Arovista 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2557 vs. 2531.

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	48,228	2424.4	− 2432	−7.6	× 67 / 293	−1.7
4	48,231	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 62 / 293	−1.8
5	48,232	2527.6	− 2502	25.6	× 78 / 293	6.8
6	48,235	2550.3	− 2531	19.3	× 86 / 293	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,853	2436.5	− 2432	4.5	× 67 / 267	1.1
4	44,855	2484.7	− 2473	11.7	× 63 / 267	2.8
5	44,857	2541.8	− 2502	39.8	× 64 / 267	9.5
6	44,860	2530.7	− 2531	−0.3	× 73 / 267	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,045	2450.5	− 2432	18.5	× 64 / 251	4.7
4	46,047	2480.7	− 2473	7.7	× 60 / 251	1.8
5	46,050	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 62 / 251	2.7
6	46,052	2539.8	− 2531	8.8	× 65 / 251	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,055	2465.7	− 2432	33.7	× 63 / 250	8.5
4	46,058	2499.6	− 2473	26.6	× 60 / 250	6.4
5	46,059	2511.3	− 2502	9.3	× 59 / 250	2.2
6	46,062	2528.2	− 2531	−2.8	× 68 / 250	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,232	2446.7	− 2432	14.7	× 56 / 242	3.4
4	46,233	2501.8	− 2473	28.8	× 67 / 242	8
5	46,234	2557.7	− 2502	55.7	× 56 / 242	12.9
6	46,235	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 63 / 242	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,062	2437.9	− 2432	5.9	× 43 / 195	1.3
4	46,063	2470.1	− 2473	−2.9	× 51 / 195	−0.8
5	46,064	2527.4	− 2502	25.4	× 51 / 195	6.6
6	46,065	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 50 / 195	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,048	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 64 / 208	−3.5
4	46,049	2454.0	− 2473	−19	× 45 / 208	−4.1
5	46,050	2496.8	− 2502	−5.2	× 53 / 208	−1.3
6	46,051	2562.7	− 2531	31.7	× 46 / 208	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,905	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 49 / 223	−5.2
4	45,906	2451.8	− 2473	−21.2	× 72 / 223	−6.8
5	45,907	2480.0	− 2502	−22	× 46 / 223	−4.5
6	45,908	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 56 / 223	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,661	2422.0	− 2432	−10	× 52 / 222	−2.3
4	45,662	2460.2	− 2473	−12.8	× 49 / 222	−2.8
5	45,663	2491.7	− 2502	−10.3	× 76 / 222	−3.5
6	45,664	2543.2	− 2531	12.2	× 45 / 222	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,551	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 46 / 217	−3
4	45,552	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 51 / 217	−3.5
5	45,553	2514.8	− 2502	12.8	× 47 / 217	2.8
6	45,554	2557.4	− 2531	26.4	× 73 / 217	8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 9, 13, 12, 16, 17, 2, −2, −14, −6, 5 → 5.2
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit 23, lower limit −12.6.

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.