Monte Vista 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 198 of the 540 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2538 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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 3rd 26 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 36 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 92 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 118 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 3rd 28 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 62 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 40 students 39 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
3	35,059	2404.8	− 2432	−27.2	× 88 / 475	−5
4	35,061	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 91 / 475	−5.9
5	35,063	2493.1	− 2502	−8.9	× 94 / 475	−1.8
6	35,065	2541.2	− 2531	10.2	× 95 / 475	2
7	35,067	2525.2	− 2552	−26.8	× 53 / 475	−3
8	35,069	2555.4	− 2567	−11.6	× 54 / 475	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,738	2416.5	− 2432	−15.5	× 86 / 462	−2.9
4	32,739	2446.9	− 2473	−26.1	× 89 / 462	−5
5	32,742	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 85 / 462	−4.7
6	32,743	2559.7	− 2531	28.7	× 94 / 462	5.8
7	32,745	2543.9	− 2552	−8.1	× 64 / 462	−1.1
8	32,747	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 44 / 462	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,315	2424.8	− 2432	−7.2	× 94 / 463	−1.5
4	33,318	2454.4	− 2473	−18.6	× 82 / 463	−3.3
5	33,319	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 88 / 463	−4.6
6	33,322	2557.6	− 2531	26.6	× 76 / 463	4.4
7	33,323	2570.9	− 2552	18.9	× 59 / 463	2.4
8	33,325	2555.4	− 2567	−11.6	× 64 / 463	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,335	2408.5	− 2432	−23.5	× 55 / 414	−3.1
4	33,338	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 88 / 414	0
5	33,339	2478.4	− 2502	−23.6	× 75 / 414	−4.3
6	33,342	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 95 / 414	1.2
7	33,343	2569.0	− 2552	17	× 46 / 414	1.9
8	33,346	2570.4	− 2567	3.4	× 55 / 414	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,503	2445.7	− 2432	13.7	× 87 / 391	3
4	33,504	2448.4	− 2473	−24.6	× 50 / 391	−3.1
5	33,505	2473.7	− 2502	−28.3	× 83 / 391	−6
6	33,506	2571.4	− 2531	40.4	× 67 / 391	6.9
7	33,507	2581.2	− 2552	29.2	× 64 / 391	4.8
8	33,508	2580.5	− 2567	13.5	× 40 / 391	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,434	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 67 / 676	−3.7
4	33,435	2417.9	− 2473	−55.1	× 76 / 676	−6.2
5	33,436	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 86 / 676	−6.4
6	33,437	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 89 / 676	−1.1
7	33,438	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 162 / 676	−10.5
8	33,439	2517.9	− 2567	−49.1	× 196 / 676	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,485	2363.3	− 2432	−68.7	× 64 / 612	−7.2
4	33,486	2425.0	− 2473	−48	× 66 / 612	−5.2
5	33,487	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 73 / 612	−4.9
6	33,488	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 76 / 612	−3.5
7	33,489	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 182 / 612	−9.5
8	33,490	2519.6	− 2567	−47.4	× 151 / 612	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,345	2377.0	− 2432	−55	× 67 / 611	−6
4	33,346	2379.1	− 2473	−93.9	× 65 / 611	−10
5	33,347	2456.8	− 2502	−45.2	× 68 / 611	−5
6	33,348	2520.6	− 2531	−10.4	× 77 / 611	−1.3
7	33,349	2492.8	− 2552	−59.2	× 162 / 611	−15.7
8	33,350	2525.2	− 2567	−41.8	× 172 / 611	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,206	2373.1	− 2432	−58.9	× 50 / 565	−5.2
4	33,207	2405.3	− 2473	−67.7	× 60 / 565	−7.2
5	33,208	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 60 / 565	−5.8
6	33,209	2528.7	− 2531	−2.3	× 69 / 565	−0.3
7	33,210	2509.8	− 2552	−42.2	× 163 / 565	−12.2
8	33,211	2524.3	− 2567	−42.7	× 163 / 565	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,210	2360.7	− 2432	−71.3	× 54 / 540	−7.1
4	33,211	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 50 / 540	−5.9
5	33,212	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 66 / 540	−7.3
6	33,213	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 58 / 540	−0.3
7	33,214	2525.3	− 2552	−26.7	× 154 / 540	−7.6
8	33,215	2538.0	− 2567	−29	× 158 / 540	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −15, −11, −4, −4, 7, −42, −42, −50, −43, −37 → −24.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 49 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 6 → 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 3, lower limit −51.2.

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.