Alvina Elementary 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, 28 of the 109 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2565 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	9,632	2413.9	− 2432	−18.1	× 16 / 114	−2.5
4	9,635	2406.9	− 2473	−66.1	× 26 / 114	−15.1
5	9,636	2443.8	− 2502	−58.2	× 11 / 114	−5.6
6	9,639	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 16 / 114	−4.6
7	9,640	2466.8	− 2552	−85.2	× 22 / 114	−16.4
8	9,643	2576.6	− 2567	9.6	× 23 / 114	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,684	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 23 / 112	−4.6
4	8,686	2502.2	− 2473	29.2	× 15 / 112	3.9
5	8,688	2465.0	− 2502	−37	× 23 / 112	−7.6
6	8,691	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 13 / 112	−7.3
7	8,692	2499.4	− 2552	−52.6	× 17 / 112	−8
8	8,695	2559.6	− 2567	−7.4	× 21 / 112	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,980	2364.8	− 2432	−67.2	× 24 / 108	−14.9
4	8,982	2497.1	− 2473	24.1	× 23 / 108	5.1
5	8,985	2516.2	− 2502	14.2	× 15 / 108	2
6	8,986	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 20 / 108	−5.1
7	8,989	2490.6	− 2552	−61.4	× 11 / 108	−6.3
8	8,991	2610.0	− 2567	43	× 15 / 108	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,998	2400.8	− 2432	−31.2	× 23 / 118	−6.1
4	9,001	2447.7	− 2473	−25.3	× 24 / 118	−5.1
5	9,002	2520.7	− 2502	18.7	× 24 / 118	3.8
6	9,005	2548.1	− 2531	17.1	× 16 / 118	2.3
7	9,007	2496.2	− 2552	−55.8	× 20 / 118	−9.5
8	9,008	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 11 / 118	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,068	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 25 / 132	−7.1
4	9,069	2471.6	− 2473	−1.4	× 23 / 132	−0.2
5	9,070	2492.2	− 2502	−9.8	× 24 / 132	−1.8
6	9,071	2537.3	− 2531	6.3	× 23 / 132	1.1
7	9,072	2585.1	− 2552	33.1	× 18 / 132	4.5
8	9,073	2526.7	− 2567	−40.3	× 19 / 132	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,902	2364.6	− 2432	−67.4	× 18 / 116	−10.5
4	8,903	2470.3	− 2473	−2.7	× 15 / 116	−0.3
5	8,904	2510.2	− 2502	8.2	× 23 / 116	1.6
6	8,905	2528.1	− 2531	−2.9	× 18 / 116	−0.5
7	8,906	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 20 / 116	0.8
8	8,907	2585.9	− 2567	18.9	× 22 / 116	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,017	2417.8	− 2432	−14.2	× 19 / 115	−2.3
4	9,018	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 17 / 115	−3.7
5	9,019	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 18 / 115	−4.7
6	9,020	2540.8	− 2531	9.8	× 19 / 115	1.6
7	9,021	2542.9	− 2552	−9.1	× 19 / 115	−1.5
8	9,022	2554.4	− 2567	−12.6	× 23 / 115	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,999	2353.8	− 2432	−78.2	× 20 / 115	−13.6
4	9,000	2502.3	− 2473	29.3	× 17 / 115	4.3
5	9,001	2447.6	− 2502	−54.4	× 18 / 115	−8.5
6	9,002	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 21 / 115	−1.1
7	9,003	2578.8	− 2552	26.8	× 21 / 115	4.9
8	9,004	2566.3	− 2567	−0.7	× 18 / 115	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,949	2377.7	− 2432	−54.3	× 20 / 115	−9.4
4	8,950	2432.3	− 2473	−40.7	× 19 / 115	−6.7
5	8,951	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 16 / 115	−1
6	8,952	2462.4	− 2531	−68.6	× 18 / 115	−10.7
7	8,953	2589.5	− 2552	37.5	× 20 / 115	6.5
8	8,954	2575.7	− 2567	8.7	× 22 / 115	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,918	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 19 / 113	−4.4
4	8,919	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 20 / 113	−4.1
5	8,920	2500.3	− 2502	−1.7	× 20 / 113	−0.3
6	8,921	2552.4	− 2531	21.4	× 16 / 113	3
7	8,922	2504.9	− 2552	−47.1	× 18 / 113	−7.5
8	8,923	2610.9	− 2567	43.9	× 20 / 113	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,936	2395.4	− 2432	−36.6	× 17 / 109	−5.7
4	8,937	2442.1	− 2473	−30.9	× 19 / 109	−5.4
5	8,938	2497.0	− 2502	−5	× 20 / 109	−0.9
6	8,939	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 21 / 109	−2.4
7	8,940	2564.6	− 2552	12.6	× 16 / 109	1.8
8	8,941	2517.0	− 2567	−50	× 16 / 109	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −25, −13, −17, −9, −5, −13, −14, −20, −6, −20 → −16.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 4 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit 6.7, lower limit −40.1.

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.