	−3.5
6	76,631	2504.3	− 2531	−26.7	× 92 / 601	−4.1
7	76,632	2497.1	− 2552	−54.9	× 88 / 601	−8
8	76,633	2566.6	− 2567	−0.4	× 94 / 601	−0.1
11	76,634	2631.6	− 2583	48.6	× 77 / 601	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −4, −41, −40, −16, −13, −34, −27, −27, −19, −27 → −24.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 37 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 24 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit 7.4, lower limit −57.

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.