California Virtual Academy at Kings: 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 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 7 bar. 2541 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2561 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2619 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 8th 98 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 8th 12 students Just under the grade 4 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	18,570	2381.7	− 2432	−50.3	× 12 / 217	−2.8
4	18,573	2414.7	− 2473	−58.3	× 22 / 217	−5.9
5	18,574	2415.6	− 2502	−86.4	× 20 / 217	−8
6	18,577	2466.0	− 2531	−65	× 21 / 217	−6.3
7	18,578	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 45 / 217	−9.1
8	18,581	2540.5	− 2567	−26.5	× 38 / 217	−4.6
11	18,582	2612.5	− 2583	29.5	× 59 / 217	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,577	2417.5	− 2432	−14.5	× 13 / 192	−1
5	17,581	2433.4	− 2502	−68.6	× 22 / 192	−7.9
6	17,584	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 21 / 192	−7.4
7	17,585	2511.7	− 2552	−40.3	× 30 / 192	−6.3
8	17,587	2524.9	− 2567	−42.1	× 39 / 192	−8.6
11	17,590	2607.8	− 2583	24.8	× 67 / 192	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,921	2445.3	− 2502	−56.7	× 16 / 125	−7.3
6	17,923	2464.0	− 2531	−67	× 19 / 125	−10.2
7	17,926	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 12 / 125	−2.7
8	17,927	2547.8	− 2567	−19.2	× 25 / 125	−3.8
11	17,930	2594.7	− 2583	11.7	× 53 / 125	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	17,932	2380.2	− 2473	−92.8	× 18 / 164	−10.2
5	17,935	2470.0	− 2502	−32	× 15 / 164	−2.9
6	17,936	2425.0	− 2531	−106	× 26 / 164	−16.8
7	17,939	2484.3	− 2552	−67.7	× 42 / 164	−17.3
8	17,940	2509.6	− 2567	−57.4	× 33 / 164	−11.6
11	17,943	2596.2	− 2583	13.2	× 30 / 164	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	18,073	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 17 / 187	−4.5
5	18,074	2449.0	− 2502	−53	× 23 / 187	−6.5
6	18,075	2483.0	− 2531	−48	× 27 / 187	−6.9
7	18,076	2500.6	− 2552	−51.4	× 32 / 187	−8.8
8	18,077	2519.4	− 2567	−47.6	× 51 / 187	−13
11	18,078	2564.6	− 2583	−18.4	× 37 / 187	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,642	2411.1	− 2432	−20.9	× 35 / 229	−3.2
4	17,643	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 29 / 229	−2.8
5	17,644	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 35 / 229	−2.7
6	17,645	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 26 / 229	−0.5
7	17,646	2537.3	− 2552	−14.7	× 32 / 229	−2.1
8	17,647	2559.1	− 2567	−7.9	× 40 / 229	−1.4
11	17,648	2605.8	− 2583	22.8	× 32 / 229	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,112	2441.8	− 2432	9.8	× 38 / 270	1.4
4	18,113	2437.1	− 2473	−35.9	× 52 / 270	−6.9
5	18,114	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 31 / 270	−6.3
6	18,115	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 36 / 270	−3.8
7	18,116	2548.8	− 2552	−3.2	× 40 / 270	−0.5
8	18,117	2506.4	− 2567	−60.6	× 40 / 270	−9
11	18,118	2596.2	− 2583	13.2	× 33 / 270	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,055	2371.9	− 2432	−60.1	× 34 / 315	−6.5
4	18,056	2405.7	− 2473	−67.3	× 50 / 315	−10.7
5	18,057	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 48 / 315	−6.6
6	18,058	2462.0	− 2531	−69	× 37 / 315	−8.1
7	18,059	2512.7	− 2552	−39.3	× 40 / 315	−5
8	18,060	2518.0	− 2567	−49	× 73 / 315	−11.4
11	18,061	2621.7	− 2583	38.7	× 33 / 315	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,010	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 29 / 358	−3.9
4	18,011	2406.5	− 2473	−66.5	× 44 / 358	−8.2
5	18,012	2430.1	− 2502	−71.9	× 51 / 358	−10.2
6	18,013	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 55 / 358	−6.7
7	18,014	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 73 / 358	−12.2
8	18,015	2518.8	− 2567	−48.2	× 72 / 358	−9.7
11	18,016	2570.7	− 2583	−12.3	× 34 / 358	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,010	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 45 / 447	−4.1
4	18,011	2407.2	− 2473	−65.8	× 36 / 447	−5.3
5	18,012	2421.5	− 2502	−80.5	× 53 / 447	−9.5
6	18,013	2498.9	− 2531	−32.1	× 60 / 447	−4.3
7	18,014	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 96 / 447	−5.3
8	18,015	2519.6	− 2567	−47.4	× 110 / 447	−11.7
11	18,016	2608.7	− 2583	25.7	× 47 / 447	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,049	2369.2	− 2432	−62.8	× 54 / 485	−7
4	18,050	2433.3	− 2473	−39.7	× 51 / 485	−4.2
5	18,051	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 50 / 485	−5.2
6	18,052	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 55 / 485	−3.2
7	18,053	2541.1	− 2552	−10.9	× 96 / 485	−2.2
8	18,054	2560.5	− 2567	−6.5	× 110 / 485	−1.5
11	18,055	2619.4	− 2583	36.4	× 69 / 485	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −22, −19, −56, −43, −9, −23, −44, −52, −37, −18 → −32
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 37 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 34 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 17.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.1 × 2.66 = 45.5. Upper limit 13.5, lower limit −77.5.

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 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.