Apricot Valley 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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 100 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 106 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 103 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 113 students 22 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 3rd 20 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 21 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	97,363	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 159 / 461	−15.7
4	97,364	2442.2	− 2473	−30.8	× 146 / 461	−9.8
5	97,367	2488.5	− 2502	−13.5	× 156 / 461	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,267	2407.4	− 2432	−24.6	× 118 / 414	−7
4	90,268	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 147 / 414	−13.2
5	90,270	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 149 / 414	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,909	2422.9	− 2432	−9.1	× 116 / 400	−2.6
4	92,910	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 126 / 400	−7.8
5	92,913	2459.0	− 2502	−43	× 158 / 400	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,107	2435.3	− 2432	3.3	× 119 / 388	1
4	93,110	2446.9	− 2473	−26.1	× 129 / 388	−8.7
5	93,111	2485.9	− 2502	−16.1	× 140 / 388	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,758	2413.6	− 2432	−18.4	× 115 / 381	−5.6
4	93,759	2444.6	− 2473	−28.4	× 130 / 381	−9.7
5	93,760	2488.1	− 2502	−13.9	× 136 / 381	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,989	2384.6	− 2432	−47.4	× 123 / 490	−11.9
4	93,990	2437.5	− 2473	−35.5	× 125 / 490	−9.1
5	93,991	2466.4	− 2502	−35.6	× 132 / 490	−9.6
6	93,992	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 110 / 490	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,897	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 118 / 495	−10.8
4	93,898	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 118 / 495	−9.8
5	93,899	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 132 / 495	−8.7
6	93,900	2462.4	− 2531	−68.6	× 127 / 495	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,778	2377.8	− 2432	−54.2	× 117 / 506	−12.5
4	93,779	2436.8	− 2473	−36.2	× 123 / 506	−8.8
5	93,780	2452.3	− 2502	−49.7	× 129 / 506	−12.7
6	93,781	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 137 / 506	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,510	2390.1	− 2432	−41.9	× 123 / 499	−10.3
4	93,511	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 118 / 499	−6.1
5	93,512	2479.1	− 2502	−22.9	× 124 / 499	−5.7
6	93,513	2476.6	− 2531	−54.4	× 134 / 499	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,112	2394.4	− 2432	−37.6	× 120 / 510	−8.8
4	93,113	2461.6	− 2473	−11.4	× 129 / 510	−2.9
5	93,114	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 125 / 510	−5.8
6	93,115	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 136 / 510	−10.2
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. −30, −26, −27, −13, −20, −40, −47, −41, −37, −28 → −30.9
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −9.6, lower limit −52.2.

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, 2025–26.