Valley Vista 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2025, 27 of the 69 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 121 points under the grade 3 bar. 2311 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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.

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	94,720	2426.5	− 2432	−5.5	× 49 / 208	−1.3
4	94,722	2480.8	− 2473	7.8	× 47 / 208	1.8
5	94,724	2495.0	− 2502	−7	× 64 / 208	−2.2
6	94,727	2529.8	− 2531	−1.2	× 48 / 208	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,977	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 51 / 204	−4.2
4	87,980	2465.0	− 2473	−8	× 47 / 204	−1.8
5	87,982	2523.3	− 2502	21.3	× 45 / 204	4.7
6	87,984	2543.0	− 2531	12	× 61 / 204	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,517	2359.7	− 2432	−72.3	× 44 / 178	−17.9
4	90,518	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 46 / 178	−3.1
5	90,521	2518.7	− 2502	16.7	× 52 / 178	4.9
6	90,523	2543.9	− 2531	12.9	× 36 / 178	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,725	2382.0	− 2432	−50	× 43 / 163	−13.2
4	90,728	2435.6	− 2473	−37.4	× 40 / 163	−9.2
5	90,729	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 45 / 163	−0.9
6	90,732	2541.6	− 2531	10.6	× 35 / 163	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,353	2376.6	− 2432	−55.4	× 36 / 155	−12.9
4	91,354	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 39 / 155	−10
5	91,355	2480.5	− 2502	−21.5	× 39 / 155	−5.4
6	91,356	2535.4	− 2531	4.4	× 41 / 155	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,607	2411.0	− 2432	−21	× 23 / 108	−4.5
4	91,608	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 28 / 108	−11.3
5	91,609	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 29 / 108	−6.8
6	91,610	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 28 / 108	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,497	2374.8	− 2432	−57.2	× 20 / 101	−11.3
4	91,498	2457.0	− 2473	−16	× 28 / 101	−4.4
5	91,499	2485.8	− 2502	−16.2	× 25 / 101	−4
6	91,500	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 28 / 101	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,440	2380.0	− 2432	−52	× 27 / 101	−13.9
4	91,441	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 20 / 101	−8.3
5	91,442	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 26 / 101	−7.8
6	91,443	2479.1	− 2531	−51.9	× 28 / 101	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,138	2310.7	− 2432	−121.3	× 15 / 69	−26.4
4	91,139	2395.6	− 2473	−77.4	× 19 / 69	−21.3
5	91,140	2404.8	− 2502	−97.2	× 12 / 69	−16.9
6	91,141	2485.1	− 2531	−45.9	× 23 / 69	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −2, 2, −14, −21, −27, −34, −37, −44, −80 → −28.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 36 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit 0.1, lower limit −57.3.

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.