Cali Calmecac Language 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, 183 of the 652 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2520 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 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 77 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 70 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 61 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 85 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 86 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 90 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 38 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 30 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 26 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 16 students 10 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	96,080	2399.3	− 2432	−32.7	× 118 / 619	−6.2
4	96,082	2451.1	− 2473	−21.9	× 104 / 619	−3.7
5	96,084	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 119 / 619	1
6	96,086	2535.5	− 2531	4.5	× 91 / 619	0.7
7	96,088	2576.1	− 2552	24.1	× 96 / 619	3.7
8	96,090	2583.1	− 2567	16.1	× 91 / 619	2.4
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	89,132	2416.7	− 2432	−15.3	× 138 / 641	−3.3
4	89,133	2458.1	− 2473	−14.9	× 113 / 641	−2.6
5	89,136	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 102 / 641	−1.2
6	89,138	2530.6	− 2531	−0.4	× 115 / 641	−0.1
7	89,139	2569.0	− 2552	17	× 82 / 641	2.2
8	89,142	2612.1	− 2567	45.1	× 91 / 641	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,713	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 139 / 679	−4.9
4	91,715	2459.0	− 2473	−14	× 134 / 679	−2.8
5	91,716	2506.7	− 2502	4.7	× 111 / 679	0.8
6	91,718	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 98 / 679	−1.1
7	91,720	2568.5	− 2552	16.5	× 114 / 679	2.8
8	91,722	2601.6	− 2567	34.6	× 83 / 679	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,910	2434.1	− 2432	2.1	× 133 / 696	0.4
4	91,911	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 134 / 696	−7
5	91,914	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 127 / 696	2.3
6	91,915	2561.2	− 2531	30.2	× 99 / 696	4.3
7	91,918	2566.9	− 2552	14.9	× 93 / 696	2
8	91,919	2615.9	− 2567	48.9	× 110 / 696	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,552	2430.5	− 2432	−1.5	× 138 / 700	−0.3
4	92,553	2474.6	− 2473	1.6	× 128 / 700	0.3
5	92,554	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 130 / 700	−2.6
6	92,555	2553.2	− 2531	22.2	× 115 / 700	3.6
7	92,556	2582.3	− 2552	30.3	× 98 / 700	4.2
8	92,557	2595.2	− 2567	28.2	× 91 / 700	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,809	2397.4	− 2432	−34.6	× 132 / 722	−6.3
4	92,810	2407.8	− 2473	−65.2	× 124 / 722	−11.2
5	92,811	2451.7	− 2502	−50.3	× 129 / 722	−9
6	92,812	2480.4	− 2531	−50.6	× 117 / 722	−8.2
7	92,813	2556.8	− 2552	4.8	× 106 / 722	0.7
8	92,814	2572.1	− 2567	5.1	× 114 / 722	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,709	2392.4	− 2432	−39.6	× 126 / 705	−7.1
4	92,710	2426.0	− 2473	−47	× 126 / 705	−8.4
5	92,711	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 120 / 705	−7.9
6	92,712	2437.2	− 2531	−93.8	× 115 / 705	−15.3
7	92,713	2482.9	− 2552	−69.1	× 116 / 705	−11.4
8	92,714	2565.7	− 2567	−1.3	× 102 / 705	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,602	2376.6	− 2432	−55.4	× 100 / 682	−8.1
4	92,603	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 118 / 682	−5.6
5	92,604	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 126 / 682	−5.4
6	92,605	2447.2	− 2531	−83.8	× 113 / 682	−13.9
7	92,606	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 112 / 682	−9.2
8	92,607	2590.0	− 2567	23	× 113 / 682	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,338	2392.2	− 2432	−39.8	× 109 / 648	−6.7
4	92,339	2425.9	− 2473	−47.1	× 97 / 648	−7.1
5	92,340	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 113 / 648	−5.8
6	92,341	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 114 / 648	−8
7	92,342	2482.2	− 2552	−69.8	× 110 / 648	−11.8
8	92,343	2557.9	− 2567	−9.1	× 105 / 648	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,943	2424.3	− 2432	−7.7	× 115 / 652	−1.4
4	91,944	2423.9	− 2473	−49.1	× 109 / 652	−8.2
5	91,945	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 95 / 652	−4.4
6	91,946	2463.5	− 2531	−67.5	× 115 / 652	−11.9
7	91,947	2519.7	− 2552	−32.3	× 112 / 652	−5.5
8	91,948	2558.7	− 2567	−8.3	× 106 / 652	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −2, 1, −1, 10, 9, −33, −50, −38, −41, −33 → −17.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit 11.5, lower limit −47.1.

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.