Yosemite Valley 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2564 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2568 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2628 vs. 2583.

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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,581	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 47 / 249	−11.9
4	11,582	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 54 / 249	−7.6
5	11,584	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 44 / 249	−10.5
6	11,586	2474.7	− 2531	−56.3	× 40 / 249	−9
7	11,588	2494.1	− 2552	−57.9	× 39 / 249	−9.1
8	11,590	2544.0	− 2567	−23	× 25 / 249	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,611	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 96 / 563	−6.3
4	11,613	2427.2	− 2473	−45.8	× 91 / 563	−7.4
5	11,615	2485.1	− 2502	−16.9	× 95 / 563	−2.9
6	11,617	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 103 / 563	−6.3
7	11,619	2518.5	− 2552	−33.5	× 82 / 563	−4.9
8	11,621	2536.5	− 2567	−30.5	× 73 / 563	−4
11	11,623	2631.6	− 2583	48.6	× 23 / 563	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,692	2379.5	− 2432	−52.5	× 159 / 918	−9.1
4	11,693	2427.7	− 2473	−45.3	× 144 / 918	−7.1
5	11,694	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 139 / 918	−6.2
6	11,695	2500.8	− 2531	−30.2	× 156 / 918	−5.1
7	11,696	2538.4	− 2552	−13.6	× 148 / 918	−2.2
8	11,697	2543.5	− 2567	−23.5	× 127 / 918	−3.3
11	11,698	2618.3	− 2583	35.3	× 45 / 918	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,671	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 201 / 1085	−6.5
4	11,672	2434.1	− 2473	−38.9	× 219 / 1085	−7.9
5	11,673	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 167 / 1085	−3.1
6	11,674	2512.5	− 2531	−18.5	× 149 / 1085	−2.5
7	11,675	2544.2	− 2552	−7.8	× 133 / 1085	−1
8	11,676	2573.0	− 2567	6	× 133 / 1085	0.7
11	11,677	2590.6	− 2583	7.6	× 83 / 1085	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,654	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 241 / 1207	−6.4
4	11,655	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 215 / 1207	−4.3
5	11,656	2471.1	− 2502	−30.9	× 206 / 1207	−5.3
6	11,657	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 167 / 1207	−2.9
7	11,658	2553.4	− 2552	1.4	× 158 / 1207	0.2
8	11,659	2565.2	− 2567	−1.8	× 123 / 1207	−0.2
11	11,660	2629.9	− 2583	46.9	× 97 / 1207	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,613	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 240 / 1325	−6.2
4	11,614	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 235 / 1325	−5.8
5	11,615	2496.2	− 2502	−5.8	× 213 / 1325	−0.9
6	11,616	2502.0	− 2531	−29	× 207 / 1325	−4.5
7	11,617	2556.8	− 2552	4.8	× 184 / 1325	0.7
8	11,618	2578.3	− 2567	11.3	× 151 / 1325	1.3
11	11,619	2612.9	− 2583	29.9	× 95 / 1325	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,548	2405.3	− 2432	−26.7	× 230 / 1448	−4.2
4	11,549	2459.0	− 2473	−14	× 263 / 1448	−2.5
5	11,550	2495.3	− 2502	−6.7	× 246 / 1448	−1.1
6	11,551	2531.8	− 2531	0.8	× 207 / 1448	0.1
7	11,552	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 214 / 1448	−1.4
8	11,553	2580.5	− 2567	13.5	× 191 / 1448	1.8
11	11,554	2632.5	− 2583	49.5	× 97 / 1448	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,576	2413.1	− 2432	−18.9	× 269 / 1522	−3.3
4	11,577	2453.7	− 2473	−19.3	× 244 / 1522	−3.1
5	11,578	2507.2	− 2502	5.2	× 260 / 1522	0.9
6	11,579	2523.9	− 2531	−7.1	× 255 / 1522	−1.2
7	11,580	2563.7	− 2552	11.7	× 191 / 1522	1.5
8	11,581	2567.7	− 2567	0.7	× 203 / 1522	0.1
11	11,582	2627.7	− 2583	44.7	× 100 / 1522	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −30, −31, −20, −15, −13, −4, −2 → −20.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.1 × 2.66 = 18.9. Upper limit −1.7, lower limit −39.5.

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