Verde Elementary: 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, 118 of the 180 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 139 points under the grade 3 bar. 2293 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 2325 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 2330 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. 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 131 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 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 23 students 145 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 18 students 10 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	7,918	2319.3	− 2432	−112.7	× 47 / 160	−33.1
4	7,920	2380.3	− 2473	−92.7	× 45 / 160	−26.1
5	7,922	2432.2	− 2502	−69.8	× 37 / 160	−16.1
6	7,924	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 31 / 160	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,103	2338.0	− 2432	−94	× 59 / 174	−31.9
4	7,104	2384.0	− 2473	−89	× 40 / 174	−20.5
5	7,107	2427.3	− 2502	−74.7	× 43 / 174	−18.5
6	7,109	2461.2	− 2531	−69.8	× 32 / 174	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,314	2353.0	− 2432	−79	× 47 / 184	−20.2
4	7,316	2385.5	− 2473	−87.5	× 55 / 184	−26.2
5	7,319	2391.2	− 2502	−110.8	× 40 / 184	−24.1
6	7,320	2439.6	− 2531	−91.4	× 42 / 184	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,332	2356.2	− 2432	−75.8	× 44 / 167	−20
4	7,335	2360.3	− 2473	−112.7	× 44 / 167	−29.7
5	7,337	2402.9	− 2502	−99.1	× 46 / 167	−27.3
6	7,338	2425.2	− 2531	−105.8	× 33 / 167	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,378	2352.0	− 2432	−80	× 36 / 189	−15.2
4	7,379	2374.0	− 2473	−99	× 45 / 189	−23.6
5	7,380	2412.2	− 2502	−89.8	× 40 / 189	−19
6	7,381	2463.2	− 2531	−67.8	× 42 / 189	−15.1
7	7,382	2472.1	− 2552	−79.9	× 26 / 189	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,323	2312.4	− 2432	−119.6	× 40 / 201	−23.8
4	7,324	2367.8	− 2473	−105.2	× 49 / 201	−25.6
5	7,325	2354.4	− 2502	−147.6	× 32 / 201	−23.5
6	7,326	2441.5	− 2531	−89.5	× 25 / 201	−11.1
7	7,327	2448.1	− 2552	−103.9	× 30 / 201	−15.5
8	7,328	2406.1	− 2567	−160.9	× 25 / 201	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,311	2320.9	− 2432	−111.1	× 41 / 193	−23.6
4	7,312	2375.7	− 2473	−97.3	× 31 / 193	−15.6
5	7,313	2395.2	− 2502	−106.8	× 45 / 193	−24.9
6	7,314	2425.7	− 2531	−105.3	× 26 / 193	−14.2
7	7,315	2459.6	− 2552	−92.4	× 27 / 193	−12.9
8	7,316	2472.3	− 2567	−94.7	× 23 / 193	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,258	2283.3	− 2432	−148.7	× 41 / 211	−28.9
4	7,259	2326.6	− 2473	−146.4	× 36 / 211	−25
5	7,260	2351.4	− 2502	−150.6	× 39 / 211	−27.8
6	7,261	2433.2	− 2531	−97.8	× 47 / 211	−21.8
7	7,262	2449.7	− 2552	−102.3	× 25 / 211	−12.1
8	7,263	2464.3	− 2567	−102.7	× 23 / 211	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−127

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,218	2309.4	− 2432	−122.6	× 34 / 201	−20.7
4	7,219	2316.7	− 2473	−156.3	× 32 / 201	−24.9
5	7,220	2375.8	− 2502	−126.2	× 30 / 201	−18.8
6	7,221	2394.4	− 2531	−136.6	× 41 / 201	−27.9
7	7,222	2436.6	− 2552	−115.4	× 41 / 201	−23.5
8	7,223	2421.4	− 2567	−145.6	× 23 / 201	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−133

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,222	2292.8	− 2432	−139.2	× 38 / 180	−29.4
4	7,223	2324.8	− 2473	−148.2	× 35 / 180	−28.8
5	7,224	2329.9	− 2502	−172.1	× 22 / 180	−21
6	7,225	2397.4	− 2531	−133.6	× 29 / 180	−21.5
7	7,226	2401.3	− 2552	−150.7	× 27 / 180	−22.6
8	7,227	2471.3	− 2567	−95.7	× 29 / 180	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−139

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −84, −91, −98, −84, −120, −103, −127, −133, −139 → −106.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 24 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 6 → 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 −70.6, lower limit −143.

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.