Veritas 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 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 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2576 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 93 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 104 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 102 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 122 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 108 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 116 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 35 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 26 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 18 students Just under the grade 5 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	79,719	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 89 / 401	−0.2
4	79,720	2460.0	− 2473	−13	× 67 / 401	−2.2
5	79,723	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 57 / 401	0.1
6	79,724	2502.8	− 2531	−28.2	× 58 / 401	−4.1
7	79,727	2530.9	− 2552	−21.1	× 63 / 401	−3.3
8	79,728	2572.6	− 2567	5.6	× 67 / 401	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,863	2462.0	− 2432	30	× 71 / 428	5
4	73,864	2473.1	− 2473	0.1	× 99 / 428	0
5	73,867	2502.5	− 2502	0.5	× 66 / 428	0.1
6	73,868	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 67 / 428	−2.7
7	73,870	2542.1	− 2552	−9.9	× 66 / 428	−1.5
8	73,872	2562.7	− 2567	−4.3	× 59 / 428	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,840	2461.3	− 2432	29.3	× 82 / 477	5
4	75,841	2485.4	− 2473	12.4	× 81 / 477	2.1
5	75,844	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 96 / 477	−2.1
6	75,845	2540.7	− 2531	9.7	× 83 / 477	1.7
7	75,847	2545.7	− 2552	−6.3	× 68 / 477	−0.9
8	75,850	2543.4	− 2567	−23.6	× 67 / 477	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,026	2476.8	− 2432	44.8	× 96 / 559	7.7
4	76,029	2498.0	− 2473	25	× 89 / 559	4
5	76,030	2509.9	− 2502	7.9	× 85 / 559	1.2
6	76,033	2542.5	− 2531	11.5	× 111 / 559	2.3
7	76,034	2577.1	− 2552	25.1	× 98 / 559	4.4
8	76,037	2556.6	− 2567	−10.4	× 80 / 559	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,544	2474.3	− 2432	42.3	× 103 / 570	7.6
4	76,545	2514.3	− 2473	41.3	× 98 / 570	7.1
5	76,546	2535.9	− 2502	33.9	× 85 / 570	5.1
6	76,547	2530.0	− 2531	−1	× 91 / 570	−0.2
7	76,548	2584.4	− 2552	32.4	× 98 / 570	5.6
8	76,549	2611.6	− 2567	44.6	× 95 / 570	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,714	2394.0	− 2432	−38	× 95 / 599	−6
4	76,715	2437.6	− 2473	−35.4	× 102 / 599	−6
5	76,716	2499.8	− 2502	−2.2	× 103 / 599	−0.4
6	76,717	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 102 / 599	0.7
7	76,718	2586.8	− 2552	34.8	× 100 / 599	5.8
8	76,719	2594.3	− 2567	27.3	× 97 / 599	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,696	2454.4	− 2432	22.4	× 119 / 644	4.1
4	76,697	2440.5	− 2473	−32.5	× 101 / 644	−5.1
5	76,698	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 102 / 644	−0.6
6	76,699	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 118 / 644	−3
7	76,700	2570.4	− 2552	18.4	× 102 / 644	2.9
8	76,701	2605.7	− 2567	38.7	× 102 / 644	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,681	2412.9	− 2432	−19.1	× 139 / 725	−3.7
4	76,682	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 124 / 725	0.2
5	76,683	2468.4	− 2502	−33.6	× 106 / 725	−4.9
6	76,684	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 119 / 725	−5.4
7	76,685	2547.9	− 2552	−4.1	× 121 / 725	−0.7
8	76,686	2599.6	− 2567	32.6	× 116 / 725	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,344	2412.4	− 2432	−19.6	× 129 / 755	−3.3
4	76,345	2460.7	− 2473	−12.3	× 135 / 755	−2.2
5	76,346	2510.5	− 2502	8.5	× 133 / 755	1.5
6	76,347	2486.2	− 2531	−44.8	× 102 / 755	−6.1
7	76,348	2548.7	− 2552	−3.3	× 124 / 755	−0.5
8	76,349	2584.3	− 2567	17.3	× 132 / 755	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,254	2410.4	− 2432	−21.6	× 128 / 803	−3.4
4	76,255	2426.6	− 2473	−46.4	× 136 / 803	−7.9
5	76,256	2489.4	− 2502	−12.6	× 135 / 803	−2.1
6	76,257	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 136 / 803	0.1
7	76,258	2532.6	− 2552	−19.4	× 134 / 803	−3.2
8	76,259	2576.4	− 2567	9.4	× 134 / 803	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −9, 0, 2, 18, 33, −2, 4, −9, −8, −15 → 1.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit 32.3, lower limit −29.5.

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.