Golden Valley River: 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2551 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2552 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2599 vs. 2567.

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
3	62,134	2454.3	− 2432	22.3	× 54 / 258	4.7
4	62,136	2508.3	− 2473	35.3	× 54 / 258	7.4
5	62,138	2512.5	− 2502	10.5	× 51 / 258	2.1
6	62,141	2539.7	− 2531	8.7	× 44 / 258	1.5
7	62,142	2544.2	− 2552	−7.8	× 31 / 258	−0.9
8	62,144	2604.3	− 2567	37.3	× 24 / 258	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,620	2440.3	− 2432	8.3	× 29 / 221	1.1
4	57,622	2525.5	− 2473	52.5	× 25 / 221	5.9
5	57,623	2549.1	− 2502	47.1	× 28 / 221	6
6	57,626	2549.2	− 2531	18.2	× 59 / 221	4.9
7	57,628	2571.2	− 2552	19.2	× 50 / 221	4.3
8	57,629	2571.7	− 2567	4.7	× 30 / 221	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,297	2453.5	− 2432	21.5	× 28 / 205	2.9
4	59,298	2491.8	− 2473	18.8	× 25 / 205	2.3
5	59,300	2537.3	− 2502	35.3	× 27 / 205	4.6
6	59,302	2526.0	− 2531	−5	× 25 / 205	−0.6
7	59,305	2575.7	− 2552	23.7	× 53 / 205	6.1
8	59,306	2600.5	− 2567	33.5	× 47 / 205	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,412	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 29 / 181	−7
4	59,414	2488.4	− 2473	15.4	× 28 / 181	2.4
5	59,416	2520.3	− 2502	18.3	× 24 / 181	2.4
6	59,418	2564.1	− 2531	33.1	× 26 / 181	4.8
7	59,420	2580.6	− 2552	28.6	× 25 / 181	4
8	59,422	2614.0	− 2567	47	× 49 / 181	12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,658	2401.6	− 2432	−30.4	× 32 / 157	−6.2
4	59,659	2470.0	− 2473	−3	× 29 / 157	−0.6
5	59,660	2529.2	− 2502	27.2	× 26 / 157	4.5
6	59,661	2558.4	− 2531	27.4	× 26 / 157	4.5
7	59,662	2627.7	− 2552	75.7	× 19 / 157	9.2
8	59,663	2600.6	− 2567	33.6	× 25 / 157	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,741	2381.6	− 2432	−50.4	× 36 / 158	−11.5
4	59,742	2434.4	− 2473	−38.6	× 28 / 158	−6.8
5	59,743	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 27 / 158	−2.7
6	59,744	2518.6	− 2531	−12.4	× 27 / 158	−2.1
7	59,745	2549.0	− 2552	−3	× 21 / 158	−0.4
8	59,746	2559.3	− 2567	−7.7	× 19 / 158	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,699	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 32 / 172	−8.4
4	59,700	2453.6	− 2473	−19.4	× 33 / 172	−3.7
5	59,701	2511.9	− 2502	9.9	× 24 / 172	1.4
6	59,702	2510.8	− 2531	−20.2	× 28 / 172	−3.3
7	59,703	2545.4	− 2552	−6.6	× 31 / 172	−1.2
8	59,704	2557.9	− 2567	−9.1	× 24 / 172	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,626	2383.4	− 2432	−48.6	× 31 / 170	−8.9
4	59,627	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 31 / 170	−4
5	59,628	2500.6	− 2502	−1.4	× 30 / 170	−0.2
6	59,629	2521.2	− 2531	−9.8	× 25 / 170	−1.4
7	59,630	2548.3	− 2552	−3.7	× 25 / 170	−0.5
8	59,631	2542.2	− 2567	−24.8	× 28 / 170	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,381	2366.1	− 2432	−65.9	× 32 / 162	−13
4	59,382	2476.0	− 2473	3	× 32 / 162	0.6
5	59,383	2502.7	− 2502	0.7	× 30 / 162	0.1
6	59,384	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 27 / 162	1.9
7	59,385	2584.9	− 2552	32.9	× 18 / 162	3.7
8	59,386	2580.0	− 2567	13	× 23 / 162	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,304	2366.8	− 2432	−65.2	× 29 / 155	−12.2
4	59,305	2397.9	− 2473	−75.1	× 26 / 155	−12.6
5	59,306	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 28 / 155	2.3
6	59,307	2550.7	− 2531	19.7	× 30 / 155	3.8
7	59,308	2551.7	− 2552	−0.3	× 22 / 155	0
8	59,309	2598.6	− 2567	31.6	× 20 / 155	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 18, 23, 23, 19, 17, −24, −17, −19, −5, −15 → 2
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: 0 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 41 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 9.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.4 × 2.66 = 25. Upper limit 27, lower limit −23.

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.