Victory 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 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 2386 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 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 4th 40 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 47 students 19 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 14 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students 17 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	81,007	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 65 / 356	−13.4
4	81,009	2394.3	− 2473	−78.7	× 61 / 356	−13.5
5	81,011	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 57 / 356	−12.3
6	81,013	2445.6	− 2531	−85.4	× 49 / 356	−11.8
7	81,015	2498.3	− 2552	−53.7	× 67 / 356	−10.1
8	81,017	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 57 / 356	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,109	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 66 / 377	−11.5
4	75,111	2390.6	− 2473	−82.4	× 71 / 377	−15.5
5	75,113	2406.2	− 2502	−95.8	× 64 / 377	−16.3
6	75,114	2432.1	− 2531	−98.9	× 55 / 377	−14.4
7	75,117	2478.7	− 2552	−73.3	× 56 / 377	−10.9
8	75,118	2520.7	− 2567	−46.3	× 65 / 377	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,118	2350.4	− 2432	−81.6	× 66 / 380	−14.2
4	77,120	2404.0	− 2473	−69	× 64 / 380	−11.6
5	77,122	2401.9	− 2502	−100.1	× 65 / 380	−17.1
6	77,123	2444.9	− 2531	−86.1	× 64 / 380	−14.5
7	77,126	2476.1	− 2552	−75.9	× 65 / 380	−13
8	77,128	2520.4	− 2567	−46.6	× 56 / 380	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,306	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 73 / 375	−8.8
4	77,309	2382.7	− 2473	−90.3	× 60 / 375	−14.4
5	77,310	2424.3	− 2502	−77.7	× 58 / 375	−12
6	77,313	2460.0	− 2531	−71	× 65 / 375	−12.3
7	77,314	2468.1	− 2552	−83.9	× 63 / 375	−14.1
8	77,317	2516.1	− 2567	−50.9	× 56 / 375	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,822	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 74 / 375	−12.6
4	77,823	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 60 / 375	−8.7
5	77,824	2425.8	− 2502	−76.2	× 57 / 375	−11.6
6	77,825	2462.8	− 2531	−68.2	× 57 / 375	−10.4
7	77,826	2490.3	− 2552	−61.7	× 67 / 375	−11
8	77,827	2497.4	− 2567	−69.6	× 60 / 375	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,958	2356.8	− 2432	−75.2	× 52 / 351	−11.1
4	77,959	2367.3	− 2473	−105.7	× 58 / 351	−17.5
5	77,960	2423.5	− 2502	−78.5	× 65 / 351	−14.5
6	77,961	2456.4	− 2531	−74.6	× 55 / 351	−11.7
7	77,962	2499.6	− 2552	−52.4	× 59 / 351	−8.8
8	77,963	2480.5	− 2567	−86.5	× 62 / 351	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,950	2385.1	− 2432	−46.9	× 47 / 367	−6
4	77,951	2361.1	− 2473	−111.9	× 72 / 367	−22
5	77,952	2419.7	− 2502	−82.3	× 60 / 367	−13.5
6	77,953	2459.1	− 2531	−71.9	× 64 / 367	−12.5
7	77,954	2474.2	− 2552	−77.8	× 62 / 367	−13.1
8	77,955	2481.8	− 2567	−85.2	× 62 / 367	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,968	2380.4	− 2432	−51.6	× 52 / 348	−7.7
4	77,969	2406.8	− 2473	−66.2	× 49 / 348	−9.3
5	77,970	2435.2	− 2502	−66.8	× 61 / 348	−11.7
6	77,971	2436.8	− 2531	−94.2	× 58 / 348	−15.7
7	77,972	2491.2	− 2552	−60.8	× 59 / 348	−10.3
8	77,973	2473.4	− 2567	−93.6	× 69 / 348	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,630	2380.2	− 2432	−51.8	× 55 / 331	−8.6
4	77,631	2384.3	− 2473	−88.7	× 55 / 331	−14.7
5	77,632	2468.9	− 2502	−33.1	× 50 / 331	−5
6	77,633	2486.3	− 2531	−44.7	× 60 / 331	−8.1
7	77,634	2487.2	− 2552	−64.8	× 53 / 331	−10.4
8	77,635	2519.3	− 2567	−47.7	× 58 / 331	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,538	2386.1	− 2432	−45.9	× 43 / 306	−6.5
4	77,539	2390.9	− 2473	−82.1	× 54 / 306	−14.5
5	77,540	2402.9	− 2502	−99.1	× 52 / 306	−16.8
6	77,541	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 49 / 306	−8.8
7	77,542	2493.5	− 2552	−58.5	× 58 / 306	−11.1
8	77,543	2486.8	− 2567	−80.2	× 50 / 306	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −67, −77, −77, −69, −65, −79, −81, −73, −55, −71 → −71.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit −47.7, lower limit −95.1.

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.