Victoria Magathan 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 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 2333 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 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 55 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 73 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 83 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 22 students 136 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 55 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	64,252	2360.1	− 2432	−71.9	× 101 / 335	−21.7
4	64,255	2411.3	− 2473	−61.7	× 87 / 335	−16
5	64,256	2461.9	− 2502	−40.1	× 72 / 335	−8.6
6	64,259	2479.0	− 2531	−52	× 75 / 335	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,593	2373.5	− 2432	−58.5	× 94 / 364	−15.1
4	59,596	2419.7	− 2473	−53.3	× 105 / 364	−15.4
5	59,598	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 90 / 364	−13
6	59,600	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 75 / 364	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,332	2368.7	− 2432	−63.3	× 84 / 251	−21.2
4	61,335	2423.6	− 2473	−49.4	× 74 / 251	−14.6
5	61,337	2448.2	− 2502	−53.8	× 93 / 251	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,445	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 82 / 240	−17.3
4	61,447	2410.9	− 2473	−62.1	× 81 / 240	−21
5	61,449	2474.3	− 2502	−27.7	× 77 / 240	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,698	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 87 / 241	−11.2
4	61,699	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 80 / 241	−19.5
5	61,700	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 74 / 241	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,795	2348.0	− 2432	−84	× 67 / 250	−22.5
4	61,796	2389.4	− 2473	−83.6	× 90 / 250	−30.1
5	61,797	2437.2	− 2502	−64.8	× 93 / 250	−24.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,739	2337.0	− 2432	−95	× 99 / 271	−34.7
4	61,740	2370.8	− 2473	−102.2	× 81 / 271	−30.5
5	61,741	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 91 / 271	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,690	2327.9	− 2432	−104.1	× 102 / 280	−37.9
4	61,691	2367.3	− 2473	−105.7	× 99 / 280	−37.4
5	61,692	2432.6	− 2502	−69.4	× 79 / 280	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,453	2348.5	− 2432	−83.5	× 78 / 290	−22.5
4	61,454	2392.3	− 2473	−80.7	× 111 / 290	−30.9
5	61,455	2421.2	− 2502	−80.8	× 101 / 290	−28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,426	2333.3	− 2432	−98.7	× 77 / 268	−28.4
4	61,427	2381.5	− 2473	−91.5	× 88 / 268	−30
5	61,428	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 103 / 268	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −58, −48, −56, −47, −43, −77, −84, −95, −81, −82 → −67.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −38.1, lower limit −96.1.

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.