Harvest Valley 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 105 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 115 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 95 students 19 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 37 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 58 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	58,494	2375.7	− 2432	−56.3	× 110 / 306	−20.2
4	58,496	2404.0	− 2473	−69	× 91 / 306	−20.5
5	58,498	2464.5	− 2502	−37.5	× 105 / 306	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,296	2384.8	− 2432	−47.2	× 123 / 332	−17.5
4	54,297	2401.4	− 2473	−71.6	× 106 / 332	−22.9
5	54,300	2430.5	− 2502	−71.5	× 103 / 332	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,875	2400.9	− 2432	−31.1	× 104 / 343	−9.4
4	55,877	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 129 / 343	−20.9
5	55,878	2439.1	− 2502	−62.9	× 110 / 343	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,978	2410.7	− 2432	−21.3	× 101 / 335	−6.4
4	55,980	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 113 / 335	−15
5	55,982	2457.9	− 2502	−44.1	× 121 / 335	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,232	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 103 / 334	−5.4
4	56,233	2438.3	− 2473	−34.7	× 108 / 334	−11.2
5	56,234	2474.9	− 2502	−27.1	× 123 / 334	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,300	2363.4	− 2432	−68.6	× 118 / 343	−23.6
4	56,301	2417.8	− 2473	−55.2	× 119 / 343	−19.2
5	56,302	2434.8	− 2502	−67.2	× 106 / 343	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,261	2383.7	− 2432	−48.3	× 133 / 385	−16.7
4	56,262	2413.2	− 2473	−59.8	× 124 / 385	−19.3
5	56,263	2447.1	− 2502	−54.9	× 128 / 385	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,139	2382.9	− 2432	−49.1	× 121 / 387	−15.4
4	56,140	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 138 / 387	−18.6
5	56,141	2456.4	− 2502	−45.6	× 128 / 387	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,899	2374.8	− 2432	−57.2	× 144 / 412	−20
4	55,900	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 120 / 412	−15.2
5	55,901	2459.2	− 2502	−42.8	× 148 / 412	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,838	2381.6	− 2432	−50.4	× 142 / 408	−17.5
4	55,839	2429.6	− 2473	−43.4	× 149 / 408	−15.8
5	55,840	2462.6	− 2502	−39.4	× 117 / 408	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −54, −63, −50, −37, −27, −64, −54, −49, −51, −45 → −49.4
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: 13 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 11.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.7 × 2.66 = 31.1. Upper limit −18.3, lower limit −80.5.

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.