Vista Preparatory 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

6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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 6th 147 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 132 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 147 students 11 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 6th 17 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 17 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 23 students 25 points under the grade 4 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
6	99,585	2461.1	− 2531	−69.9	× 203 / 574	−24.7
7	99,586	2494.2	− 2552	−57.8	× 198 / 574	−19.9
8	99,589	2523.5	− 2567	−43.5	× 173 / 574	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,351	2501.1	− 2531	−29.9	× 205 / 595	−10.3
7	92,353	2500.6	− 2552	−51.4	× 189 / 595	−16.3
8	92,354	2529.4	− 2567	−37.6	× 201 / 595	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,144	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 213 / 587	−14.9
7	95,147	2522.0	− 2552	−30	× 185 / 587	−9.5
8	95,148	2515.6	− 2567	−51.4	× 189 / 587	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,318	2503.3	− 2531	−27.7	× 204 / 592	−9.5
7	95,321	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 201 / 592	−9.4
8	95,322	2538.1	− 2567	−28.9	× 187 / 592	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,975	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 208 / 614	−8.4
7	95,976	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 208 / 614	−8.5
8	95,977	2530.9	− 2567	−36.1	× 198 / 614	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	93,868	2477.8	− 2531	−53.2	× 165 / 527	−16.7
7	93,869	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 183 / 527	−15.2
8	93,870	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 179 / 527	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	96,131	2471.1	− 2531	−59.9	× 203 / 540	−22.5
7	96,132	2506.9	− 2552	−45.1	× 161 / 540	−13.4
8	96,133	2484.8	− 2567	−82.2	× 176 / 540	−26.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,992	2446.5	− 2531	−84.5	× 174 / 522	−28.2
7	95,993	2480.7	− 2552	−71.3	× 189 / 522	−25.8
8	95,994	2509.4	− 2567	−57.6	× 159 / 522	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,868	2445.8	− 2531	−85.2	× 180 / 565	−27.1
7	95,869	2469.8	− 2552	−82.2	× 186 / 565	−27.1
8	95,870	2467.1	− 2567	−99.9	× 199 / 565	−35.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,602	2446.6	− 2531	−84.4	× 154 / 506	−25.7
7	95,603	2449.0	− 2552	−103	× 171 / 506	−34.8
8	95,604	2452.4	− 2567	−114.6	× 181 / 506	−41
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,206	2456.1	− 2531	−74.9	× 164 / 483	−25.4
7	95,207	2478.0	− 2552	−74	× 149 / 483	−22.8
8	95,208	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 170 / 483	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −58, −39, −41, −28, −29, −42, −63, −72, −89, −101, −68 → −57.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 33 → average 14
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14 × 2.66 = 37.2. Upper limit −20.1, lower limit −94.5.

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.