Village 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2356 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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 4th 83 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 98 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 94 students 14 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 4th 14 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 21 students 39 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	68,584	2339.4	− 2432	−92.6	× 130 / 473	−25.5
4	68,587	2384.9	− 2473	−88.1	× 115 / 473	−21.4
5	68,588	2422.2	− 2502	−79.8	× 124 / 473	−20.9
6	68,591	2467.8	− 2531	−63.2	× 104 / 473	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,532	2369.9	− 2432	−62.1	× 140 / 519	−16.8
4	63,533	2382.2	− 2473	−90.8	× 136 / 519	−23.8
5	63,535	2408.4	− 2502	−93.6	× 122 / 519	−22
6	63,537	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 121 / 519	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,330	2350.0	− 2432	−82	× 127 / 501	−20.8
4	65,332	2410.1	− 2473	−62.9	× 134 / 501	−16.8
5	65,333	2394.2	− 2502	−107.8	× 138 / 501	−29.7
6	65,335	2446.6	− 2531	−84.4	× 102 / 501	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,414	2348.2	− 2432	−83.8	× 123 / 530	−19.4
4	65,415	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 130 / 530	−13.9
5	65,418	2424.7	− 2502	−77.3	× 137 / 530	−20
6	65,419	2439.1	− 2531	−91.9	× 140 / 530	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,798	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 142 / 543	−19.2
4	65,799	2394.1	− 2473	−78.9	× 134 / 543	−19.5
5	65,800	2432.2	− 2502	−69.8	× 129 / 543	−16.6
6	65,801	2454.2	− 2531	−76.8	× 138 / 543	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,859	2342.6	− 2432	−89.4	× 119 / 421	−25.3
4	65,860	2389.0	− 2473	−84	× 102 / 421	−20.4
5	65,861	2424.2	− 2502	−77.8	× 109 / 421	−20.1
6	65,862	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 91 / 421	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,866	2336.1	− 2432	−95.9	× 104 / 436	−22.9
4	65,867	2382.2	− 2473	−90.8	× 123 / 436	−25.6
5	65,868	2432.3	− 2502	−69.7	× 104 / 436	−16.6
6	65,869	2457.0	− 2531	−74	× 105 / 436	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,834	2353.9	− 2432	−78.1	× 96 / 434	−17.3
4	65,835	2373.3	− 2473	−99.7	× 104 / 434	−23.9
5	65,836	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 128 / 434	−19.3
6	65,837	2437.4	− 2531	−93.6	× 106 / 434	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,594	2357.5	− 2432	−74.5	× 96 / 422	−16.9
4	65,595	2378.4	− 2473	−94.6	× 98 / 422	−22
5	65,596	2425.6	− 2502	−76.4	× 113 / 422	−20.5
6	65,597	2457.5	− 2531	−73.5	× 115 / 422	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,566	2356.1	− 2432	−75.9	× 97 / 424	−17.4
4	65,567	2354.6	− 2473	−118.4	× 97 / 424	−27.1
5	65,568	2437.1	− 2502	−64.9	× 115 / 424	−17.6
6	65,569	2446.8	− 2531	−84.2	× 115 / 424	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −82, −78, −84, −78, −75, −81, −83, −83, −79, −85 → −80.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 4.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.1 × 2.66 = 10.9. Upper limit −69.9, lower limit −91.7.

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.