Great Valley 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2545 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2573 vs. 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 87 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 94 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 96 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 133 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students Just 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	96,208	2378.2	− 2432	−53.8	× 94 / 529	−9.6
4	96,211	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 102 / 529	−9.4
5	96,212	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 99 / 529	−4.7
6	96,215	2526.8	− 2531	−4.2	× 98 / 529	−0.8
7	96,216	2524.5	− 2552	−27.5	× 74 / 529	−3.8
8	96,219	2543.2	− 2567	−23.8	× 62 / 529	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,240	2379.3	− 2432	−52.7	× 108 / 609	−9.3
4	89,241	2426.0	− 2473	−47	× 111 / 609	−8.6
5	89,243	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 104 / 609	−0.1
6	89,246	2537.2	− 2531	6.2	× 103 / 609	1
7	89,247	2554.2	− 2552	2.2	× 104 / 609	0.4
8	89,249	2559.4	− 2567	−7.6	× 79 / 609	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,828	2406.0	− 2432	−26	× 95 / 605	−4.1
4	91,831	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 105 / 605	−10.3
5	91,833	2502.0	− 2502	0	× 106 / 605	0
6	91,835	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 102 / 605	0.4
7	91,837	2540.8	− 2552	−11.2	× 103 / 605	−1.9
8	91,839	2585.1	− 2567	18.1	× 94 / 605	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,025	2374.8	− 2432	−57.2	× 101 / 627	−9.2
4	92,027	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 101 / 627	1.3
5	92,030	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 106 / 627	−7
6	92,031	2532.3	− 2531	1.3	× 109 / 627	0.2
7	92,034	2549.0	− 2552	−3	× 108 / 627	−0.5
8	92,035	2562.2	− 2567	−4.8	× 102 / 627	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,662	2404.1	− 2432	−27.9	× 96 / 628	−4.3
4	92,663	2438.4	− 2473	−34.6	× 101 / 628	−5.6
5	92,664	2538.6	− 2502	36.6	× 110 / 628	6.4
6	92,665	2506.6	− 2531	−24.4	× 102 / 628	−4
7	92,666	2570.7	− 2552	18.7	× 115 / 628	3.4
8	92,667	2589.7	− 2567	22.7	× 104 / 628	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,913	2402.7	− 2432	−29.3	× 93 / 540	−5
4	92,914	2450.1	− 2473	−22.9	× 96 / 540	−4.1
5	92,915	2498.8	− 2502	−3.2	× 73 / 540	−0.4
6	92,916	2511.0	− 2531	−20	× 96 / 540	−3.6
7	92,917	2547.0	− 2552	−5	× 105 / 540	−1
8	92,918	2599.4	− 2567	32.4	× 77 / 540	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,815	2403.2	− 2432	−28.8	× 85 / 564	−4.3
4	92,816	2465.1	− 2473	−7.9	× 100 / 564	−1.4
5	92,817	2491.3	− 2502	−10.7	× 94 / 564	−1.8
6	92,818	2509.1	− 2531	−21.9	× 82 / 564	−3.2
7	92,819	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 100 / 564	−1.7
8	92,820	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 103 / 564	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,708	2403.5	− 2432	−28.5	× 97 / 555	−5
4	92,709	2439.7	− 2473	−33.3	× 91 / 555	−5.5
5	92,710	2471.4	− 2502	−30.6	× 102 / 555	−5.6
6	92,711	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 97 / 555	−6.2
7	92,712	2549.3	− 2552	−2.7	× 78 / 555	−0.4
8	92,713	2537.4	− 2567	−29.6	× 90 / 555	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,442	2388.3	− 2432	−43.7	× 95 / 576	−7.2
4	92,443	2449.2	− 2473	−23.8	× 100 / 576	−4.1
5	92,444	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 101 / 576	−6.7
6	92,445	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 105 / 576	−4
7	92,446	2559.9	− 2552	7.9	× 93 / 576	1.3
8	92,447	2578.3	− 2567	11.3	× 82 / 576	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,043	2388.6	− 2432	−43.4	× 103 / 602	−7.4
4	92,044	2418.8	− 2473	−54.2	× 100 / 602	−9
5	92,045	2463.7	− 2502	−38.3	× 106 / 602	−6.7
6	92,046	2492.3	− 2531	−38.7	× 100 / 602	−6.4
7	92,047	2544.5	− 2552	−7.5	× 107 / 602	−1.3
8	92,048	2573.1	− 2567	6.1	× 86 / 602	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −18, −13, −16, 0, −9, −15, −27, −19, −30 → −17.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit 6.7, lower limit −42.3.

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, 2025–26.