Valor Academy Middle: 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 8.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2552 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 8 bar. 2556 vs. 2567.

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 5th 100 students 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 101 students 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 104 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 105 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 5th 30 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 24 students 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 23 students 11 points 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
5	27,575	2497.7	− 2502	−4.3	× 123 / 479	−1.1
6	27,577	2534.5	− 2531	3.5	× 123 / 479	0.9
7	27,579	2550.5	− 2552	−1.5	× 119 / 479	−0.4
8	27,581	2557.2	− 2567	−9.8	× 114 / 479	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,648	2488.6	− 2502	−13.4	× 122 / 479	−3.4
6	25,649	2527.0	− 2531	−4	× 123 / 479	−1
7	25,651	2550.4	− 2552	−1.6	× 116 / 479	−0.4
8	25,654	2553.3	− 2567	−13.7	× 118 / 479	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,127	2493.9	− 2502	−8.1	× 122 / 487	−2
6	26,129	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 124 / 487	−4.8
7	26,131	2560.8	− 2552	8.8	× 124 / 487	2.2
8	26,133	2551.1	− 2567	−15.9	× 117 / 487	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,108	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 124 / 495	−7.5
6	26,110	2520.2	− 2531	−10.8	× 123 / 495	−2.7
7	26,112	2529.9	− 2552	−22.1	× 124 / 495	−5.5
8	26,114	2553.4	− 2567	−13.6	× 124 / 495	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,237	2477.8	− 2502	−24.2	× 124 / 492	−6.1
6	26,238	2482.4	− 2531	−48.6	× 124 / 492	−12.2
7	26,239	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 121 / 492	1.3
8	26,240	2526.8	− 2567	−40.2	× 123 / 492	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,442	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 128 / 510	−16.5
6	25,443	2469.1	− 2531	−61.9	× 126 / 510	−15.3
7	25,444	2519.0	− 2552	−33	× 128 / 510	−8.3
8	25,445	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 128 / 510	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,182	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 127 / 509	−8.7
6	26,183	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 128 / 509	−8.7
7	26,184	2546.9	− 2552	−5.1	× 127 / 509	−1.3
8	26,185	2554.6	− 2567	−12.4	× 127 / 509	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,141	2449.7	− 2502	−52.3	× 128 / 510	−13.1
6	26,142	2495.2	− 2531	−35.8	× 128 / 510	−9
7	26,143	2536.3	− 2552	−15.7	× 126 / 510	−3.9
8	26,144	2545.7	− 2567	−21.3	× 128 / 510	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,991	2448.4	− 2502	−53.6	× 125 / 505	−13.3
6	25,992	2482.0	− 2531	−49	× 125 / 505	−12.1
7	25,993	2518.0	− 2552	−34	× 127 / 505	−8.6
8	25,994	2555.6	− 2567	−11.4	× 128 / 505	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,880	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 128 / 509	−11.5
6	25,881	2468.7	− 2531	−62.3	× 126 / 509	−15.4
7	25,882	2528.1	− 2552	−23.9	× 128 / 509	−6
8	25,883	2550.6	− 2567	−16.4	× 127 / 509	−4.1
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
5	25,896	2459.0	− 2502	−43	× 130 / 511	−10.9
6	25,897	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 125 / 511	−5.8
7	25,898	2552.3	− 2552	0.3	× 128 / 511	0.1
8	25,899	2555.5	− 2567	−11.5	× 128 / 511	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −3, −8, −8, −19, −27, −52, −22, −31, −37, −37, −20 → −24
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 25 · 2021→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit 5.5, lower limit −53.5.

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.