Vejar 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, 113 of the 421 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2561 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. 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 45 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 69 students 20 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 26 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students Just under the grade 3 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	36,917	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 89 / 585	−6.4
4	36,920	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 112 / 585	−10.9
5	36,921	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 105 / 585	−7.7
6	36,924	2517.2	− 2531	−13.8	× 97 / 585	−2.3
7	36,925	2483.6	− 2552	−68.4	× 91 / 585	−10.6
8	36,928	2524.4	− 2567	−42.6	× 91 / 585	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,403	2379.1	− 2432	−52.9	× 114 / 593	−10.2
4	34,404	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 86 / 593	−7.9
5	34,406	2459.7	− 2502	−42.3	× 117 / 593	−8.3
6	34,408	2488.8	− 2531	−42.2	× 100 / 593	−7.1
7	34,410	2517.1	− 2552	−34.9	× 94 / 593	−5.5
8	34,413	2525.7	− 2567	−41.3	× 82 / 593	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,015	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 110 / 619	−11.3
4	35,017	2412.3	− 2473	−60.7	× 118 / 619	−11.6
5	35,018	2455.1	− 2502	−46.9	× 89 / 619	−6.7
6	35,020	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 116 / 619	−3.1
7	35,023	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 99 / 619	−8.9
8	35,025	2516.0	− 2567	−51	× 87 / 619	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,024	2394.8	− 2432	−37.2	× 84 / 603	−5.2
4	35,027	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 108 / 603	−8.5
5	35,028	2444.9	− 2502	−57.1	× 122 / 603	−11.6
6	35,031	2534.0	− 2531	3	× 95 / 603	0.5
7	35,032	2517.6	− 2552	−34.4	× 99 / 603	−5.6
8	35,035	2532.3	− 2567	−34.7	× 95 / 603	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,195	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 101 / 577	−5.5
4	35,196	2427.7	− 2473	−45.3	× 88 / 577	−6.9
5	35,197	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 106 / 577	−9.1
6	35,198	2494.0	− 2531	−37	× 113 / 577	−7.2
7	35,199	2512.8	− 2552	−39.2	× 84 / 577	−5.7
8	35,200	2534.6	− 2567	−32.4	× 85 / 577	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,092	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 66 / 510	−2.4
4	35,093	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 91 / 510	−11.4
5	35,094	2424.8	− 2502	−77.2	× 93 / 510	−14.1
6	35,095	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 93 / 510	−9.3
7	35,096	2523.1	− 2552	−28.9	× 78 / 510	−4.4
8	35,097	2533.1	− 2567	−33.9	× 89 / 510	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,123	2379.5	− 2432	−52.5	× 97 / 507	−10
4	35,124	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 67 / 507	−1.7
5	35,125	2441.6	− 2502	−60.4	× 89 / 507	−10.6
6	35,126	2480.2	− 2531	−50.8	× 94 / 507	−9.4
7	35,127	2544.0	− 2552	−8	× 82 / 507	−1.3
8	35,128	2516.6	− 2567	−50.4	× 78 / 507	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,981	2374.1	− 2432	−57.9	× 63 / 474	−7.7
4	34,982	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 95 / 474	−10.9
5	34,983	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 65 / 474	−3.9
6	34,984	2487.4	− 2531	−43.6	× 82 / 474	−7.5
7	34,985	2486.5	− 2552	−65.5	× 89 / 474	−12.3
8	34,986	2531.0	− 2567	−36	× 80 / 474	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,828	2375.8	− 2432	−56.2	× 73 / 454	−9
4	34,829	2428.5	− 2473	−44.5	× 65 / 454	−6.4
5	34,830	2448.3	− 2502	−53.7	× 94 / 454	−11.1
6	34,831	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 67 / 454	−2.5
7	34,832	2510.4	− 2552	−41.6	× 74 / 454	−6.8
8	34,833	2520.4	− 2567	−46.6	× 81 / 454	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,832	2354.7	− 2432	−77.3	× 71 / 421	−13
4	34,833	2421.9	− 2473	−51.1	× 75 / 421	−9.1
5	34,834	2481.8	− 2502	−20.2	× 59 / 421	−2.8
6	34,835	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 92 / 421	−9
7	34,836	2561.3	− 2552	9.3	× 64 / 421	1.4
8	34,837	2521.7	− 2567	−45.3	× 60 / 421	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −45, −45, −49, −36, −39, −48, −41, −48, −44, −39 → −43.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit −28, lower limit −58.8.

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.