Vineyard 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 98 of the 365 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 2350 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 2537 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2567.

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 28 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 45 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 44 students 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 49 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 60 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 20 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 17 students 14 points 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	66,830	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 85 / 507	−8.5
4	66,832	2403.7	− 2473	−69.3	× 88 / 507	−12
5	66,834	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 87 / 507	−6
6	66,836	2464.2	− 2531	−66.8	× 93 / 507	−12.3
7	66,838	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 76 / 507	−7.8
8	66,840	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 78 / 507	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,002	2440.4	− 2432	8.4	× 74 / 513	1.2
4	62,003	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 86 / 513	−6.2
5	62,005	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 96 / 513	−3.7
6	62,007	2524.1	− 2531	−6.9	× 95 / 513	−1.3
7	62,010	2520.5	− 2552	−31.5	× 91 / 513	−5.6
8	62,012	2553.8	− 2567	−13.2	× 71 / 513	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,791	2433.8	− 2432	1.8	× 80 / 527	0.3
4	63,794	2469.9	− 2473	−3.1	× 75 / 527	−0.4
5	63,796	2478.3	− 2502	−23.7	× 93 / 527	−4.2
6	63,797	2491.0	− 2531	−40	× 95 / 527	−7.2
7	63,800	2544.7	− 2552	−7.3	× 94 / 527	−1.3
8	63,802	2564.3	− 2567	−2.7	× 90 / 527	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,896	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 78 / 524	−3.2
4	63,898	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 91 / 524	−2.1
5	63,900	2516.9	− 2502	14.9	× 80 / 524	2.3
6	63,902	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 94 / 524	−4.1
7	63,904	2522.9	− 2552	−29.1	× 89 / 524	−4.9
8	63,906	2572.3	− 2567	5.3	× 92 / 524	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,164	2434.8	− 2432	2.8	× 75 / 516	0.4
4	64,165	2457.3	− 2473	−15.7	× 78 / 516	−2.4
5	64,166	2513.1	− 2502	11.1	× 93 / 516	2
6	64,167	2540.5	− 2531	9.5	× 80 / 516	1.5
7	64,168	2526.7	− 2552	−25.3	× 98 / 516	−4.8
8	64,169	2554.0	− 2567	−13	× 92 / 516	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,253	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 59 / 457	−9.5
4	64,254	2421.9	− 2473	−51.1	× 82 / 457	−9.2
5	64,255	2469.6	− 2502	−32.4	× 79 / 457	−5.6
6	64,256	2492.3	− 2531	−38.7	× 80 / 457	−6.8
7	64,257	2557.8	− 2552	5.8	× 71 / 457	0.9
8	64,258	2578.8	− 2567	11.8	× 86 / 457	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,236	2354.8	− 2432	−77.2	× 63 / 437	−11.1
4	64,237	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 57 / 437	−8.9
5	64,238	2497.6	− 2502	−4.4	× 85 / 437	−0.9
6	64,239	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 75 / 437	−5.1
7	64,240	2519.6	− 2552	−32.4	× 84 / 437	−6.2
8	64,241	2560.6	− 2567	−6.4	× 73 / 437	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,210	2381.7	− 2432	−50.3	× 65 / 428	−7.6
4	64,211	2404.1	− 2473	−68.9	× 59 / 428	−9.5
5	64,212	2463.5	− 2502	−38.5	× 59 / 428	−5.3
6	64,213	2515.8	− 2531	−15.2	× 82 / 428	−2.9
7	64,214	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 74 / 428	−5.7
8	64,215	2535.3	− 2567	−31.7	× 89 / 428	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,974	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 64 / 395	−7.9
4	63,975	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 64 / 395	−4.9
5	63,976	2476.2	− 2502	−25.8	× 59 / 395	−3.9
6	63,977	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 61 / 395	0.1
7	63,978	2557.1	− 2552	5.1	× 78 / 395	1
8	63,979	2553.0	− 2567	−14	× 69 / 395	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,946	2349.8	− 2432	−82.2	× 48 / 365	−10.8
4	63,947	2463.2	− 2473	−9.8	× 60 / 365	−1.6
5	63,948	2473.6	− 2502	−28.4	× 62 / 365	−4.8
6	63,949	2494.4	− 2531	−36.6	× 56 / 365	−5.6
7	63,950	2536.7	− 2552	−15.3	× 62 / 365	−2.6
8	63,951	2570.4	− 2567	3.4	× 77 / 365	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −17, −13, −11, −6, −28, −33, −38, −18, −25 → −23.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 33 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit 6.4, lower limit −54.2.

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.