Valley View 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, 125 of the 336 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 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 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 70 students 10 points under 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 38 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 29 students 11 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	58,784	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 129 / 439	−22.9
4	58,786	2392.8	− 2473	−80.2	× 111 / 439	−20.3
5	58,788	2420.7	− 2502	−81.3	× 99 / 439	−18.3
6	58,790	2454.4	− 2531	−76.6	× 100 / 439	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,542	2356.2	− 2432	−75.8	× 95 / 437	−16.5
4	54,543	2392.2	− 2473	−80.8	× 128 / 437	−23.7
5	54,545	2448.8	− 2502	−53.2	× 110 / 437	−13.4
6	54,547	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 104 / 437	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,133	2366.2	− 2432	−65.8	× 93 / 419	−14.6
4	56,135	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 94 / 419	−15.4
5	56,137	2435.9	− 2502	−66.1	× 122 / 419	−19.2
6	56,138	2495.9	− 2531	−35.1	× 110 / 419	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,232	2400.8	− 2432	−31.2	× 76 / 373	−6.4
4	56,233	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 92 / 373	−11
5	56,236	2446.6	− 2502	−55.4	× 88 / 373	−13.1
6	56,237	2484.9	− 2531	−46.1	× 117 / 373	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,486	2393.4	− 2432	−38.6	× 105 / 381	−10.6
4	56,487	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 83 / 381	−10.7
5	56,488	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 96 / 381	−13.8
6	56,489	2502.1	− 2531	−28.9	× 97 / 381	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,229	2320.9	− 2432	−111.1	× 80 / 332	−26.8
4	55,230	2384.8	− 2473	−88.2	× 93 / 332	−24.7
5	55,231	2431.7	− 2502	−70.3	× 88 / 332	−18.6
6	55,232	2470.6	− 2531	−60.4	× 71 / 332	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,564	2340.2	− 2432	−91.8	× 92 / 364	−23.2
4	56,565	2393.9	− 2473	−79.1	× 86 / 364	−18.7
5	56,566	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 90 / 364	−17.9
6	56,567	2467.8	− 2531	−63.2	× 96 / 364	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,525	2366.0	− 2432	−66	× 100 / 362	−18.2
4	56,526	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 92 / 362	−13.3
5	56,527	2409.6	− 2502	−92.4	× 79 / 362	−20.2
6	56,528	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 91 / 362	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,413	2372.9	− 2432	−59.1	× 73 / 339	−12.7
4	56,414	2422.3	− 2473	−50.7	× 101 / 339	−15.1
5	56,415	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 88 / 339	−15
6	56,416	2434.8	− 2531	−96.2	× 77 / 339	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,169	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 85 / 356	−14.4
4	56,170	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 79 / 356	−8.9
5	56,171	2464.9	− 2502	−37.1	× 103 / 356	−10.7
6	56,172	2488.1	− 2531	−42.9	× 89 / 356	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,122	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 79 / 336	−8.3
4	56,123	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 78 / 336	−3.1
5	56,124	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 80 / 336	−9.8
6	56,125	2491.6	− 2531	−39.4	× 99 / 336	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −65, −58, −45, −43, −83, −76, −63, −65, −45, −33 → −59.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 40 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 13
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13 × 2.66 = 34.6. Upper limit −24.9, lower limit −94.1.

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.