Villacorta 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 61 of the 163 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 2362 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 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 6 bar. 2502 vs. 2531.

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 27 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 29 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 28 students Meets 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 11 students 137 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 13 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	39,848	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 71 / 274	−15.7
4	39,850	2407.1	− 2473	−65.9	× 62 / 274	−14.9
5	39,852	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 80 / 274	−8.8
6	39,854	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 61 / 274	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,922	2384.9	− 2432	−47.1	× 60 / 273	−10.4
4	36,925	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 76 / 273	−18.9
5	36,927	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 57 / 273	−12.3
6	36,929	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 80 / 273	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,702	2361.2	− 2432	−70.8	× 70 / 269	−18.4
4	37,705	2408.1	− 2473	−64.9	× 59 / 269	−14.2
5	37,706	2416.5	− 2502	−85.5	× 75 / 269	−23.8
6	37,708	2459.6	− 2531	−71.4	× 65 / 269	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,646	2368.9	− 2432	−63.1	× 70 / 275	−16.1
4	37,648	2387.2	− 2473	−85.8	× 72 / 275	−22.5
5	37,650	2467.5	− 2502	−34.5	× 61 / 275	−7.7
6	37,652	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 72 / 275	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,851	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 52 / 254	−15.1
4	37,852	2400.0	− 2473	−73	× 63 / 254	−18.1
5	37,853	2439.6	− 2502	−62.4	× 75 / 254	−18.4
6	37,854	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 64 / 254	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,740	2350.6	− 2432	−81.4	× 42 / 182	−18.8
4	37,741	2400.1	− 2473	−72.9	× 52 / 182	−20.8
5	37,742	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 37 / 182	−11
6	37,743	2495.8	− 2531	−35.2	× 51 / 182	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,785	2365.7	− 2432	−66.3	× 43 / 166	−17.2
4	37,786	2373.0	− 2473	−100	× 37 / 166	−22.3
5	37,787	2436.1	− 2502	−65.9	× 52 / 166	−20.6
6	37,788	2458.7	− 2531	−72.3	× 34 / 166	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,635	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 50 / 166	−11.9
4	37,636	2422.2	− 2473	−50.8	× 38 / 166	−11.6
5	37,637	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 31 / 166	−11.5
6	37,638	2481.1	− 2531	−49.9	× 47 / 166	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,412	2389.4	− 2432	−42.6	× 31 / 146	−9
4	37,413	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 43 / 146	−17.6
5	37,414	2456.5	− 2502	−45.5	× 38 / 146	−11.8
6	37,415	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 34 / 146	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,396	2362.1	− 2432	−69.9	× 38 / 163	−16.3
4	37,397	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 32 / 163	−12.6
5	37,398	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 52 / 163	−17.3
6	37,399	2502.2	− 2531	−28.8	× 41 / 163	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −56, −74, −62, −53, −60, −75, −49, −45, −53 → −57.8
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: 18 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 26 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit −26.9, lower limit −88.7.

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.