Valley View Community 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2446 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2557 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 60 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 52 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 14 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 29 points 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	37,687	2440.3	− 2432	8.3	× 69 / 296	1.9
4	37,689	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 84 / 296	−7.2
5	37,691	2495.2	− 2502	−6.8	× 76 / 296	−1.7
6	37,693	2559.1	− 2531	28.1	× 67 / 296	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,046	2476.4	− 2432	44.4	× 74 / 278	11.8
4	35,049	2491.4	− 2473	18.4	× 68 / 278	4.5
5	35,050	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 67 / 278	−1
6	35,052	2559.6	− 2531	28.6	× 69 / 278	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,715	2481.7	− 2432	49.7	× 69 / 282	12.2
4	35,716	2486.2	− 2473	13.2	× 78 / 282	3.7
5	35,719	2509.4	− 2502	7.4	× 64 / 282	1.7
6	35,721	2545.4	− 2531	14.4	× 71 / 282	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,725	2499.5	− 2432	67.5	× 76 / 300	17.1
4	35,727	2489.4	− 2473	16.4	× 68 / 300	3.7
5	35,729	2507.4	− 2502	5.4	× 83 / 300	1.5
6	35,731	2566.6	− 2531	35.6	× 73 / 300	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,889	2473.5	− 2432	41.5	× 78 / 296	10.9
4	35,890	2498.7	− 2473	25.7	× 69 / 296	6
5	35,891	2515.6	− 2502	13.6	× 67 / 296	3.1
6	35,892	2531.0	− 2531	0	× 82 / 296	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,774	2450.8	− 2432	18.8	× 72 / 303	4.5
4	35,775	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 83 / 303	0.9
5	35,776	2458.2	− 2502	−43.8	× 72 / 303	−10.4
6	35,777	2507.9	− 2531	−23.1	× 76 / 303	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,785	2475.7	− 2432	43.7	× 64 / 298	9.4
4	35,786	2446.3	− 2473	−26.7	× 74 / 298	−6.6
5	35,787	2499.8	− 2502	−2.2	× 84 / 298	−0.6
6	35,788	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 76 / 298	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,641	2466.9	− 2432	34.9	× 62 / 278	7.8
4	35,642	2468.2	− 2473	−4.8	× 67 / 278	−1.2
5	35,643	2470.9	− 2502	−31.1	× 66 / 278	−7.4
6	35,644	2569.3	− 2531	38.3	× 83 / 278	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,484	2456.7	− 2432	24.7	× 68 / 267	6.3
4	35,485	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 65 / 267	−5.9
5	35,486	2490.7	− 2502	−11.3	× 66 / 267	−2.8
6	35,487	2513.3	− 2531	−17.7	× 68 / 267	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,480	2446.1	− 2432	14.1	× 74 / 268	3.9
4	35,481	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 62 / 268	−3.3
5	35,482	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 64 / 268	−4.8
6	35,483	2557.2	− 2531	26.2	× 68 / 268	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −1, 22, 21, 31, 20, −11, 0, 11, −7, 2 → 8.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 23 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 13.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.9 × 2.66 = 37. Upper limit 45.8, lower limit −28.2.

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.