Vista del Valle 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 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 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	22,357	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 47 / 172	−3.1
4	22,360	2464.1	− 2473	−8.9	× 31 / 172	−1.6
5	22,361	2531.1	− 2502	29.1	× 43 / 172	7.3
6	22,364	2518.1	− 2531	−12.9	× 51 / 172	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,070	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 48 / 170	−1.3
4	21,073	2504.5	− 2473	31.5	× 49 / 170	9.1
5	21,075	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 29 / 170	−0.7
6	21,077	2550.7	− 2531	19.7	× 44 / 170	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,428	2445.9	− 2432	13.9	× 52 / 178	4.1
4	21,430	2505.6	− 2473	32.6	× 47 / 178	8.6
5	21,432	2527.7	− 2502	25.7	× 45 / 178	6.5
6	21,435	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 34 / 178	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,416	2460.0	− 2432	28	× 41 / 167	6.9
4	21,417	2509.6	− 2473	36.6	× 45 / 167	9.9
5	21,420	2540.0	− 2502	38	× 41 / 167	9.3
6	21,421	2580.3	− 2531	49.3	× 40 / 167	11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,579	2416.6	− 2432	−15.4	× 51 / 186	−4.2
4	21,580	2490.9	− 2473	17.9	× 47 / 186	4.5
5	21,581	2521.4	− 2502	19.4	× 47 / 186	4.9
6	21,582	2575.0	− 2531	44	× 41 / 186	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,542	2428.6	− 2432	−3.4	× 47 / 195	−0.8
4	21,543	2458.7	− 2473	−14.3	× 51 / 195	−3.7
5	21,544	2503.6	− 2502	1.6	× 54 / 195	0.4
6	21,545	2539.2	− 2531	8.2	× 43 / 195	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,515	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 39 / 195	−4.5
4	21,516	2461.3	− 2473	−11.7	× 49 / 195	−2.9
5	21,517	2490.6	− 2502	−11.4	× 54 / 195	−3.2
6	21,518	2550.8	− 2531	19.8	× 53 / 195	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,383	2400.2	− 2432	−31.8	× 41 / 172	−7.6
4	21,384	2476.9	− 2473	3.9	× 33 / 172	0.7
5	21,385	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 43 / 172	−4.1
6	21,386	2535.9	− 2531	4.9	× 55 / 172	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,292	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 45 / 168	−4.4
4	21,293	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 40 / 168	−3.5
5	21,294	2499.1	− 2502	−2.9	× 37 / 168	−0.6
6	21,295	2522.6	− 2531	−8.4	× 46 / 168	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,346	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 45 / 173	−6.3
4	21,347	2474.5	− 2473	1.5	× 53 / 173	0.5
5	21,348	2498.2	− 2502	−3.8	× 41 / 173	−0.9
6	21,349	2532.1	− 2531	1.1	× 34 / 173	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −1, 12, 16, 38, 15, −2, −5, −9, −11, −7 → 4.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 23 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit 31.7, lower limit −22.5.

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.