Veterans 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2445 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2541 vs. 2531.

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 140 students Meets the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 80 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	17,695	2441.4	− 2432	9.4	× 146 / 538	2.6
4	17,697	2481.5	− 2473	8.5	× 147 / 538	2.3
5	17,699	2530.0	− 2502	28	× 131 / 538	6.8
6	17,701	2541.9	− 2531	10.9	× 114 / 538	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,703	2439.0	− 2432	7	× 173 / 610	2
4	16,706	2486.0	− 2473	13	× 148 / 610	3.2
5	16,707	2523.4	− 2502	21.4	× 151 / 610	5.3
6	16,710	2560.0	− 2531	29	× 138 / 610	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,026	2446.7	− 2432	14.7	× 154 / 617	3.7
4	17,028	2483.9	− 2473	10.9	× 168 / 617	3
5	17,030	2511.6	− 2502	9.6	× 148 / 617	2.3
6	17,031	2551.9	− 2531	20.9	× 147 / 617	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,045	2459.0	− 2432	27	× 112 / 591	5.1
4	17,046	2501.4	− 2473	28.4	× 153 / 591	7.4
5	17,049	2513.2	− 2502	11.2	× 172 / 591	3.3
6	17,050	2540.4	− 2531	9.4	× 154 / 591	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,190	2474.0	− 2432	42	× 130 / 558	9.8
4	17,191	2504.6	− 2473	31.6	× 108 / 558	6.1
5	17,192	2534.9	− 2502	32.9	× 149 / 558	8.8
6	17,193	2549.7	− 2531	18.7	× 171 / 558	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,240	2410.6	− 2432	−21.4	× 107 / 478	−4.8
4	17,241	2518.1	− 2473	45.1	× 123 / 478	11.6
5	17,242	2506.5	− 2502	4.5	× 113 / 478	1.1
6	17,243	2554.0	− 2531	23	× 135 / 478	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,176	2442.7	− 2432	10.7	× 131 / 510	2.7
4	17,177	2461.2	− 2473	−11.8	× 117 / 510	−2.7
5	17,178	2535.9	− 2502	33.9	× 133 / 510	8.8
6	17,179	2521.8	− 2531	−9.2	× 129 / 510	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,133	2454.5	− 2432	22.5	× 122 / 540	5.1
4	17,134	2474.2	− 2473	1.2	× 144 / 540	0.3
5	17,135	2509.2	− 2502	7.2	× 128 / 540	1.7
6	17,136	2556.2	− 2531	25.2	× 146 / 540	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,122	2435.8	− 2432	3.8	× 112 / 536	0.8
4	17,123	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 135 / 536	0.3
5	17,124	2527.4	− 2502	25.4	× 153 / 536	7.3
6	17,125	2524.5	− 2531	−6.5	× 136 / 536	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,127	2445.3	− 2432	13.3	× 152 / 578	3.5
4	17,128	2455.9	− 2473	−17.1	× 123 / 578	−3.6
5	17,129	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 150 / 578	0.8
6	17,130	2540.8	− 2531	9.8	× 153 / 578	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 14, 17, 14, 18, 30, 14, 7, 14, 7, 3 → 13.8
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 4 → 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 32.4, lower limit −4.8.

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.