California Online Public Schools Central Valley: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 2359 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2561 vs. 2567. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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 11th 110 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 11th 12 students 17 points under the grade 6 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	100,183	2419.5	− 2432	−12.5	× 11 / 124	−1.1
4	100,186	2391.6	− 2473	−81.4	× 14 / 124	−9.2
7	100,191	2569.2	− 2552	17.2	× 39 / 124	5.4
8	100,194	2583.2	− 2567	16.2	× 25 / 124	3.3
11	100,195	2606.6	− 2583	23.6	× 35 / 124	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,893	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 14 / 207	−2.5
4	92,894	2437.5	− 2473	−35.5	× 37 / 207	−6.3
5	92,897	2422.2	− 2502	−79.8	× 24 / 207	−9.3
6	92,899	2521.1	− 2531	−9.9	× 19 / 207	−0.9
7	92,901	2531.3	− 2552	−20.7	× 30 / 207	−3
8	92,902	2567.6	− 2567	0.6	× 37 / 207	0.1
11	92,904	2608.8	− 2583	25.8	× 46 / 207	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,655	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 13 / 202	−0.4
4	95,656	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 26 / 202	−4.1
5	95,659	2488.8	− 2502	−13.2	× 23 / 202	−1.5
6	95,661	2523.5	− 2531	−7.5	× 29 / 202	−1.1
7	95,663	2563.2	− 2552	11.2	× 31 / 202	1.7
8	95,664	2565.6	− 2567	−1.4	× 38 / 202	−0.3
11	95,667	2602.4	− 2583	19.4	× 42 / 202	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,845	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 14 / 206	−2.1
4	95,846	2493.4	− 2473	20.4	× 16 / 206	1.6
5	95,849	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 33 / 206	−2.4
6	95,850	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 29 / 206	−2.9
7	95,853	2537.3	− 2552	−14.7	× 30 / 206	−2.1
8	95,854	2574.3	− 2567	7.3	× 42 / 206	1.5
11	95,857	2638.2	− 2583	55.2	× 42 / 206	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,523	2427.2	− 2432	−4.8	× 18 / 201	−0.4
4	96,524	2427.9	− 2473	−45.1	× 17 / 201	−3.8
5	96,525	2516.9	− 2502	14.9	× 19 / 201	1.4
6	96,526	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 32 / 201	−3.3
7	96,527	2561.0	− 2552	9	× 39 / 201	1.7
8	96,528	2560.0	− 2567	−7	× 33 / 201	−1.1
11	96,529	2597.1	− 2583	14.1	× 43 / 201	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,697	2412.8	− 2432	−19.2	× 25 / 246	−2
4	96,698	2457.9	− 2473	−15.1	× 24 / 246	−1.5
5	96,699	2493.3	− 2502	−8.7	× 29 / 246	−1
6	96,700	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 30 / 246	−3.1
7	96,701	2527.6	− 2552	−24.4	× 45 / 246	−4.5
8	96,702	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 36 / 246	−0.6
11	96,703	2583.6	− 2583	0.6	× 57 / 246	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,540	2377.7	− 2432	−54.3	× 26 / 263	−5.4
4	96,541	2419.5	− 2473	−53.5	× 21 / 263	−4.3
5	96,542	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 30 / 263	−4.2
6	96,543	2477.1	− 2531	−53.9	× 37 / 263	−7.6
7	96,544	2550.3	− 2552	−1.7	× 43 / 263	−0.3
8	96,545	2545.9	− 2567	−21.1	× 46 / 263	−3.7
11	96,546	2575.0	− 2583	−8	× 60 / 263	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,432	2348.3	− 2432	−83.7	× 37 / 328	−9.4
4	96,433	2398.2	− 2473	−74.8	× 29 / 328	−6.6
5	96,434	2437.2	− 2502	−64.8	× 28 / 328	−5.5
6	96,435	2464.2	− 2531	−66.8	× 43 / 328	−8.8
7	96,436	2532.3	− 2552	−19.7	× 52 / 328	−3.1
8	96,437	2536.4	− 2567	−30.6	× 71 / 328	−6.6
11	96,438	2560.1	− 2583	−22.9	× 68 / 328	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,160	2369.5	− 2432	−62.5	× 38 / 469	−5.1
4	96,161	2412.0	− 2473	−61	× 51 / 469	−6.6
5	96,162	2444.2	− 2502	−57.8	× 46 / 469	−5.7
6	96,163	2481.1	− 2531	−49.9	× 41 / 469	−4.4
7	96,164	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 81 / 469	−7.7
8	96,165	2508.1	− 2567	−58.9	× 110 / 469	−13.8
11	96,166	2587.3	− 2583	4.3	× 102 / 469	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,784	2359.4	− 2432	−72.6	× 61 / 586	−7.6
4	95,785	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 47 / 586	−4.8
5	95,786	2446.5	− 2502	−55.5	× 75 / 586	−7.1
6	95,787	2438.9	− 2531	−92.1	× 59 / 586	−9.3
7	95,788	2500.5	− 2552	−51.5	× 100 / 586	−8.8
8	95,789	2513.4	− 2567	−53.6	× 122 / 586	−11.2
11	95,790	2561.0	− 2583	−22	× 122 / 586	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 5, −16, −2, 5, −3, −12, −27, −45, −42, −53 → −19
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit 12.4, lower limit −50.4.

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.