Buena Vista Arts-Integrated: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2446 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2565 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531.

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	66,605	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 54 / 238	−6.8
4	66,607	2436.7	− 2473	−36.3	× 61 / 238	−9.3
5	66,609	2478.2	− 2502	−23.8	× 60 / 238	−6
6	66,611	2533.7	− 2531	2.7	× 63 / 238	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,776	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 54 / 240	−3.5
4	61,777	2459.1	− 2473	−13.9	× 62 / 240	−3.6
5	61,779	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 62 / 240	−4.1
6	61,782	2533.1	− 2531	2.1	× 62 / 240	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,566	2438.2	− 2432	6.2	× 55 / 240	1.4
4	63,567	2461.1	− 2473	−11.9	× 63 / 240	−3.1
5	63,569	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 60 / 240	−7.4
6	63,572	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 62 / 240	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,668	2434.3	− 2432	2.3	× 51 / 229	0.5
4	63,670	2479.8	− 2473	6.8	× 60 / 229	1.8
5	63,672	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 62 / 229	−4.2
6	63,674	2539.8	− 2531	8.8	× 56 / 229	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,934	2433.4	− 2432	1.4	× 52 / 227	0.3
4	63,935	2464.6	− 2473	−8.4	× 54 / 227	−2
5	63,936	2514.0	− 2502	12	× 60 / 227	3.2
6	63,937	2537.6	− 2531	6.6	× 61 / 227	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,023	2417.6	− 2432	−14.4	× 44 / 206	−3.1
4	64,024	2493.5	− 2473	20.5	× 55 / 206	5.5
5	64,025	2494.1	− 2502	−7.9	× 51 / 206	−2
6	64,026	2542.0	− 2531	11	× 56 / 206	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,006	2414.4	− 2432	−17.6	× 43 / 193	−3.9
4	64,007	2449.2	− 2473	−23.8	× 44 / 193	−5.4
5	64,008	2548.2	− 2502	46.2	× 54 / 193	12.9
6	64,009	2526.0	− 2531	−5	× 52 / 193	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,980	2461.2	− 2432	29.2	× 48 / 189	7.4
4	63,981	2452.3	− 2473	−20.7	× 42 / 189	−4.6
5	63,982	2505.7	− 2502	3.7	× 43 / 189	0.8
6	63,983	2570.4	− 2531	39.4	× 56 / 189	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,742	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 49 / 192	−2.2
4	63,743	2494.3	− 2473	21.3	× 52 / 192	5.8
5	63,744	2516.7	− 2502	14.7	× 47 / 192	3.6
6	63,745	2554.3	− 2531	23.3	× 44 / 192	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,716	2446.1	− 2432	14.1	× 49 / 198	3.5
4	63,717	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 50 / 198	−3.1
5	63,718	2564.8	− 2502	62.8	× 53 / 198	16.8
6	63,719	2528.2	− 2531	−2.8	× 46 / 198	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −21, −11, −6, 0, 3, 3, 2, 15, 12, 17 → 1.4
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 5.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.1 × 2.66 = 13.6. Upper limit 15, lower limit −12.2.

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.