California Virtual Academy at Fresno: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 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 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. 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.
7th The average 7th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2539 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2609 vs. 2583.

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 6th 93 students 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 115 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 135 students 13 points under the grade 8 bar. 11th 105 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 6th 12 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 18 students 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 22 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 11th 13 students Just under the grade 5 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.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,048	2361.9	− 2432	−70.1	× 27 / 290	−6.5
4	11,049	2388.2	− 2473	−84.8	× 29 / 290	−8.5
5	11,050	2436.2	− 2502	−65.8	× 28 / 290	−6.4
6	11,051	2484.6	− 2531	−46.4	× 49 / 290	−7.8
7	11,052	2491.0	− 2552	−61	× 62 / 290	−13
8	11,053	2528.0	− 2567	−39	× 52 / 290	−7
11	11,054	2568.9	− 2583	−14.1	× 43 / 290	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,896	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 73 / 518	−8.8
4	10,897	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 68 / 518	−8.3
5	10,898	2492.8	− 2502	−9.2	× 61 / 518	−1.1
6	10,899	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 70 / 518	−7.4
7	10,900	2544.5	− 2552	−7.5	× 92 / 518	−1.3
8	10,901	2547.3	− 2567	−19.7	× 90 / 518	−3.4
11	10,902	2598.1	− 2583	15.1	× 64 / 518	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,051	2400.0	− 2432	−32	× 83 / 564	−4.7
4	11,052	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 81 / 564	−7.9
5	11,053	2424.0	− 2502	−78	× 80 / 564	−11.1
6	11,054	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 67 / 564	−4.2
7	11,055	2518.5	− 2552	−33.5	× 78 / 564	−4.6
8	11,056	2531.2	− 2567	−35.8	× 91 / 564	−5.8
11	11,057	2570.2	− 2583	−12.8	× 84 / 564	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,033	2364.2	− 2432	−67.8	× 73 / 667	−7.4
4	11,034	2404.8	− 2473	−68.2	× 96 / 667	−9.8
5	11,035	2428.9	− 2502	−73.1	× 80 / 667	−8.8
6	11,036	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 99 / 667	−11.2
7	11,037	2502.1	− 2552	−49.9	× 92 / 667	−6.9
8	11,038	2519.7	− 2567	−47.3	× 115 / 667	−8.2
11	11,039	2588.6	− 2583	5.6	× 112 / 667	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,001	2379.0	− 2432	−53	× 81 / 783	−5.5
4	11,002	2383.7	− 2473	−89.3	× 90 / 783	−10.3
5	11,003	2423.4	− 2502	−78.6	× 104 / 783	−10.4
6	11,004	2465.8	− 2531	−65.2	× 107 / 783	−8.9
7	11,005	2480.8	− 2552	−71.2	× 154 / 783	−14
8	11,006	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 136 / 783	−7.9
11	11,007	2583.5	− 2583	0.5	× 111 / 783	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,938	2374.8	− 2432	−57.2	× 99 / 893	−6.3
4	10,939	2397.9	− 2473	−75.1	× 101 / 893	−8.5
5	10,940	2413.0	− 2502	−89	× 96 / 893	−9.6
6	10,941	2455.9	− 2531	−75.1	× 124 / 893	−10.4
7	10,942	2518.7	− 2552	−33.3	× 155 / 893	−5.8
8	10,943	2500.2	− 2567	−66.8	× 187 / 893	−14
11	10,944	2590.3	− 2583	7.3	× 131 / 893	1.1
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	10,966	2370.5	− 2432	−61.5	× 80 / 761	−6.5
4	10,967	2424.5	− 2473	−48.5	× 90 / 761	−5.7
5	10,968	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 78 / 761	−5.5
6	10,969	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 105 / 761	−6.5
7	10,970	2517.7	− 2552	−34.3	× 133 / 761	−6
8	10,971	2538.5	− 2567	−28.5	× 157 / 761	−5.9
11	10,972	2609.0	− 2583	26	× 118 / 761	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −28, −40, −51, −57, −54, −32 → −44.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 12.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.8 × 2.66 = 34. Upper limit −10.7, lower limit −78.7.

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 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.