El 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 2026, 67 of the 256 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 vs. 2531.

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 50 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 students Meets 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 21 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 27 points under the grade 5 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	96,989	2354.4	− 2432	−77.6	× 38 / 177	−16.7
4	96,990	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 45 / 177	−19.1
5	96,993	2444.3	− 2502	−57.7	× 60 / 177	−19.6
6	96,994	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 34 / 177	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,947	2361.5	− 2432	−70.5	× 60 / 186	−22.7
4	89,949	2406.5	− 2473	−66.5	× 33 / 186	−11.8
5	89,951	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 34 / 186	−10.1
6	89,953	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 59 / 186	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,582	2400.9	− 2432	−31.1	× 45 / 183	−7.6
4	92,584	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 66 / 183	−16.5
5	92,586	2446.6	− 2502	−55.4	× 39 / 183	−11.8
6	92,589	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 33 / 183	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,781	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 58 / 206	−10.3
4	92,784	2466.6	− 2473	−6.4	× 53 / 206	−1.6
5	92,785	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 62 / 206	−9.1
6	92,788	2465.4	− 2531	−65.6	× 33 / 206	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,436	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 48 / 216	−7.5
4	93,437	2451.1	− 2473	−21.9	× 65 / 216	−6.6
5	93,438	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 49 / 216	−1.9
6	93,439	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 54 / 216	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,451	2360.3	− 2432	−71.7	× 44 / 184	−17.1
4	91,452	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 43 / 184	−7.1
5	91,453	2473.7	− 2502	−28.3	× 47 / 184	−7.2
6	91,454	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 50 / 184	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,665	2366.5	− 2432	−65.5	× 52 / 206	−16.5
4	93,666	2452.3	− 2473	−20.7	× 52 / 206	−5.2
5	93,667	2487.8	− 2502	−14.2	× 49 / 206	−3.4
6	93,668	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 53 / 206	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,571	2363.5	− 2432	−68.5	× 53 / 214	−17
4	93,572	2413.6	− 2473	−59.4	× 51 / 214	−14.2
5	93,573	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 51 / 214	−4.5
6	93,574	2504.1	− 2531	−26.9	× 59 / 214	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,452	2364.2	− 2432	−67.8	× 48 / 205	−15.9
4	93,453	2444.4	− 2473	−28.6	× 57 / 205	−8
5	93,454	2481.5	− 2502	−20.5	× 54 / 205	−5.4
6	93,455	2536.2	− 2531	5.2	× 46 / 205	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,184	2380.0	− 2432	−52	× 63 / 247	−13.3
4	93,185	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 57 / 247	−9.1
5	93,186	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 67 / 247	−4.2
6	93,187	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 60 / 247	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,786	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 71 / 256	−11.2
4	92,787	2425.6	− 2473	−47.4	× 65 / 256	−12
5	92,788	2488.8	− 2502	−13.2	× 58 / 256	−3
6	92,789	2522.8	− 2531	−8.2	× 62 / 256	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −66, −46, −32, −21, −46, −35, −43, −28, −38, −28 → −40.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 25 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 12.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.4 × 2.66 = 33. Upper limit −7.8, lower limit −73.8.

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.