Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy: 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 2025, 86 of the 230 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 2328 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 94 points under the grade 3 bar. 2338 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 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 27 students 94 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 18 students Just 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 3rd 23 students 117 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 122 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 12 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2025 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	93,632	2343.7	− 2432	−88.3	× 70 / 297	−20.8
4	93,635	2383.7	− 2473	−89.3	× 64 / 297	−19.2
5	93,637	2433.5	− 2502	−68.5	× 50 / 297	−11.5
6	93,638	2427.3	− 2531	−103.7	× 48 / 297	−16.8
7	93,641	2464.5	− 2552	−87.5	× 32 / 297	−9.4
8	93,643	2460.9	− 2567	−106.1	× 33 / 297	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,009	2336.7	− 2432	−95.3	× 69 / 335	−19.6
4	87,012	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 72 / 335	−14.3
5	87,014	2433.1	− 2502	−68.9	× 69 / 335	−14.2
6	87,015	2446.9	− 2531	−84.1	× 48 / 335	−12.1
7	87,017	2485.5	− 2552	−66.5	× 38 / 335	−7.5
8	87,020	2482.1	− 2567	−84.9	× 39 / 335	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,473	2361.7	− 2432	−70.3	× 62 / 342	−12.7
4	89,475	2373.5	− 2473	−99.5	× 85 / 342	−24.7
5	89,477	2421.5	− 2502	−80.5	× 71 / 342	−16.7
6	89,478	2426.7	− 2531	−104.3	× 51 / 342	−15.6
7	89,480	2541.0	− 2552	−11	× 41 / 342	−1.3
8	89,483	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 32 / 342	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,684	2346.0	− 2432	−86	× 60 / 346	−14.9
4	89,686	2396.3	− 2473	−76.7	× 63 / 346	−14
5	89,687	2427.3	− 2502	−74.7	× 79 / 346	−17.1
6	89,690	2451.8	− 2531	−79.2	× 61 / 346	−14
7	89,691	2484.7	− 2552	−67.3	× 42 / 346	−8.2
8	89,693	2560.0	− 2567	−7	× 41 / 346	−0.8
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	90,303	2349.7	− 2432	−82.3	× 58 / 323	−14.8
4	90,304	2354.3	− 2473	−118.7	× 64 / 323	−23.5
5	90,305	2437.4	− 2502	−64.6	× 62 / 323	−12.4
6	90,306	2432.0	− 2531	−99	× 56 / 323	−17.2
7	90,307	2476.3	− 2552	−75.7	× 46 / 323	−10.8
8	90,308	2489.1	− 2567	−77.9	× 37 / 323	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,567	2347.9	− 2432	−84.1	× 41 / 216	−16
4	90,568	2385.7	− 2473	−87.3	× 34 / 216	−13.7
5	90,569	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 24 / 216	−5.3
6	90,570	2426.4	− 2531	−104.6	× 57 / 216	−27.6
7	90,571	2446.8	− 2552	−105.2	× 26 / 216	−12.7
8	90,572	2539.9	− 2567	−27.1	× 34 / 216	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,467	2344.7	− 2432	−87.3	× 55 / 235	−20.4
4	90,468	2391.4	− 2473	−81.6	× 43 / 235	−14.9
5	90,469	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 38 / 235	−12.1
6	90,470	2421.6	− 2531	−109.4	× 29 / 235	−13.5
7	90,471	2434.4	− 2552	−117.6	× 49 / 235	−24.5
8	90,472	2458.0	− 2567	−109	× 21 / 235	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,398	2329.8	− 2432	−102.2	× 40 / 256	−16
4	90,399	2373.4	− 2473	−99.6	× 54 / 256	−21
5	90,400	2430.0	− 2502	−72	× 43 / 256	−12.1
6	90,401	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 32 / 256	−8
7	90,402	2426.0	− 2552	−126	× 31 / 256	−15.3
8	90,403	2465.7	− 2567	−101.3	× 56 / 256	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,080	2327.6	− 2432	−104.4	× 50 / 230	−22.7
4	90,081	2338.2	− 2473	−134.8	× 37 / 230	−21.7
5	90,082	2410.0	− 2502	−92	× 56 / 230	−22.4
6	90,083	2428.7	− 2531	−102.3	× 27 / 230	−12
7	90,084	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 30 / 230	−5
8	90,085	2498.4	− 2567	−68.6	× 30 / 230	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −90, −78, −75, −69, −88, −80, −95, −94, −93 → −84.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 1 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit −63.2, lower limit −106.2.

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.