Great Valley 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 187 of the 594 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 8 bar. 2554 vs. 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 75 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 71 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 69 students 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 74 students 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 69 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 36 students 95 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 23 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 28 students Just 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	80,002	2378.9	− 2432	−53.1	× 121 / 785	−8.2
4	80,005	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 137 / 785	−9.6
5	80,006	2456.6	− 2502	−45.4	× 134 / 785	−7.7
6	80,009	2482.9	− 2531	−48.1	× 128 / 785	−7.8
7	80,010	2495.6	− 2552	−56.4	× 128 / 785	−9.2
8	80,013	2516.1	− 2567	−50.9	× 137 / 785	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,134	2363.1	− 2432	−68.9	× 127 / 786	−11.1
4	74,137	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 131 / 786	−10.4
5	74,138	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 136 / 786	−7
6	74,140	2492.1	− 2531	−38.9	× 134 / 786	−6.6
7	74,142	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 135 / 786	−9.6
8	74,144	2525.3	− 2567	−41.7	× 123 / 786	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,122	2368.0	− 2432	−64	× 114 / 792	−9.2
4	76,123	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 121 / 792	−10.2
5	76,126	2470.1	− 2502	−31.9	× 130 / 792	−5.2
6	76,128	2494.3	− 2531	−36.7	× 159 / 792	−7.4
7	76,129	2491.9	− 2552	−60.1	× 136 / 792	−10.3
8	76,132	2527.0	− 2567	−40	× 132 / 792	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,313	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 105 / 754	−7.9
4	76,314	2419.6	− 2473	−53.4	× 121 / 754	−8.6
5	76,317	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 117 / 754	−5.5
6	76,318	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 135 / 754	−4
7	76,321	2530.5	− 2552	−21.5	× 137 / 754	−3.9
8	76,322	2542.5	− 2567	−24.5	× 139 / 754	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,830	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 115 / 733	−4.7
4	76,831	2403.2	− 2473	−69.8	× 104 / 733	−9.9
5	76,832	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 124 / 733	−5.9
6	76,833	2490.3	− 2531	−40.7	× 115 / 733	−6.4
7	76,834	2536.9	− 2552	−15.1	× 136 / 733	−2.8
8	76,835	2543.4	− 2567	−23.6	× 139 / 733	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,976	2353.6	− 2432	−78.4	× 91 / 640	−11.1
4	76,977	2412.2	− 2473	−60.8	× 104 / 640	−9.9
5	76,978	2453.1	− 2502	−48.9	× 106 / 640	−8.1
6	76,979	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 102 / 640	−5.3
7	76,980	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 113 / 640	−7.3
8	76,981	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 124 / 640	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,970	2345.8	− 2432	−86.2	× 95 / 621	−13.2
4	76,971	2392.6	− 2473	−80.4	× 100 / 621	−12.9
5	76,972	2451.7	− 2502	−50.3	× 105 / 621	−8.5
6	76,973	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 105 / 621	−7.1
7	76,974	2540.1	− 2552	−11.9	× 116 / 621	−2.2
8	76,975	2523.7	− 2567	−43.3	× 100 / 621	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,970	2359.9	− 2432	−72.1	× 115 / 656	−12.6
4	76,971	2390.4	− 2473	−82.6	× 104 / 656	−13.1
5	76,972	2443.4	− 2502	−58.6	× 101 / 656	−9
6	76,973	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 104 / 656	−6.5
7	76,974	2529.8	− 2552	−22.2	× 106 / 656	−3.6
8	76,975	2560.3	− 2567	−6.7	× 126 / 656	−1.3
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
3	76,622	2358.3	− 2432	−73.7	× 98 / 608	−11.9
4	76,623	2392.6	− 2473	−80.4	× 104 / 608	−13.8
5	76,624	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 102 / 608	−10
6	76,625	2488.7	− 2531	−42.3	× 89 / 608	−6.2
7	76,626	2508.7	− 2552	−43.3	× 107 / 608	−7.6
8	76,627	2532.4	− 2567	−34.6	× 108 / 608	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,528	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 111 / 594	−11.8
4	76,529	2424.8	− 2473	−48.2	× 89 / 594	−7.2
5	76,530	2453.2	− 2502	−48.8	× 103 / 594	−8.5
6	76,531	2479.1	− 2531	−51.9	× 97 / 594	−8.5
7	76,532	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 97 / 594	−5.9
8	76,533	2554.0	− 2567	−13	× 97 / 594	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −51, −49, −34, −34, −48, −51, −46, −56, −44 → −46.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit −28.3, lower limit −64.5.

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.