Spring Valley 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2440 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2517 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2567 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2549 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	41,649	2432.8	− 2432	0.8	× 21 / 105	0.2
4	41,652	2415.2	− 2473	−57.8	× 17 / 105	−9.4
5	41,653	2482.2	− 2502	−19.8	× 13 / 105	−2.5
6	41,656	2474.4	− 2531	−56.6	× 18 / 105	−9.7
7	41,657	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 20 / 105	−4.8
8	41,660	2516.4	− 2567	−50.6	× 16 / 105	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,561	2401.5	− 2432	−30.5	× 18 / 110	−5
4	38,563	2476.6	− 2473	3.6	× 21 / 110	0.7
5	38,566	2425.2	− 2502	−76.8	× 13 / 110	−9.1
6	38,568	2481.1	− 2531	−49.9	× 15 / 110	−6.8
7	38,570	2544.8	− 2552	−7.2	× 20 / 110	−1.3
8	38,571	2528.6	− 2567	−38.4	× 23 / 110	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,491	2449.5	− 2432	17.5	× 17 / 116	2.6
4	39,492	2476.1	− 2473	3.1	× 20 / 116	0.5
5	39,494	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 20 / 116	0
6	39,497	2516.3	− 2531	−14.7	× 21 / 116	−2.7
7	39,498	2541.7	− 2552	−10.3	× 16 / 116	−1.4
8	39,500	2547.0	− 2567	−20	× 22 / 116	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,524	2420.3	− 2432	−11.7	× 19 / 131	−1.7
4	39,525	2492.7	− 2473	19.7	× 22 / 131	3.3
5	39,528	2494.7	− 2502	−7.3	× 23 / 131	−1.3
6	39,529	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 25 / 131	−3.7
7	39,532	2559.8	− 2552	7.8	× 26 / 131	1.5
8	39,533	2524.9	− 2567	−42.1	× 16 / 131	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,671	2455.5	− 2432	23.5	× 15 / 140	2.5
4	39,672	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 22 / 140	−3.9
5	39,673	2497.6	− 2502	−4.4	× 23 / 140	−0.7
6	39,674	2526.4	− 2531	−4.6	× 22 / 140	−0.7
7	39,675	2556.1	− 2552	4.1	× 31 / 140	0.9
8	39,676	2566.0	− 2567	−1	× 27 / 140	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,462	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 19 / 146	−1.6
4	39,463	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 31 / 146	−4.2
5	39,464	2476.2	− 2502	−25.8	× 26 / 146	−4.6
6	39,465	2532.0	− 2531	1	× 28 / 146	0.2
7	39,466	2450.1	− 2552	−101.9	× 18 / 146	−12.6
8	39,467	2549.7	− 2567	−17.3	× 24 / 146	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,523	2405.8	− 2432	−26.2	× 35 / 161	−5.7
4	39,524	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 20 / 161	−1.6
5	39,525	2516.1	− 2502	14.1	× 30 / 161	2.6
6	39,526	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 28 / 161	−6.7
7	39,527	2538.3	− 2552	−13.7	× 27 / 161	−2.3
8	39,528	2514.6	− 2567	−52.4	× 21 / 161	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,342	2429.3	− 2432	−2.7	× 27 / 156	−0.5
4	39,343	2443.9	− 2473	−29.1	× 30 / 156	−5.6
5	39,344	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 21 / 156	−3.4
6	39,345	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 28 / 156	−7.7
7	39,346	2504.0	− 2552	−48	× 26 / 156	−8
8	39,347	2533.8	− 2567	−33.2	× 24 / 156	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,115	2392.9	− 2432	−39.1	× 29 / 158	−7.2
4	39,116	2467.4	− 2473	−5.6	× 30 / 158	−1.1
5	39,117	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 31 / 158	−3.6
6	39,118	2523.1	− 2531	−7.9	× 17 / 158	−0.9
7	39,119	2544.2	− 2552	−7.8	× 26 / 158	−1.3
8	39,120	2531.1	− 2567	−35.9	× 25 / 158	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,045	2439.8	− 2432	7.8	× 20 / 147	1.1
4	39,046	2450.7	− 2473	−22.3	× 27 / 147	−4.1
5	39,047	2517.2	− 2502	15.2	× 29 / 147	3
6	39,048	2465.8	− 2531	−65.2	× 22 / 147	−9.8
7	39,049	2566.7	− 2552	14.7	× 22 / 147	2.2
8	39,050	2549.3	− 2567	−17.7	× 27 / 147	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −30, −5, −7, −2, −26, −20, −30, −20, −11 → −18.5
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: 25 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit 9.7, lower limit −46.7.

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.