Mead 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 128 of the 357 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 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 81 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 73 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 75 students Meets 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 47 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 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	59,707	2374.5	− 2432	−57.5	× 120 / 314	−22
4	59,709	2434.1	− 2473	−38.9	× 98 / 314	−12.1
5	59,711	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 96 / 314	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,411	2393.2	− 2432	−38.8	× 124 / 364	−13.2
4	55,413	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 129 / 364	−14.6
5	55,416	2473.3	− 2502	−28.7	× 111 / 364	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,026	2378.3	− 2432	−53.7	× 103 / 348	−15.9
4	57,028	2441.8	− 2473	−31.2	× 117 / 348	−10.5
5	57,030	2461.1	− 2502	−40.9	× 128 / 348	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,137	2410.7	− 2432	−21.3	× 97 / 324	−6.4
4	57,139	2438.6	− 2473	−34.4	× 111 / 324	−11.8
5	57,141	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 116 / 324	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,390	2412.0	− 2432	−20	× 104 / 316	−6.6
4	57,391	2451.1	− 2473	−21.9	× 107 / 316	−7.4
5	57,392	2486.9	− 2502	−15.1	× 105 / 316	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,470	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 100 / 317	−16.2
4	57,471	2406.6	− 2473	−66.4	× 118 / 317	−24.7
5	57,472	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 99 / 317	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,435	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 99 / 320	−20.5
4	57,436	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 102 / 320	−16.7
5	57,437	2435.8	− 2502	−66.2	× 119 / 320	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,339	2398.2	− 2432	−33.8	× 91 / 315	−9.8
4	57,340	2401.5	− 2473	−71.5	× 110 / 315	−25
5	57,341	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 114 / 315	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,093	2407.4	− 2432	−24.6	× 119 / 339	−8.6
4	57,094	2432.5	− 2473	−40.5	× 111 / 339	−13.3
5	57,095	2494.2	− 2502	−7.8	× 109 / 339	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,022	2396.3	− 2432	−35.7	× 128 / 357	−12.8
4	57,023	2437.0	− 2473	−36	× 117 / 357	−11.8
5	57,024	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 112 / 357	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −37, −41, −22, −19, −50, −62, −48, −24, −25 → −36.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −4.2, lower limit −69.2.

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.