Valley Oaks 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 102 of the 294 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2527 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 39 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 67 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 33 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students Just under the grade 5 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	60,991	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 85 / 361	−12.5
4	60,993	2413.2	− 2473	−59.8	× 93 / 361	−15.4
5	60,995	2438.8	− 2502	−63.2	× 85 / 361	−14.9
6	60,997	2486.9	− 2531	−44.1	× 98 / 361	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,582	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 99 / 349	−17.8
4	56,583	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 77 / 349	−10.8
5	56,586	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 91 / 349	−16.1
6	56,588	2461.1	− 2531	−69.9	× 82 / 349	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,225	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 79 / 336	−14.6
4	58,226	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 92 / 336	−17.1
5	58,229	2442.9	− 2502	−59.1	× 74 / 336	−13
6	58,231	2474.8	− 2531	−56.2	× 91 / 336	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,358	2395.8	− 2432	−36.2	× 72 / 325	−8
4	58,360	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 79 / 325	−10.4
5	58,361	2430.4	− 2502	−71.6	× 94 / 325	−20.7
6	58,364	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 80 / 325	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,596	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 67 / 333	−5.8
4	58,597	2454.5	− 2473	−18.5	× 84 / 333	−4.7
5	58,598	2474.9	− 2502	−27.1	× 84 / 333	−6.8
6	58,599	2491.3	− 2531	−39.7	× 98 / 333	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,671	2374.3	− 2432	−57.7	× 61 / 293	−12
4	58,672	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 79 / 293	−16.7
5	58,673	2457.0	− 2502	−45	× 87 / 293	−13.4
6	58,674	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 66 / 293	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,629	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 69 / 313	−7.4
4	58,630	2405.9	− 2473	−67.1	× 74 / 313	−15.9
5	58,631	2438.0	− 2502	−64	× 80 / 313	−16.4
6	58,632	2514.4	− 2531	−16.6	× 90 / 313	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,540	2415.3	− 2432	−16.7	× 68 / 301	−3.8
4	58,541	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 77 / 301	−15.5
5	58,542	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 74 / 301	−14.8
6	58,543	2525.2	− 2531	−5.8	× 82 / 301	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,297	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 70 / 291	−5.4
4	58,298	2452.9	− 2473	−20.1	× 73 / 291	−5
5	58,299	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 77 / 291	−8.9
6	58,300	2532.3	− 2531	1.3	× 71 / 291	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,226	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 72 / 294	−9.2
4	58,227	2440.6	− 2473	−32.4	× 68 / 294	−7.5
5	58,228	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 76 / 294	−6.6
6	58,229	2527.1	− 2531	−3.9	× 78 / 294	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −61, −60, −50, −29, −46, −44, −36, −19, −24 → −42.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 9.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.7 × 2.66 = 25.8. Upper limit −16.6, lower limit −68.2.

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.