California Virtual Academy San Mateo: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2432 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2569 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2562 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2612 vs. 2583.

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 7th 112 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 117 students Meets the grade 8 bar. 11th 121 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 7th 18 students 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 23 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 11th 14 students Just under the grade 7 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	82,816	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 41 / 436	−3.5
4	82,819	2462.1	− 2473	−10.9	× 48 / 436	−1.2
5	82,820	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 37 / 436	−1.8
6	82,823	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 58 / 436	−5.4
7	82,824	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 76 / 436	−2.8
8	82,827	2574.1	− 2567	7.1	× 89 / 436	1.4
11	82,828	2596.9	− 2583	13.9	× 87 / 436	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,776	2446.0	− 2432	14	× 38 / 396	1.3
4	76,778	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 42 / 396	−2.6
5	76,781	2500.9	− 2502	−1.1	× 31 / 396	−0.1
6	76,783	2514.4	− 2531	−16.6	× 51 / 396	−2.1
7	76,785	2555.2	− 2552	3.2	× 72 / 396	0.6
8	76,786	2567.2	− 2567	0.2	× 79 / 396	0
11	76,789	2623.6	− 2583	40.6	× 83 / 396	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,860	2441.5	− 2432	9.5	× 30 / 348	0.8
4	78,862	2454.2	− 2473	−18.8	× 33 / 348	−1.8
5	78,864	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 38 / 348	−1.8
6	78,866	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 35 / 348	−0.9
7	78,867	2542.7	− 2552	−9.3	× 59 / 348	−1.6
8	78,869	2574.7	− 2567	7.7	× 61 / 348	1.3
11	78,872	2583.3	− 2583	0.3	× 92 / 348	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,005	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 31 / 362	−4.2
4	79,006	2458.5	− 2473	−14.5	× 28 / 362	−1.1
5	79,009	2478.3	− 2502	−23.7	× 37 / 362	−2.4
6	79,010	2500.4	− 2531	−30.6	× 59 / 362	−5
7	79,013	2553.1	− 2552	1.1	× 52 / 362	0.2
8	79,014	2549.5	− 2567	−17.5	× 72 / 362	−3.5
11	79,017	2598.9	− 2583	15.9	× 83 / 362	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,532	2407.3	− 2432	−24.7	× 31 / 450	−1.7
4	79,533	2435.0	− 2473	−38	× 36 / 450	−3
5	79,534	2487.9	− 2502	−14.1	× 32 / 450	−1
6	79,535	2497.1	− 2531	−33.9	× 59 / 450	−4.4
7	79,536	2524.9	− 2552	−27.1	× 78 / 450	−4.7
8	79,537	2548.1	− 2567	−18.9	× 80 / 450	−3.4
11	79,538	2602.4	− 2583	19.4	× 134 / 450	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,017	2486.8	− 2432	54.8	× 62 / 464	7.3
4	78,018	2481.4	− 2473	8.4	× 58 / 464	1.1
5	78,019	2534.3	− 2502	32.3	× 44 / 464	3.1
6	78,020	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 60 / 464	1.4
7	78,021	2589.9	− 2552	37.9	× 63 / 464	5.1
8	78,022	2582.1	− 2567	15.1	× 74 / 464	2.4
11	78,023	2606.0	− 2583	23	× 103 / 464	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,774	2455.6	− 2432	23.6	× 68 / 511	3.1
4	79,775	2503.3	− 2473	30.3	× 79 / 511	4.7
5	79,776	2525.9	− 2502	23.9	× 78 / 511	3.6
6	79,777	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 62 / 511	−0.1
7	79,778	2556.8	− 2552	4.8	× 62 / 511	0.6
8	79,779	2575.4	− 2567	8.4	× 77 / 511	1.3
11	79,780	2609.2	− 2583	26.2	× 85 / 511	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,746	2439.5	− 2432	7.5	× 68 / 573	0.9
4	79,747	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 76 / 573	0
5	79,748	2500.8	− 2502	−1.2	× 73 / 573	−0.2
6	79,749	2521.8	− 2531	−9.2	× 75 / 573	−1.2
7	79,750	2531.0	− 2552	−21	× 84 / 573	−3.1
8	79,751	2551.2	− 2567	−15.8	× 97 / 573	−2.7
11	79,752	2580.4	− 2583	−2.6	× 100 / 573	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,770	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 60 / 582	−3
4	79,771	2444.0	− 2473	−29	× 54 / 582	−2.7
5	79,772	2494.7	− 2502	−7.3	× 59 / 582	−0.7
6	79,773	2512.7	− 2531	−18.3	× 86 / 582	−2.7
7	79,774	2529.4	− 2552	−22.6	× 104 / 582	−4
8	79,775	2534.7	− 2567	−32.3	× 116 / 582	−6.4
11	79,776	2607.9	− 2583	24.9	× 103 / 582	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,436	2440.2	− 2432	8.2	× 50 / 666	0.6
4	79,437	2441.6	− 2473	−31.4	× 69 / 666	−3.3
5	79,438	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 63 / 666	−3.3
6	79,439	2521.4	− 2531	−9.6	× 100 / 666	−1.4
7	79,440	2541.5	− 2552	−10.5	× 120 / 666	−1.9
8	79,441	2555.8	− 2567	−11.2	× 144 / 666	−2.4
11	79,442	2607.4	− 2583	24.4	× 120 / 666	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,364	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 82 / 718	−1.5
4	79,365	2432.2	− 2473	−40.8	× 59 / 718	−3.4
5	79,366	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 79 / 718	−3.3
6	79,367	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 93 / 718	0.1
7	79,368	2568.8	− 2552	16.8	× 130 / 718	3
8	79,369	2562.0	− 2567	−5	× 140 / 718	−1
11	79,370	2611.6	− 2583	28.6	× 135 / 718	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −10, 6, −4, −12, −12, 26, 18, −7, −15, −7, −1 → −1.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 38 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 25 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit 32.2, lower limit −35.4.

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.