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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2492 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2531 vs. 2502.

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 76 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 85 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 91 students Meets 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 24 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 19 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	39,973	2425.8	− 2432	−6.2	× 101 / 302	−2.1
4	39,975	2498.0	− 2473	25	× 86 / 302	7.1
5	39,977	2538.9	− 2502	36.9	× 115 / 302	14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,035	2473.8	− 2432	41.8	× 97 / 306	13.3
4	37,037	2474.9	− 2473	1.9	× 119 / 306	0.7
5	37,039	2550.2	− 2502	48.2	× 90 / 306	14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,822	2471.9	− 2432	39.9	× 85 / 303	11.2
4	37,825	2510.8	− 2473	37.8	× 100 / 303	12.5
5	37,826	2520.8	− 2502	18.8	× 118 / 303	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,761	2474.7	− 2432	42.7	× 90 / 294	13.1
4	37,764	2503.3	− 2473	30.3	× 101 / 294	10.4
5	37,765	2556.3	− 2502	54.3	× 103 / 294	19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,967	2451.7	− 2432	19.7	× 90 / 283	6.3
4	37,968	2522.3	− 2473	49.3	× 90 / 283	15.7
5	37,969	2540.4	− 2502	38.4	× 103 / 283	14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,856	2463.0	− 2432	31	× 105 / 308	10.6
4	37,857	2503.9	− 2473	30.9	× 100 / 308	10
5	37,858	2530.4	− 2502	28.4	× 103 / 308	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,899	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 113 / 316	3.8
4	37,900	2507.1	− 2473	34.1	× 103 / 316	11.1
5	37,901	2541.2	− 2502	39.2	× 100 / 316	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,751	2462.8	− 2432	30.8	× 106 / 312	10.5
4	37,752	2513.1	− 2473	40.1	× 104 / 312	13.4
5	37,753	2565.1	− 2502	63.1	× 102 / 312	20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,528	2463.7	− 2432	31.7	× 101 / 321	10
4	37,529	2511.1	− 2473	38.1	× 102 / 321	12.1
5	37,530	2545.5	− 2502	43.5	× 118 / 321	16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,510	2432.8	− 2432	0.8	× 100 / 318	0.3
4	37,511	2491.9	− 2473	18.9	× 111 / 318	6.6
5	37,512	2530.8	− 2502	28.8	× 107 / 318	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 19, 28, 31, 43, 36, 30, 27, 44, 38, 17 → 31.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit 56, lower limit 6.6.

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.