Spring Valley Academy: 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.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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 6th 137 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 141 students 21 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 160 students Just under 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 6th 31 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 39 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 22 students 30 points under the grade 4 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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	68,805	2451.5	− 2473	−21.5	× 66 / 725	−2
5	68,808	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 70 / 725	−2.5
6	68,809	2512.0	− 2531	−19	× 91 / 725	−2.4
7	68,812	2533.6	− 2552	−18.4	× 267 / 725	−6.8
8	68,814	2531.2	− 2567	−35.8	× 231 / 725	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	68,960	2421.2	− 2473	−51.8	× 56 / 780	−3.7
5	68,962	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 85 / 780	−2.3
6	68,964	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 100 / 780	−3
7	68,966	2517.3	− 2552	−34.7	× 279 / 780	−12.4
8	68,968	2523.3	− 2567	−43.7	× 260 / 780	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	69,494	2432.4	− 2473	−40.6	× 42 / 749	−2.3
5	69,495	2458.0	− 2502	−44	× 59 / 749	−3.5
6	69,496	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 99 / 749	−2.5
7	69,497	2518.1	− 2552	−33.9	× 268 / 749	−12.1
8	69,498	2512.6	− 2567	−54.4	× 281 / 749	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	69,594	2497.5	− 2552	−54.5	× 177 / 364	−26.5
8	69,595	2517.5	− 2567	−49.5	× 187 / 364	−25.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	69,608	2508.6	− 2552	−43.4	× 140 / 299	−20.3
8	69,609	2525.7	− 2567	−41.3	× 159 / 299	−22
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
7	69,590	2509.2	− 2552	−42.8	× 155 / 301	−22
8	69,591	2518.5	− 2567	−48.5	× 146 / 301	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	69,342	2467.8	− 2531	−63.2	× 184 / 531	−21.9
7	69,343	2492.0	− 2552	−60	× 177 / 531	−20
8	69,344	2524.6	− 2567	−42.4	× 170 / 531	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	69,367	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 168 / 530	−15.7
7	69,368	2514.3	− 2552	−37.7	× 180 / 530	−12.8
8	69,369	2517.2	− 2567	−49.8	× 182 / 530	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −36, −41, −52, −42, −46, −55, −46 → −42.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −20.6, lower limit −65.2.

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 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.