Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8: 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, 177 of the 337 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 124 points under the grade 3 bar. 2308 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 2377 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 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 16 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 28 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 38 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 27 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 37 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 44 students 155 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 25 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 20 students 26 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	78,419	2410.2	− 2432	−21.8	× 58 / 352	−3.6
4	78,421	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 64 / 352	−11.2
5	78,422	2475.8	− 2502	−26.2	× 63 / 352	−4.7
6	78,425	2515.6	− 2531	−15.4	× 54 / 352	−2.4
7	78,427	2518.4	− 2552	−33.6	× 55 / 352	−5.3
8	78,429	2551.5	− 2567	−15.5	× 58 / 352	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,614	2350.8	− 2432	−81.2	× 64 / 374	−13.9
4	72,616	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 65 / 374	−6.5
5	72,619	2455.7	− 2502	−46.3	× 66 / 374	−8.2
6	72,620	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 62 / 374	−5.7
7	72,622	2525.1	− 2552	−26.9	× 56 / 374	−4
8	72,624	2497.2	− 2567	−69.8	× 61 / 374	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,586	2348.5	− 2432	−83.5	× 60 / 363	−13.8
4	74,588	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 63 / 363	−13.1
5	74,590	2473.0	− 2502	−29	× 63 / 363	−5
6	74,592	2466.0	− 2531	−65	× 62 / 363	−11.1
7	74,594	2517.7	− 2552	−34.3	× 62 / 363	−5.9
8	74,596	2492.0	− 2567	−75	× 53 / 363	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,760	2368.0	− 2432	−64	× 66 / 375	−11.3
4	74,763	2424.8	− 2473	−48.2	× 63 / 375	−8.1
5	74,764	2441.0	− 2502	−61	× 64 / 375	−10.4
6	74,767	2494.9	− 2531	−36.1	× 58 / 375	−5.6
7	74,768	2518.6	− 2552	−33.4	× 58 / 375	−5.2
8	74,771	2536.4	− 2567	−30.6	× 66 / 375	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,282	2396.4	− 2432	−35.6	× 56 / 350	−5.7
4	75,283	2414.1	− 2473	−58.9	× 64 / 350	−10.8
5	75,284	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 64 / 350	−2.7
6	75,285	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 57 / 350	−10.6
7	75,286	2554.3	− 2552	2.3	× 60 / 350	0.4
8	75,287	2474.6	− 2567	−92.4	× 49 / 350	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,464	2344.8	− 2432	−87.2	× 66 / 377	−15.3
4	75,465	2387.0	− 2473	−86	× 61 / 377	−13.9
5	75,466	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 69 / 377	−9.9
6	75,467	2462.1	− 2531	−68.9	× 65 / 377	−11.9
7	75,468	2529.8	− 2552	−22.2	× 62 / 377	−3.7
8	75,469	2539.4	− 2567	−27.6	× 54 / 377	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,434	2320.2	− 2432	−111.8	× 65 / 395	−18.4
4	75,435	2395.4	− 2473	−77.6	× 67 / 395	−13.2
5	75,436	2422.2	− 2502	−79.8	× 68 / 395	−13.7
6	75,437	2493.2	− 2531	−37.8	× 66 / 395	−6.3
7	75,438	2532.1	− 2552	−19.9	× 64 / 395	−3.2
8	75,439	2534.5	− 2567	−32.5	× 65 / 395	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,446	2318.3	− 2432	−113.7	× 65 / 378	−19.6
4	75,447	2410.9	− 2473	−62.1	× 66 / 378	−10.8
5	75,448	2429.9	− 2502	−72.1	× 61 / 378	−11.6
6	75,449	2447.8	− 2531	−83.2	× 61 / 378	−13.4
7	75,450	2508.1	− 2552	−43.9	× 64 / 378	−7.4
8	75,451	2550.8	− 2567	−16.2	× 61 / 378	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,106	2319.4	− 2432	−112.6	× 61 / 376	−18.3
4	75,107	2373.8	− 2473	−99.2	× 63 / 376	−16.6
5	75,108	2419.1	− 2502	−82.9	× 68 / 376	−15
6	75,109	2453.2	− 2531	−77.8	× 62 / 376	−12.8
7	75,110	2490.2	− 2552	−61.8	× 60 / 376	−9.9
8	75,111	2515.5	− 2567	−51.5	× 62 / 376	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,004	2308.0	− 2432	−124	× 60 / 337	−22.1
4	75,005	2377.1	− 2473	−95.9	× 45 / 337	−12.8
5	75,006	2411.3	− 2502	−90.7	× 58 / 337	−15.6
6	75,007	2478.0	− 2531	−53	× 63 / 337	−9.9
7	75,008	2476.0	− 2552	−76	× 54 / 337	−12.2
8	75,009	2514.2	− 2567	−52.8	× 57 / 337	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −30, −50, −60, −46, −42, −59, −60, −66, −81, −82 → −57.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −31.5, lower limit −83.7.

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.