Empowering Possibilities International 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, 148 of the 262 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2560 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 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 15 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 18 students 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 19 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 28 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 30 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 24 students 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 14 students 32 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.

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,660	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 45 / 153	−17.8
4	97,662	2405.6	− 2473	−67.4	× 44 / 153	−19.4
5	97,664	2439.6	− 2502	−62.4	× 23 / 153	−9.4
6	97,665	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 22 / 153	−6.2
7	97,667	2501.9	− 2552	−50.1	× 19 / 153	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,499	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 48 / 177	−20
4	100,501	2422.5	− 2473	−50.5	× 45 / 177	−12.8
5	100,503	2430.3	− 2502	−71.7	× 45 / 177	−18.2
6	100,505	2519.0	− 2531	−12	× 20 / 177	−1.4
7	100,506	2550.3	− 2552	−1.7	× 19 / 177	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,660	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 45 / 220	−5.5
4	100,661	2450.9	− 2473	−22.1	× 43 / 220	−4.3
5	100,664	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 43 / 220	−7.5
6	100,665	2510.7	− 2531	−20.3	× 45 / 220	−4.2
7	100,668	2554.5	− 2552	2.5	× 22 / 220	0.3
8	100,669	2599.5	− 2567	32.5	× 22 / 220	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,310	2392.1	− 2432	−39.9	× 47 / 233	−8
4	101,311	2483.5	− 2473	10.5	× 40 / 233	1.8
5	101,312	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 41 / 233	−5.8
6	101,313	2509.7	− 2531	−21.3	× 40 / 233	−3.7
7	101,314	2551.0	− 2552	−1	× 41 / 233	−0.2
8	101,315	2540.8	− 2567	−26.2	× 24 / 233	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,559	2353.8	− 2432	−78.2	× 38 / 214	−13.9
4	101,560	2439.6	− 2473	−33.4	× 37 / 214	−5.8
5	101,561	2449.6	− 2502	−52.4	× 41 / 214	−10
6	101,562	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 38 / 214	−7.3
7	101,563	2554.3	− 2552	2.3	× 35 / 214	0.4
8	101,564	2545.4	− 2567	−21.6	× 25 / 214	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,387	2325.6	− 2432	−106.4	× 33 / 215	−16.3
4	101,388	2423.6	− 2473	−49.4	× 33 / 215	−7.6
5	101,389	2408.2	− 2502	−93.8	× 32 / 215	−14
6	101,390	2462.7	− 2531	−68.3	× 47 / 215	−14.9
7	101,391	2521.1	− 2552	−30.9	× 33 / 215	−4.7
8	101,392	2558.1	− 2567	−8.9	× 37 / 215	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,276	2356.5	− 2432	−75.5	× 50 / 249	−15.2
4	101,277	2384.0	− 2473	−89	× 41 / 249	−14.7
5	101,278	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 37 / 249	−5.8
6	101,279	2438.8	− 2531	−92.2	× 45 / 249	−16.7
7	101,280	2520.4	− 2552	−31.6	× 42 / 249	−5.3
8	101,281	2529.3	− 2567	−37.7	× 34 / 249	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,950	2338.8	− 2432	−93.2	× 41 / 250	−15.3
4	100,951	2445.4	− 2473	−27.6	× 49 / 250	−5.4
5	100,952	2411.1	− 2502	−90.9	× 42 / 250	−15.3
6	100,953	2507.7	− 2531	−23.3	× 40 / 250	−3.7
7	100,954	2495.8	− 2552	−56.2	× 40 / 250	−9
8	100,955	2531.3	− 2567	−35.7	× 38 / 250	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,611	2355.3	− 2432	−76.7	× 45 / 262	−13.2
4	100,612	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 41 / 262	−7.6
5	100,613	2471.3	− 2502	−30.7	× 50 / 262	−5.9
6	100,614	2472.9	− 2531	−58.1	× 41 / 262	−9.1
7	100,615	2559.8	− 2552	7.8	× 43 / 262	1.3
8	100,616	2530.2	− 2567	−36.8	× 42 / 262	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −59, −53, −18, −19, −39, −59, −63, −54, −40 → −44.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 35 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 20 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 13.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.6 × 2.66 = 36.2. Upper limit −8.7, lower limit −81.1.

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 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.