Valley Home 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	97,855	2430.5	− 2432	−1.5	× 14 / 76	−0.3
4	97,856	2422.6	− 2473	−50.4	× 19 / 76	−12.6
5	97,859	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 13 / 76	−6
6	97,860	2453.9	− 2531	−77.1	× 18 / 76	−18.3
7	97,863	2561.6	− 2552	9.6	× 12 / 76	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,662	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 17 / 79	−1.9
4	90,665	2400.9	− 2473	−72.1	× 15 / 79	−13.7
5	90,667	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 21 / 79	−12.7
6	90,668	2458.1	− 2531	−72.9	× 14 / 79	−12.9
7	90,671	2425.3	− 2552	−126.7	× 12 / 79	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,374	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 22 / 112	−1
4	93,377	2463.6	− 2473	−9.4	× 21 / 112	−1.8
5	93,378	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 17 / 112	−6.7
6	93,380	2484.0	− 2531	−47	× 22 / 112	−9.2
7	93,383	2488.8	− 2552	−63.2	× 15 / 112	−8.5
8	93,385	2458.5	− 2567	−108.5	× 15 / 112	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,576	2439.0	− 2432	7	× 20 / 103	1.4
4	93,578	2458.6	− 2473	−14.4	× 20 / 103	−2.8
5	93,580	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 21 / 103	−7
6	93,582	2511.9	− 2531	−19.1	× 14 / 103	−2.6
7	93,584	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 13 / 103	−4.9
8	93,586	2555.9	− 2567	−11.1	× 15 / 103	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,214	2384.2	− 2432	−47.8	× 16 / 76	−10.1
4	94,215	2426.6	− 2473	−46.4	× 20 / 76	−12.2
5	94,216	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 18 / 76	−5.3
6	94,217	2487.7	− 2531	−43.3	× 22 / 76	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,220	2415.3	− 2432	−16.7	× 12 / 90	−2.2
4	92,221	2467.4	− 2473	−5.6	× 22 / 90	−1.4
5	92,222	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 13 / 90	−6
6	92,223	2551.2	− 2531	20.2	× 13 / 90	2.9
7	92,224	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 14 / 90	0.8
8	92,225	2567.1	− 2567	0.1	× 16 / 90	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,447	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 17 / 97	−6.2
4	94,448	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 17 / 97	−6.3
5	94,449	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 17 / 97	−2.6
6	94,450	2494.1	− 2531	−36.9	× 15 / 97	−5.7
7	94,451	2583.5	− 2552	31.5	× 11 / 97	3.6
8	94,452	2540.3	− 2567	−26.7	× 20 / 97	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,337	2371.7	− 2432	−60.3	× 16 / 113	−8.5
4	94,338	2426.0	− 2473	−47	× 23 / 113	−9.6
5	94,339	2442.9	− 2502	−59.1	× 19 / 113	−9.9
6	94,340	2466.5	− 2531	−64.5	× 25 / 113	−14.3
7	94,341	2533.2	− 2552	−18.8	× 17 / 113	−2.8
8	94,342	2580.5	− 2567	13.5	× 13 / 113	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,222	2407.3	− 2432	−24.7	× 18 / 128	−3.5
4	94,223	2400.7	− 2473	−72.3	× 18 / 128	−10.2
5	94,224	2458.1	− 2502	−43.9	× 27 / 128	−9.3
6	94,225	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 23 / 128	−13.7
7	94,226	2465.7	− 2552	−86.3	× 26 / 128	−17.5
8	94,227	2519.6	− 2567	−47.4	× 16 / 128	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,948	2411.0	− 2432	−21	× 26 / 126	−4.3
4	93,949	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 14 / 126	−5.8
5	93,950	2465.4	− 2502	−36.6	× 17 / 126	−4.9
6	93,951	2465.7	− 2531	−65.3	× 26 / 126	−13.5
7	93,952	2495.1	− 2552	−56.9	× 20 / 126	−9
8	93,953	2529.5	− 2567	−37.5	× 23 / 126	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,548	2432.4	− 2432	0.4	× 22 / 129	0.1
4	93,549	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 25 / 129	−14
5	93,550	2428.0	− 2502	−74	× 17 / 129	−9.8
6	93,551	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 19 / 129	−8
7	93,552	2513.7	− 2552	−38.3	× 26 / 129	−7.7
8	93,553	2503.0	− 2567	−64	× 20 / 129	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −60, −42, −17, −40, −6, −23, −44, −60, −44, −49 → −38.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 25 · 2018→2019: 23 · 2019→2021: 34 · 2021→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 19.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 19.9 × 2.66 = 52.9. Upper limit 14.6, lower limit −91.2.

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.