Plaza Vista: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2452 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2488 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2548 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2569 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2592 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2628 vs. 2567.

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 72 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 61 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 78 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 7th 89 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 36 points under the grade 4 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	53,306	2451.3	− 2432	19.3	× 107 / 619	3.3
4	53,308	2509.2	− 2473	36.2	× 98 / 619	5.7
5	53,310	2550.0	− 2502	48	× 130 / 619	10.1
6	53,312	2585.0	− 2531	54	× 104 / 619	9.1
7	53,314	2615.4	− 2552	63.4	× 93 / 619	9.5
8	53,316	2625.7	− 2567	58.7	× 87 / 619	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,545	2473.2	− 2432	41.2	× 99 / 598	6.8
4	49,548	2508.7	− 2473	35.7	× 99 / 598	5.9
5	49,549	2537.4	− 2502	35.4	× 98 / 598	5.8
6	49,551	2568.3	− 2531	37.3	× 124 / 598	7.7
7	49,554	2617.2	− 2552	65.2	× 92 / 598	10
8	49,555	2635.0	− 2567	68	× 86 / 598	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						46

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,909	2472.8	− 2432	40.8	× 119 / 595	8.2
4	50,911	2507.1	− 2473	34.1	× 96 / 595	5.5
5	50,914	2542.5	− 2502	40.5	× 96 / 595	6.5
6	50,915	2584.5	− 2531	53.5	× 98 / 595	8.8
7	50,917	2602.2	− 2552	50.2	× 98 / 595	8.3
8	50,919	2648.8	− 2567	81.8	× 88 / 595	12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,945	2458.0	− 2432	26	× 102 / 573	4.6
4	50,948	2522.9	− 2473	49.9	× 114 / 573	9.9
5	50,949	2529.2	− 2502	27.2	× 96 / 573	4.6
6	50,952	2584.5	− 2531	53.5	× 95 / 573	8.9
7	50,953	2588.5	− 2552	36.5	× 78 / 573	5
8	50,956	2634.5	− 2567	67.5	× 88 / 573	10.4
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	51,148	2459.9	− 2432	27.9	× 105 / 570	5.1
4	51,149	2511.4	− 2473	38.4	× 95 / 570	6.4
5	51,150	2567.6	− 2502	65.6	× 113 / 570	13
6	51,151	2583.3	− 2531	52.3	× 93 / 570	8.5
7	51,152	2632.9	− 2552	80.9	× 93 / 570	13.2
8	51,153	2625.2	− 2567	58.2	× 71 / 570	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,074	2448.5	− 2432	16.5	× 99 / 537	3
4	51,075	2511.4	− 2473	38.4	× 103 / 537	7.4
5	51,076	2543.9	− 2502	41.9	× 90 / 537	7
6	51,077	2573.4	− 2531	42.4	× 92 / 537	7.3
7	51,078	2589.9	− 2552	37.9	× 65 / 537	4.6
8	51,079	2647.9	− 2567	80.9	× 88 / 537	13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,040	2451.6	− 2432	19.6	× 82 / 519	3.1
4	51,041	2518.5	− 2473	45.5	× 94 / 519	8.2
5	51,042	2543.5	− 2502	41.5	× 109 / 519	8.7
6	51,043	2575.8	− 2531	44.8	× 86 / 519	7.4
7	51,044	2616.4	− 2552	64.4	× 86 / 519	10.7
8	51,045	2583.5	− 2567	16.5	× 62 / 519	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,901	2473.0	− 2432	41	× 88 / 535	6.7
4	50,902	2517.4	− 2473	44.4	× 76 / 535	6.3
5	50,903	2544.9	− 2502	42.9	× 98 / 535	7.9
6	50,904	2568.0	− 2531	37	× 112 / 535	7.7
7	50,905	2615.7	− 2552	63.7	× 75 / 535	8.9
8	50,906	2627.6	− 2567	60.6	× 86 / 535	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,663	2446.1	− 2432	14.1	× 78 / 535	2.1
4	50,664	2522.0	− 2473	49	× 93 / 535	8.5
5	50,665	2543.9	− 2502	41.9	× 83 / 535	6.5
6	50,666	2569.5	− 2531	38.5	× 104 / 535	7.5
7	50,667	2592.3	− 2552	40.3	× 105 / 535	7.9
8	50,668	2631.6	− 2567	64.6	× 72 / 535	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,532	2452.2	− 2432	20.2	× 93 / 534	3.5
4	50,533	2488.2	− 2473	15.2	× 78 / 534	2.2
5	50,534	2548.2	− 2502	46.2	× 92 / 534	8
6	50,535	2568.6	− 2531	37.6	× 71 / 534	5
7	50,536	2592.1	− 2552	40.1	× 104 / 534	7.8
8	50,537	2628.0	− 2567	61	× 96 / 534	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 46, 46, 49, 43, 54, 43, 40, 47, 41, 37 → 44.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 5.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.7 × 2.66 = 15.2. Upper limit 59.8, lower limit 29.4.

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.