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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 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 50 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 65 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 65 students 28 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 18 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 27 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	57,490	2394.8	− 2432	−37.2	× 100 / 356	−10.4
4	57,492	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 74 / 356	−10.9
5	57,494	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 93 / 356	−5.8
6	57,497	2533.7	− 2531	2.7	× 89 / 356	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,363	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 77 / 327	−5.3
4	53,365	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 95 / 327	−8.2
5	53,368	2494.5	− 2502	−7.5	× 66 / 327	−1.5
6	53,369	2522.8	− 2531	−8.2	× 89 / 327	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,915	2417.6	− 2432	−14.4	× 76 / 309	−3.5
4	54,916	2479.6	− 2473	6.6	× 75 / 309	1.6
5	54,919	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 95 / 309	−9.2
6	54,920	2527.8	− 2531	−3.2	× 63 / 309	−0.7
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	55,007	2412.3	− 2432	−19.7	× 77 / 325	−4.7
4	55,009	2471.6	− 2473	−1.4	× 80 / 325	−0.3
5	55,011	2508.6	− 2502	6.6	× 72 / 325	1.5
6	55,013	2508.5	− 2531	−22.5	× 96 / 325	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,250	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 81 / 318	−7.3
4	55,251	2456.5	− 2473	−16.5	× 79 / 318	−4.1
5	55,252	2500.4	− 2502	−1.6	× 82 / 318	−0.4
6	55,253	2538.7	− 2531	7.7	× 76 / 318	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,304	2367.1	− 2432	−64.9	× 84 / 315	−17.3
4	55,305	2398.3	− 2473	−74.7	× 76 / 315	−18
5	55,306	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 79 / 315	−12.4
6	55,307	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 76 / 315	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,259	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 84 / 296	−10.7
4	55,260	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 67 / 296	−9.8
5	55,261	2421.1	− 2502	−80.9	× 66 / 296	−18
6	55,262	2476.9	− 2531	−54.1	× 79 / 296	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,131	2400.8	− 2432	−31.2	× 83 / 287	−9
4	55,132	2447.1	− 2473	−25.9	× 76 / 287	−6.9
5	55,133	2473.1	− 2502	−28.9	× 64 / 287	−6.4
6	55,134	2472.1	− 2531	−58.9	× 64 / 287	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,887	2369.5	− 2432	−62.5	× 77 / 317	−15.2
4	54,888	2439.8	− 2473	−33.2	× 85 / 317	−8.9
5	54,889	2465.0	− 2502	−37	× 82 / 317	−9.6
6	54,890	2489.2	− 2531	−41.8	× 73 / 317	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,798	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 68 / 316	−9.2
4	54,799	2441.8	− 2473	−31.2	× 81 / 316	−8
5	54,800	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 83 / 316	−9.2
6	54,801	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 84 / 316	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −26, −17, −12, −10, −10, −58, −53, −35, −43, −40 → −30.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 48 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −1.4, lower limit −59.4.

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.