Loma Verde 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 93 of the 221 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2510 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 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 3rd 32 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 33 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 26 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 19 students 22 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	70,686	2396.4	− 2432	−35.6	× 66 / 286	−8.2
4	70,689	2451.5	− 2473	−21.5	× 70 / 286	−5.3
5	70,690	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 60 / 286	−6.4
6	70,693	2507.9	− 2531	−23.1	× 90 / 286	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,515	2430.4	− 2432	−1.6	× 70 / 252	−0.4
4	65,517	2463.0	− 2473	−10	× 66 / 252	−2.6
5	65,519	2528.5	− 2502	26.5	× 52 / 252	5.5
6	65,521	2519.6	− 2531	−11.4	× 64 / 252	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,332	2424.8	− 2432	−7.2	× 64 / 250	−1.8
4	67,333	2492.3	− 2473	19.3	× 64 / 250	4.9
5	67,336	2525.8	− 2502	23.8	× 68 / 250	6.5
6	67,337	2540.7	− 2531	9.7	× 54 / 250	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,438	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 57 / 248	−5
4	67,439	2504.7	− 2473	31.7	× 62 / 248	7.9
5	67,442	2510.2	− 2502	8.2	× 60 / 248	2
6	67,443	2548.6	− 2531	17.6	× 69 / 248	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,948	2430.8	− 2432	−1.2	× 75 / 252	−0.4
4	67,949	2495.2	− 2473	22.2	× 59 / 252	5.2
5	67,950	2524.6	− 2502	22.6	× 59 / 252	5.3
6	67,951	2520.9	− 2531	−10.1	× 59 / 252	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,076	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 77 / 276	−12.8
4	68,077	2415.3	− 2473	−57.7	× 74 / 276	−15.5
5	68,078	2455.1	− 2502	−46.9	× 57 / 276	−9.7
6	68,079	2517.8	− 2531	−13.2	× 68 / 276	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,094	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 63 / 271	−10.8
4	68,095	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 78 / 271	−8
5	68,096	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 74 / 271	−17.5
6	68,097	2504.1	− 2531	−26.9	× 56 / 271	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,088	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 54 / 272	−0.5
4	68,089	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 67 / 272	−5.9
5	68,090	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 75 / 272	−5.4
6	68,091	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 76 / 272	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,856	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 52 / 241	−5.6
4	67,857	2465.1	− 2473	−7.9	× 56 / 241	−1.8
5	67,858	2484.5	− 2502	−17.5	× 62 / 241	−4.5
6	67,859	2529.7	− 2531	−1.3	× 71 / 241	−0.4
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	67,903	2424.6	− 2432	−7.4	× 58 / 221	−1.9
4	67,904	2427.0	− 2473	−46	× 49 / 221	−10.2
5	67,905	2510.3	− 2502	8.3	× 53 / 221	2
6	67,906	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 61 / 221	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, 0, 12, 10, 8, −41, −42, −23, −12, −16 → −13.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 49 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 14.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.1 × 2.66 = 37.5. Upper limit 24.4, lower limit −50.6.

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.