Van Buren 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, 98 of the 286 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 2329 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502. 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 26 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 35 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 17 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 20 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 22 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	80,994	2325.5	− 2432	−106.5	× 83 / 388	−22.8
4	80,995	2361.5	− 2473	−111.5	× 61 / 388	−17.5
5	80,998	2371.1	− 2502	−130.9	× 65 / 388	−21.9
6	81,000	2431.9	− 2531	−99.1	× 62 / 388	−15.8
7	81,002	2471.8	− 2552	−80.2	× 61 / 388	−12.6
8	81,003	2513.6	− 2567	−53.4	× 56 / 388	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,094	2316.2	− 2432	−115.8	× 64 / 380	−19.5
4	75,097	2362.4	− 2473	−110.6	× 71 / 380	−20.7
5	75,098	2378.7	− 2502	−123.3	× 62 / 380	−20.1
6	75,100	2406.9	− 2531	−124.1	× 67 / 380	−21.9
7	75,102	2454.6	− 2552	−97.4	× 57 / 380	−14.6
8	75,104	2486.6	− 2567	−80.4	× 59 / 380	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,104	2315.8	− 2432	−116.2	× 55 / 378	−16.9
4	77,106	2345.0	− 2473	−128	× 72 / 378	−24.4
5	77,107	2370.1	− 2502	−131.9	× 71 / 378	−24.8
6	77,109	2413.2	− 2531	−117.8	× 56 / 378	−17.5
7	77,111	2444.9	− 2552	−107.1	× 62 / 378	−17.6
8	77,113	2484.1	− 2567	−82.9	× 62 / 378	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,292	2346.9	− 2432	−85.1	× 52 / 353	−12.5
4	77,295	2362.8	− 2473	−110.2	× 56 / 353	−17.5
5	77,296	2383.4	− 2502	−118.6	× 67 / 353	−22.5
6	77,298	2406.5	− 2531	−124.5	× 64 / 353	−22.6
7	77,300	2505.4	− 2552	−46.6	× 57 / 353	−7.5
8	77,303	2465.8	− 2567	−101.2	× 57 / 353	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,808	2349.8	− 2432	−82.2	× 48 / 330	−12
4	77,809	2352.9	− 2473	−120.1	× 53 / 330	−19.3
5	77,810	2422.0	− 2502	−80	× 52 / 330	−12.6
6	77,811	2451.8	− 2531	−79.2	× 58 / 330	−13.9
7	77,812	2435.6	− 2552	−116.4	× 57 / 330	−20.1
8	77,813	2516.0	− 2567	−51	× 62 / 330	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,944	2322.5	− 2432	−109.5	× 65 / 349	−20.4
4	77,945	2346.2	− 2473	−126.8	× 63 / 349	−22.9
5	77,946	2423.6	− 2502	−78.4	× 70 / 349	−15.7
6	77,947	2428.8	− 2531	−102.2	× 48 / 349	−14.1
7	77,948	2470.2	− 2552	−81.8	× 52 / 349	−12.2
8	77,949	2475.5	− 2567	−91.5	× 51 / 349	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,936	2311.4	− 2432	−120.6	× 56 / 344	−19.6
4	77,937	2342.3	− 2473	−130.7	× 61 / 344	−23.2
5	77,938	2402.4	− 2502	−99.6	× 61 / 344	−17.7
6	77,939	2447.8	− 2531	−83.2	× 61 / 344	−14.8
7	77,940	2452.2	− 2552	−99.8	× 53 / 344	−15.4
8	77,941	2482.1	− 2567	−84.9	× 52 / 344	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,954	2342.7	− 2432	−89.3	× 53 / 301	−15.7
4	77,955	2378.0	− 2473	−95	× 53 / 301	−16.7
5	77,956	2409.5	− 2502	−92.5	× 51 / 301	−15.7
6	77,957	2452.8	− 2531	−78.2	× 50 / 301	−13
7	77,958	2466.7	− 2552	−85.3	× 45 / 301	−12.8
8	77,959	2450.4	− 2567	−116.6	× 49 / 301	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,616	2326.9	− 2432	−105.1	× 63 / 296	−22.4
4	77,617	2370.2	− 2473	−102.8	× 50 / 296	−17.4
5	77,618	2420.1	− 2502	−81.9	× 47 / 296	−13
6	77,619	2428.3	− 2531	−102.7	× 50 / 296	−17.3
7	77,620	2471.7	− 2552	−80.3	× 48 / 296	−13
8	77,621	2513.7	− 2567	−53.3	× 38 / 296	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,524	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 43 / 286	−15.4
4	77,525	2380.1	− 2473	−92.9	× 59 / 286	−19.2
5	77,526	2425.8	− 2502	−76.2	× 45 / 286	−12
6	77,527	2441.7	− 2531	−89.3	× 47 / 286	−14.7
7	77,528	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 49 / 286	−14.2
8	77,529	2489.4	− 2567	−77.6	× 43 / 286	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −98, −109, −115, −99, −87, −99, −103, −93, −90, −87 → −98
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −75.1, lower limit −120.9.

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.