Golden Valley Charter: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2557 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2620 vs. 2583.

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	103,194	2405.4	− 2432	−26.6	× 74 / 439	−4.5
4	103,195	2452.4	− 2473	−20.6	× 73 / 439	−3.4
5	103,198	2500.3	− 2502	−1.7	× 64 / 439	−0.2
6	103,199	2519.8	− 2531	−11.2	× 74 / 439	−1.9
7	103,202	2563.8	− 2552	11.8	× 68 / 439	1.8
8	103,203	2580.1	− 2567	13.1	× 61 / 439	1.8
11	103,206	2614.9	− 2583	31.9	× 25 / 439	1.8
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	95,883	2407.3	− 2432	−24.7	× 76 / 406	−4.6
4	95,885	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 75 / 406	−5.2
5	95,887	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 63 / 406	−2.7
6	95,890	2538.9	− 2531	7.9	× 50 / 406	1
7	95,891	2571.8	− 2552	19.8	× 65 / 406	3.2
8	95,894	2594.1	− 2567	27.1	× 60 / 406	4
11	95,895	2631.3	− 2583	48.3	× 17 / 406	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,662	2413.0	− 2432	−19	× 65 / 376	−3.3
4	98,665	2446.4	− 2473	−26.6	× 56 / 376	−4
5	98,666	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 59 / 376	−3.5
6	98,669	2516.8	− 2531	−14.2	× 53 / 376	−2
7	98,670	2579.8	− 2552	27.8	× 52 / 376	3.8
8	98,672	2593.2	− 2567	26.2	× 58 / 376	4
11	98,675	2632.7	− 2583	49.7	× 33 / 376	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,836	2430.3	− 2432	−1.7	× 53 / 368	−0.2
4	98,837	2466.9	− 2473	−6.1	× 55 / 368	−0.9
5	98,840	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 59 / 368	−3.2
6	98,841	2512.4	− 2531	−18.6	× 57 / 368	−2.9
7	98,844	2548.7	− 2552	−3.3	× 64 / 368	−0.6
8	98,845	2600.5	− 2567	33.5	× 53 / 368	4.8
11	98,848	2580.3	− 2583	−2.7	× 27 / 368	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,514	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 49 / 325	0.5
4	99,515	2472.8	− 2473	−0.2	× 46 / 325	0
5	99,516	2521.2	− 2502	19.2	× 49 / 325	2.9
6	99,517	2522.9	− 2531	−8.1	× 57 / 325	−1.4
7	99,518	2550.2	− 2552	−1.8	× 55 / 325	−0.3
8	99,519	2565.0	− 2567	−2	× 45 / 325	−0.3
11	99,520	2624.3	− 2583	41.3	× 24 / 325	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,705	2419.7	− 2432	−12.3	× 43 / 280	−1.9
4	99,706	2475.8	− 2473	2.8	× 49 / 280	0.5
5	99,707	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 39 / 280	1.6
6	99,708	2555.1	− 2531	24.1	× 49 / 280	4.2
7	99,709	2609.5	− 2552	57.5	× 40 / 280	8.2
8	99,710	2571.0	− 2567	4	× 43 / 280	0.6
11	99,711	2623.9	− 2583	40.9	× 17 / 280	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,539	2407.2	− 2432	−24.8	× 40 / 241	−4.1
4	99,540	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 33 / 241	−2.2
5	99,541	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 41 / 241	−5.3
6	99,542	2525.4	− 2531	−5.6	× 30 / 241	−0.7
7	99,543	2578.4	− 2552	26.4	× 45 / 241	4.9
8	99,544	2605.3	− 2567	38.3	× 30 / 241	4.8
11	99,545	2638.5	− 2583	55.5	× 22 / 241	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,446	2414.9	− 2432	−17.1	× 41 / 266	−2.6
4	99,447	2459.7	− 2473	−13.3	× 39 / 266	−2
5	99,448	2492.0	− 2502	−10	× 34 / 266	−1.3
6	99,449	2521.9	− 2531	−9.1	× 42 / 266	−1.4
7	99,450	2567.9	− 2552	15.9	× 29 / 266	1.7
8	99,451	2595.2	− 2567	28.2	× 51 / 266	5.4
11	99,452	2653.2	− 2583	70.2	× 30 / 266	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,144	2402.9	− 2432	−29.1	× 61 / 276	−6.4
4	99,145	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 44 / 276	−4.2
5	99,146	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 42 / 276	−3.8
6	99,147	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 35 / 276	−2.2
7	99,148	2563.9	− 2552	11.9	× 45 / 276	1.9
8	99,149	2612.1	− 2567	45.1	× 29 / 276	4.7
11	99,150	2610.1	− 2583	27.1	× 20 / 276	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,803	2390.1	− 2432	−41.9	× 66 / 328	−8.4
4	98,804	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 72 / 328	−8
5	98,805	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 47 / 328	−1.6
6	98,806	2497.6	− 2531	−33.4	× 48 / 328	−4.9
7	98,807	2557.2	− 2552	5.2	× 31 / 328	0.5
8	98,808	2570.0	− 2567	3	× 48 / 328	0.4
11	98,809	2619.9	− 2583	36.9	× 16 / 328	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −5, −2, 0, −3, 4, 16, 2, 8, −8, −20 → −0.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit 21.3, lower limit −22.9.

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.