Vinland 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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	10,922	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 96 / 314	−18.9
4	10,924	2410.2	− 2473	−62.8	× 85 / 314	−17
5	10,926	2429.3	− 2502	−72.7	× 79 / 314	−18.3
6	10,928	2462.1	− 2531	−68.9	× 54 / 314	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,941	2367.4	− 2432	−64.6	× 88 / 326	−17.4
4	9,942	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 84 / 326	−20.4
5	9,944	2445.2	− 2502	−56.8	× 73 / 326	−12.7
6	9,947	2457.5	− 2531	−73.5	× 81 / 326	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,269	2380.6	− 2432	−51.4	× 83 / 329	−13
4	10,271	2400.2	− 2473	−72.8	× 90 / 329	−19.9
5	10,273	2442.3	− 2502	−59.7	× 80 / 329	−14.5
6	10,275	2501.7	− 2531	−29.3	× 76 / 329	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,286	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 81 / 331	−8.6
4	10,289	2395.1	− 2473	−77.9	× 85 / 331	−20
5	10,290	2445.5	− 2502	−56.5	× 84 / 331	−14.3
6	10,293	2471.1	− 2531	−59.9	× 81 / 331	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,362	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 76 / 307	−12.7
4	10,363	2412.1	− 2473	−60.9	× 74 / 307	−14.7
5	10,364	2438.7	− 2502	−63.3	× 79 / 307	−16.3
6	10,365	2476.5	− 2531	−54.5	× 78 / 307	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,355	2355.9	− 2432	−76.1	× 65 / 243	−20.4
4	10,356	2400.4	− 2473	−72.6	× 64 / 243	−19.1
5	10,357	2452.3	− 2502	−49.7	× 59 / 243	−12.1
6	10,358	2470.3	− 2531	−60.7	× 55 / 243	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,343	2366.1	− 2432	−65.9	× 72 / 285	−16.6
4	10,344	2387.3	− 2473	−85.7	× 72 / 285	−21.7
5	10,345	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 75 / 285	−16.9
6	10,346	2469.8	− 2531	−61.2	× 66 / 285	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,309	2365.8	− 2432	−66.2	× 67 / 285	−15.6
4	10,310	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 75 / 285	−15.7
5	10,311	2370.8	− 2502	−131.2	× 69 / 285	−31.8
6	10,312	2483.2	− 2531	−47.8	× 74 / 285	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,286	2347.6	− 2432	−84.4	× 80 / 291	−23.2
4	10,287	2398.0	− 2473	−75	× 69 / 291	−17.8
5	10,288	2428.4	− 2502	−73.6	× 72 / 291	−18.2
6	10,289	2431.1	− 2531	−99.9	× 70 / 291	−24
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,318	2379.4	− 2432	−52.6	× 67 / 264	−13.3
4	10,319	2386.8	− 2473	−86.2	× 81 / 264	−26.4
5	10,320	2414.3	− 2502	−87.7	× 59 / 264	−19.6
6	10,321	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 57 / 264	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −69, −54, −58, −57, −65, −69, −75, −83, −69 → −66.5
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: 15 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7 × 2.66 = 18.6. Upper limit −47.9, lower limit −85.1.

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.