Vista La Mesa 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 93 of the 319 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. 2429 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 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 3rd 38 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 40 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 34 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 20 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 17 students 34 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,488	2375.4	− 2432	−56.6	× 81 / 405	−11.3
4	72,490	2410.1	− 2473	−62.9	× 63 / 405	−9.8
5	72,492	2449.2	− 2502	−52.8	× 83 / 405	−10.8
6	72,494	2482.6	− 2531	−48.4	× 57 / 405	−6.8
7	72,496	2487.3	− 2552	−64.7	× 61 / 405	−9.7
8	72,498	2510.0	− 2567	−57	× 60 / 405	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,281	2408.5	− 2432	−23.5	× 60 / 378	−3.7
4	67,283	2447.7	− 2473	−25.3	× 75 / 378	−5
5	67,285	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 60 / 378	−6
6	67,286	2528.5	− 2531	−2.5	× 74 / 378	−0.5
7	67,289	2500.6	− 2552	−51.4	× 54 / 378	−7.3
8	67,290	2524.6	− 2567	−42.4	× 55 / 378	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,079	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 51 / 358	−2.5
4	69,082	2438.9	− 2473	−34.1	× 50 / 358	−4.8
5	69,083	2474.3	− 2502	−27.7	× 71 / 358	−5.5
6	69,085	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 63 / 358	−5.5
7	69,087	2533.6	− 2552	−18.4	× 71 / 358	−3.6
8	69,090	2522.9	− 2567	−44.1	× 52 / 358	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,250	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 55 / 370	−2.1
4	69,252	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 59 / 370	−3.3
5	69,254	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 51 / 370	−4
6	69,256	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 72 / 370	−2
7	69,258	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 66 / 370	−5
8	69,260	2533.1	− 2567	−33.9	× 67 / 370	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,782	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 76 / 372	−2.8
4	69,783	2449.6	− 2473	−23.4	× 53 / 372	−3.3
5	69,784	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 55 / 372	−2.7
6	69,785	2514.3	− 2531	−16.7	× 57 / 372	−2.6
7	69,786	2537.5	− 2552	−14.5	× 68 / 372	−2.7
8	69,787	2548.4	− 2567	−18.6	× 63 / 372	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,882	2355.9	− 2432	−76.1	× 60 / 382	−12
4	69,883	2419.6	− 2473	−53.4	× 56 / 382	−7.8
5	69,884	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 77 / 382	−8
6	69,885	2517.3	− 2531	−13.7	× 80 / 382	−2.9
7	69,886	2499.1	− 2552	−52.9	× 52 / 382	−7.2
8	69,887	2483.3	− 2567	−83.7	× 57 / 382	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,898	2388.0	− 2432	−44	× 56 / 374	−6.6
4	69,899	2428.7	− 2473	−44.3	× 57 / 374	−6.8
5	69,900	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 58 / 374	−6.2
6	69,901	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 70 / 374	−7.1
7	69,902	2526.7	− 2552	−25.3	× 77 / 374	−5.2
8	69,903	2492.9	− 2567	−74.1	× 56 / 374	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,884	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 54 / 337	−9.7
4	69,885	2444.7	− 2473	−28.3	× 49 / 337	−4.1
5	69,886	2421.1	− 2502	−80.9	× 53 / 337	−12.7
6	69,887	2492.4	− 2531	−38.6	× 56 / 337	−6.4
7	69,888	2524.7	− 2552	−27.3	× 55 / 337	−4.5
8	69,889	2554.8	− 2567	−12.2	× 70 / 337	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,598	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 57 / 331	−10.5
4	69,599	2451.7	− 2473	−21.3	× 54 / 331	−3.5
5	69,600	2434.5	− 2502	−67.5	× 57 / 331	−11.6
6	69,601	2491.4	− 2531	−39.6	× 51 / 331	−6.1
7	69,602	2537.8	− 2552	−14.2	× 54 / 331	−2.3
8	69,603	2510.1	− 2567	−56.9	× 58 / 331	−10
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	69,625	2389.8	− 2432	−42.2	× 50 / 319	−6.6
4	69,626	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 56 / 319	−7.7
5	69,627	2488.7	− 2502	−13.3	× 61 / 319	−2.5
6	69,628	2506.5	− 2531	−24.5	× 54 / 319	−4.1
7	69,629	2513.1	− 2552	−38.9	× 51 / 319	−6.2
8	69,630	2529.9	− 2567	−37.1	× 47 / 319	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −29, −28, −22, −17, −50, −43, −40, −44, −33 → −36.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 28 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −7.3, lower limit −65.3.

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.