Riverside Virtual: 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2528 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2586 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2536 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2593 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2597 vs. 2583.

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
8	58,041	2633.5	− 2567	66.5	× 11 / 34	21.5
11	58,042	2664.6	− 2583	81.6	× 23 / 34	55.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						77

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	53,876	2588.3	− 2567	21.3	× 16 / 41	8.3
11	53,878	2654.3	− 2583	71.3	× 25 / 41	43.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	55,436	2578.1	− 2552	26.1	× 14 / 30	12.2
11	55,441	2675.0	− 2583	92	× 16 / 30	49.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	55,530	2616.5	− 2552	64.5	× 19 / 49	25
8	55,531	2601.9	− 2567	34.9	× 11 / 49	7.8
11	55,534	2677.4	− 2583	94.4	× 19 / 49	36.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						69

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	55,781	2601.2	− 2552	49.2	× 14 / 57	12.1
8	55,782	2627.9	− 2567	60.9	× 23 / 57	24.6
11	55,783	2587.5	− 2583	4.5	× 20 / 57	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,836	2390.9	− 2432	−41.1	× 171 / 1373	−5.1
4	55,837	2438.6	− 2473	−34.4	× 187 / 1373	−4.7
5	55,838	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 197 / 1373	−2.2
6	55,839	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 175 / 1373	−2.7
7	55,840	2525.7	− 2552	−26.3	× 198 / 1373	−3.8
8	55,841	2544.8	− 2567	−22.2	× 244 / 1373	−3.9
11	55,842	2557.9	− 2583	−25.1	× 201 / 1373	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,789	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 68 / 633	−5
4	55,790	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 70 / 633	−1
5	55,791	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 80 / 633	−1.8
6	55,792	2502.8	− 2531	−28.2	× 101 / 633	−4.5
7	55,793	2538.0	− 2552	−14	× 77 / 633	−1.7
8	55,794	2540.6	− 2567	−26.4	× 128 / 633	−5.3
11	55,795	2586.8	− 2583	3.8	× 109 / 633	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,665	2398.1	− 2432	−33.9	× 43 / 388	−3.8
4	55,666	2460.2	− 2473	−12.8	× 45 / 388	−1.5
5	55,667	2458.0	− 2502	−44	× 49 / 388	−5.6
6	55,668	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 54 / 388	−0.2
7	55,669	2518.5	− 2552	−33.5	× 68 / 388	−5.9
8	55,670	2519.2	− 2567	−47.8	× 60 / 388	−7.4
11	55,671	2569.5	− 2583	−13.5	× 69 / 388	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,423	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 27 / 299	−1.6
4	55,424	2462.5	− 2473	−10.5	× 36 / 299	−1.3
5	55,425	2543.6	− 2502	41.6	× 38 / 299	5.3
6	55,426	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 41 / 299	−2.9
7	55,427	2565.1	− 2552	13.1	× 40 / 299	1.8
8	55,428	2554.0	− 2567	−13	× 54 / 299	−2.3
11	55,429	2593.7	− 2583	10.7	× 63 / 299	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,336	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 18 / 223	−0.4
4	55,337	2462.3	− 2473	−10.7	× 23 / 223	−1.1
5	55,338	2528.4	− 2502	26.4	× 32 / 223	3.8
6	55,339	2586.0	− 2531	55	× 29 / 223	7.2
7	55,340	2535.5	− 2552	−16.5	× 41 / 223	−3
8	55,341	2592.9	− 2567	25.9	× 39 / 223	4.5
11	55,342	2596.5	− 2583	13.5	× 41 / 223	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 77, 52, 61, 69, 38, −26, −19, −27, 1, 13 → 23.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 31 · 2019→2022: 64 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 28 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 21.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 21.3 × 2.66 = 56.7. Upper limit 80.6, lower limit −32.8.

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.