Vista Square 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, 109 of the 298 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 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 scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2502. 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 3rd 51 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 48 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 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 27 students 114 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students Just 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	70,794	2390.4	− 2432	−41.6	× 76 / 315	−10
4	70,797	2407.3	− 2473	−65.7	× 82 / 315	−17.1
5	70,799	2496.6	− 2502	−5.4	× 95 / 315	−1.6
6	70,801	2522.0	− 2531	−9	× 62 / 315	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,624	2431.4	− 2432	−0.6	× 67 / 332	−0.1
4	65,625	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 87 / 332	−6.1
5	65,628	2462.5	− 2502	−39.5	× 84 / 332	−10
6	65,630	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 94 / 332	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,441	2400.4	− 2432	−31.6	× 95 / 325	−9.2
4	67,443	2443.4	− 2473	−29.6	× 67 / 325	−6.1
5	67,445	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 80 / 325	−0.2
6	67,447	2504.3	− 2531	−26.7	× 83 / 325	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,547	2400.5	− 2432	−31.5	× 84 / 331	−8
4	67,550	2443.8	− 2473	−29.2	× 89 / 331	−7.9
5	67,551	2492.2	− 2502	−9.8	× 77 / 331	−2.3
6	67,554	2526.3	− 2531	−4.7	× 81 / 331	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,058	2436.7	− 2432	4.7	× 84 / 347	1.1
4	68,059	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 82 / 347	−3.6
5	68,060	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 95 / 347	−8.9
6	68,061	2518.6	− 2531	−12.4	× 86 / 347	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,186	2345.1	− 2432	−86.9	× 75 / 313	−20.8
4	68,187	2437.1	− 2473	−35.9	× 58 / 313	−6.7
5	68,188	2467.7	− 2502	−34.3	× 97 / 313	−10.6
6	68,189	2523.9	− 2531	−7.1	× 83 / 313	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,204	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 80 / 310	−10.6
4	68,205	2411.4	− 2473	−61.6	× 73 / 310	−14.5
5	68,206	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 56 / 310	−2.8
6	68,207	2525.1	− 2531	−5.9	× 101 / 310	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,198	2381.3	− 2432	−50.7	× 81 / 299	−13.7
4	68,199	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 80 / 299	−7.5
5	68,200	2432.7	− 2502	−69.3	× 77 / 299	−17.8
6	68,201	2506.0	− 2531	−25	× 61 / 299	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,966	2363.5	− 2432	−68.5	× 82 / 318	−17.7
4	67,967	2412.6	− 2473	−60.4	× 78 / 318	−14.8
5	67,968	2493.3	− 2502	−8.7	× 74 / 318	−2
6	67,969	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 84 / 318	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,013	2389.9	− 2432	−42.1	× 78 / 298	−11
4	68,014	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 72 / 298	−11.2
5	68,015	2456.1	− 2502	−45.9	× 76 / 298	−11.7
6	68,016	2498.8	− 2531	−32.2	× 72 / 298	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −27, −22, −19, −14, −40, −30, −44, −44, −42 → −31.3
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −10.8, lower limit −51.8.

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.