Valinda School of Academics: 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502.

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	39,640	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 67 / 369	−6.1
4	39,642	2421.3	− 2473	−51.7	× 65 / 369	−9.1
5	39,643	2463.7	− 2502	−38.3	× 56 / 369	−5.8
6	39,645	2487.5	− 2531	−43.5	× 55 / 369	−6.5
7	39,648	2529.3	− 2552	−22.7	× 68 / 369	−4.2
8	39,650	2552.1	− 2567	−14.9	× 58 / 369	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,744	2374.9	− 2432	−57.1	× 46 / 372	−7.1
4	36,746	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 70 / 372	−12.6
5	36,748	2488.1	− 2502	−13.9	× 62 / 372	−2.3
6	36,751	2507.9	− 2531	−23.1	× 65 / 372	−4
7	36,752	2524.3	− 2552	−27.7	× 66 / 372	−4.9
8	36,755	2554.4	− 2567	−12.6	× 63 / 372	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,510	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 57 / 375	−8.1
4	37,513	2387.2	− 2473	−85.8	× 45 / 375	−10.3
5	37,514	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 65 / 375	−6.3
6	37,516	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 67 / 375	0.7
7	37,518	2532.8	− 2552	−19.2	× 74 / 375	−3.8
8	37,521	2545.3	− 2567	−21.7	× 67 / 375	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,464	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 61 / 369	−6.8
4	37,466	2401.8	− 2473	−71.2	× 56 / 369	−10.8
5	37,468	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 46 / 369	−6.8
6	37,470	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 64 / 369	−0.4
7	37,472	2521.2	− 2552	−30.8	× 72 / 369	−6
8	37,474	2544.8	− 2567	−22.2	× 70 / 369	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,663	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 64 / 392	−7.8
4	37,664	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 74 / 392	−7.1
5	37,665	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 57 / 392	−3.4
6	37,666	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 52 / 392	−2.2
7	37,667	2544.4	− 2552	−7.6	× 75 / 392	−1.5
8	37,668	2559.8	− 2567	−7.2	× 70 / 392	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,560	2347.4	− 2432	−84.6	× 62 / 381	−13.8
4	37,561	2472.0	− 2473	−1	× 45 / 381	−0.1
5	37,562	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 71 / 381	−7.7
6	37,563	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 71 / 381	−6.4
7	37,564	2522.7	− 2552	−29.3	× 65 / 381	−5
8	37,565	2540.1	− 2567	−26.9	× 67 / 381	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,591	2403.2	− 2432	−28.8	× 48 / 366	−3.8
4	37,592	2398.4	− 2473	−74.6	× 60 / 366	−12.2
5	37,593	2493.0	− 2502	−9	× 45 / 366	−1.1
6	37,594	2478.0	− 2531	−53	× 73 / 366	−10.6
7	37,595	2536.9	− 2552	−15.1	× 73 / 366	−3
8	37,596	2517.2	− 2567	−49.8	× 67 / 366	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,443	2404.5	− 2432	−27.5	× 50 / 369	−3.7
4	37,444	2436.7	− 2473	−36.3	× 48 / 369	−4.7
5	37,445	2433.4	− 2502	−68.6	× 65 / 369	−12.1
6	37,446	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 52 / 369	−4.7
7	37,447	2514.3	− 2552	−37.7	× 76 / 369	−7.8
8	37,448	2521.8	− 2567	−45.2	× 78 / 369	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,230	2387.6	− 2432	−44.4	× 51 / 153	−14.8
4	37,231	2445.2	− 2473	−27.8	× 54 / 153	−9.8
5	37,232	2474.9	− 2502	−27.1	× 48 / 153	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,212	2396.2	− 2432	−35.8	× 50 / 148	−12.1
4	37,213	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 51 / 148	−6
5	37,214	2490.9	− 2502	−11.1	× 47 / 148	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −33, −32, −35, −23, −38, −40, −43, −33, −22 → −33.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 6.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.4 × 2.66 = 17. Upper limit −16.3, lower limit −50.3.

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.