Virginia Rocca Barton 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, 148 of the 281 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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 19 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 47 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 29 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 38 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 34 students 42 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	45,417	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 107 / 357	−21.2
4	45,420	2401.7	− 2473	−71.3	× 104 / 357	−20.8
5	45,421	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 81 / 357	−14.9
6	45,424	2532.9	− 2531	1.9	× 65 / 357	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,121	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 112 / 414	−18.7
4	42,123	2411.1	− 2473	−61.9	× 110 / 414	−16.4
5	42,125	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 104 / 414	−13.3
6	42,128	2482.7	− 2531	−48.3	× 88 / 414	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,163	2338.5	− 2432	−93.5	× 114 / 424	−25.1
4	43,164	2405.8	− 2473	−67.2	× 104 / 424	−16.5
5	43,166	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 104 / 424	−9.3
6	43,168	2495.7	− 2531	−35.3	× 102 / 424	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,170	2345.9	− 2432	−86.1	× 103 / 435	−20.4
4	43,171	2403.3	− 2473	−69.7	× 113 / 435	−18.1
5	43,174	2455.0	− 2502	−47	× 113 / 435	−12.2
6	43,175	2522.0	− 2531	−9	× 106 / 435	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,288	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 118 / 444	−11.5
4	43,289	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 98 / 444	−12.3
5	43,290	2450.8	− 2502	−51.2	× 110 / 444	−12.7
6	43,291	2488.3	− 2531	−42.7	× 118 / 444	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,028	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 73 / 343	−11.4
4	43,029	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 87 / 343	−13.9
5	43,030	2453.3	− 2502	−48.7	× 85 / 343	−12.1
6	43,031	2503.5	− 2531	−27.5	× 98 / 343	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,046	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 65 / 298	−13.5
4	43,047	2407.7	− 2473	−65.3	× 69 / 298	−15.1
5	43,048	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 88 / 298	−11.7
6	43,049	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 76 / 298	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,874	2372.1	− 2432	−59.9	× 76 / 317	−14.4
4	42,875	2392.7	− 2473	−80.3	× 65 / 317	−16.5
5	42,876	2432.7	− 2502	−69.3	× 72 / 317	−15.7
6	42,877	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 104 / 317	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,629	2366.5	− 2432	−65.5	× 75 / 311	−15.8
4	42,630	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 77 / 311	−13.1
5	42,631	2387.7	− 2502	−114.3	× 83 / 311	−30.5
6	42,632	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 76 / 311	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,523	2401.6	− 2432	−30.4	× 48 / 281	−5.2
4	42,524	2406.0	− 2473	−67	× 72 / 281	−17.2
5	42,525	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 80 / 281	−15.7
6	42,526	2481.7	− 2531	−49.3	× 81 / 281	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −59, −59, −53, −48, −45, −42, −57, −69, −52 → −54.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7 × 2.66 = 18.6. Upper limit −35.5, lower limit −72.7.

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.