Sierra Vista 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2540 vs. 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 67 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 71 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 69 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 279 students Meets 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 24 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 44 students 14 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	59,609	2388.5	− 2432	−43.5	× 134 / 784	−7.4
4	59,612	2432.0	− 2473	−41	× 122 / 784	−6.4
5	59,613	2456.0	− 2502	−46	× 136 / 784	−8
6	59,616	2512.0	− 2531	−19	× 392 / 784	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,318	2383.7	− 2432	−48.3	× 109 / 757	−7
4	55,320	2456.8	− 2473	−16.2	× 131 / 757	−2.8
5	55,322	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 129 / 757	−5.6
6	55,324	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 388 / 757	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,923	2391.6	− 2432	−40.4	× 121 / 764	−6.4
4	56,925	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 116 / 764	−9.4
5	56,927	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 152 / 764	−7
6	56,928	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 375 / 764	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,029	2399.0	− 2432	−33	× 122 / 735	−5.5
4	57,031	2448.9	− 2473	−24.1	× 124 / 735	−4.1
5	57,033	2472.2	− 2502	−29.8	× 116 / 735	−4.7
6	57,035	2517.9	− 2531	−13.1	× 373 / 735	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,278	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 107 / 741	−3.9
4	57,279	2437.6	− 2473	−35.4	× 132 / 741	−6.3
5	57,280	2490.1	− 2502	−11.9	× 117 / 741	−1.9
6	57,281	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 385 / 741	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,370	2397.0	− 2432	−35	× 101 / 663	−5.3
4	57,371	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 95 / 663	−7.7
5	57,372	2449.8	− 2502	−52.2	× 106 / 663	−8.3
6	57,373	2515.0	− 2531	−16	× 361 / 663	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,339	2379.4	− 2432	−52.6	× 82 / 641	−6.7
4	57,340	2459.9	− 2473	−13.1	× 99 / 641	−2
5	57,341	2449.5	− 2502	−52.5	× 107 / 641	−8.8
6	57,342	2516.2	− 2531	−14.8	× 353 / 641	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,233	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 83 / 649	−2.3
4	57,234	2412.3	− 2473	−60.7	× 87 / 649	−8.1
5	57,235	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 106 / 649	−4.1
6	57,236	2518.8	− 2531	−12.2	× 373 / 649	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,991	2436.5	− 2432	4.5	× 89 / 625	0.6
4	56,992	2453.9	− 2473	−19.1	× 90 / 625	−2.8
5	56,993	2452.3	− 2502	−49.7	× 86 / 625	−6.8
6	56,994	2534.3	− 2531	3.3	× 360 / 625	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,922	2410.3	− 2432	−21.7	× 91 / 593	−3.3
4	56,923	2461.6	− 2473	−11.4	× 91 / 593	−1.7
5	56,924	2465.5	− 2502	−36.5	× 88 / 593	−5.4
6	56,925	2540.2	− 2531	9.2	× 323 / 593	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −26, −33, −21, −16, −30, −26, −22, −7, −5 → −21.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −1.5, lower limit −41.9.

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.