Round 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 3 bar

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 scores 119 points under the grade 3 bar. 2313 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2420 vs. 2432. 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	43,385	2332.1	− 2432	−99.9	× 19 / 134	−14.2
4	43,388	2373.1	− 2473	−99.9	× 18 / 134	−13.4
5	43,390	2370.5	− 2502	−131.5	× 28 / 134	−27.5
6	43,392	2448.4	− 2531	−82.6	× 19 / 134	−11.7
7	43,393	2421.8	− 2552	−130.2	× 26 / 134	−25.3
8	43,395	2428.4	− 2567	−138.6	× 24 / 134	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,086	2315.8	− 2432	−116.2	× 30 / 162	−21.5
4	40,088	2329.0	− 2473	−144	× 24 / 162	−21.3
5	40,089	2411.5	− 2502	−90.5	× 24 / 162	−13.4
6	40,091	2426.7	− 2531	−104.3	× 32 / 162	−20.6
7	40,093	2440.3	− 2552	−111.7	× 23 / 162	−15.9
8	40,096	2426.1	− 2567	−140.9	× 29 / 162	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,096	2372.6	− 2432	−59.4	× 24 / 140	−10.2
4	41,098	2393.4	− 2473	−79.6	× 29 / 140	−16.5
5	41,100	2398.8	− 2502	−103.2	× 16 / 140	−11.8
6	41,103	2438.9	− 2531	−92.1	× 18 / 140	−11.8
7	41,105	2493.4	− 2552	−58.6	× 33 / 140	−13.8
8	41,107	2485.7	− 2567	−81.3	× 20 / 140	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,121	2331.3	− 2432	−100.7	× 23 / 180	−12.9
4	41,124	2422.6	− 2473	−50.4	× 26 / 180	−7.3
5	41,126	2413.5	− 2502	−88.5	× 39 / 180	−19.2
6	41,127	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 23 / 180	−9.6
7	41,130	2490.6	− 2552	−61.4	× 31 / 180	−10.6
8	41,132	2505.5	− 2567	−61.5	× 38 / 180	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,265	2361.7	− 2432	−70.3	× 24 / 181	−9.3
4	41,266	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 19 / 181	−5.1
5	41,267	2479.5	− 2502	−22.5	× 32 / 181	−4
6	41,268	2446.7	− 2531	−84.3	× 44 / 181	−20.5
7	41,269	2459.8	− 2552	−92.2	× 23 / 181	−11.7
8	41,270	2511.4	− 2567	−55.6	× 39 / 181	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,192	2374.7	− 2432	−57.3	× 15 / 117	−7.3
4	40,193	2395.7	− 2473	−77.3	× 26 / 117	−17.2
5	40,194	2462.2	− 2502	−39.8	× 25 / 117	−8.5
7	40,196	2504.1	− 2552	−47.9	× 20 / 117	−8.2
8	40,197	2467.8	− 2567	−99.2	× 31 / 117	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,022	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 18 / 142	−6.5
4	41,023	2367.0	− 2473	−106	× 19 / 142	−14.2
5	41,024	2425.3	− 2502	−76.7	× 30 / 142	−16.2
6	41,025	2453.7	− 2531	−77.3	× 24 / 142	−13.1
7	41,026	2483.7	− 2552	−68.3	× 23 / 142	−11.1
8	41,027	2511.1	− 2567	−55.9	× 28 / 142	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,051	2347.4	− 2432	−84.6	× 25 / 164	−12.9
4	41,052	2368.7	− 2473	−104.3	× 22 / 164	−14
5	41,053	2390.6	− 2502	−111.4	× 27 / 164	−18.3
6	41,054	2426.3	− 2531	−104.7	× 32 / 164	−20.4
7	41,055	2461.8	− 2552	−90.2	× 30 / 164	−16.5
8	41,056	2419.6	− 2567	−147.4	× 28 / 164	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,872	2332.3	− 2432	−99.7	× 34 / 176	−19.3
4	40,873	2374.3	− 2473	−98.7	× 24 / 176	−13.5
5	40,874	2407.7	− 2502	−94.3	× 23 / 176	−12.3
6	40,875	2465.1	− 2531	−65.9	× 25 / 176	−9.4
7	40,876	2489.1	− 2552	−62.9	× 36 / 176	−12.9
8	40,877	2473.6	− 2567	−93.4	× 34 / 176	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,637	2361.2	− 2432	−70.8	× 24 / 174	−9.8
4	40,638	2411.1	− 2473	−61.9	× 32 / 174	−11.4
5	40,639	2383.4	− 2502	−118.6	× 22 / 174	−15
6	40,640	2390.6	− 2531	−140.4	× 22 / 174	−17.8
7	40,641	2423.1	− 2552	−128.9	× 32 / 174	−23.7
8	40,642	2443.2	− 2567	−123.8	× 42 / 174	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,547	2312.8	− 2432	−119.2	× 32 / 169	−22.6
4	40,548	2384.0	− 2473	−89	× 28 / 169	−14.7
5	40,549	2417.0	− 2502	−85	× 33 / 169	−16.6
6	40,550	2430.6	− 2531	−100.4	× 20 / 169	−11.9
7	40,551	2421.7	− 2552	−130.3	× 23 / 169	−17.7
8	40,552	2419.6	− 2567	−147.4	× 33 / 169	−28.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −117, −118, −76, −72, −63, −68, −72, −107, −85, −107, −112 → −90.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 42 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 35 · 2023→2024: 22 · 2024→2025: 22 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 14.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.9 × 2.66 = 39.6. Upper limit −51, lower limit −130.2.

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.