Golden Valley Unified: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	41,523	2421.2	− 2432	−10.8	× 146 / 988	−1.6
4	41,526	2452.1	− 2473	−20.9	× 127 / 988	−2.7
5	41,527	2497.6	− 2502	−4.4	× 136 / 988	−0.6
6	41,530	2554.7	− 2531	23.7	× 123 / 988	3
7	41,532	2545.5	− 2552	−6.5	× 156 / 988	−1
8	41,533	2586.6	− 2567	19.6	× 163 / 988	3.2
11	41,536	2631.6	− 2583	48.6	× 137 / 988	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,428	2421.5	− 2432	−10.5	× 121 / 958	−1.3
4	38,430	2469.2	− 2473	−3.8	× 144 / 958	−0.6
5	38,432	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 128 / 958	−0.4
6	38,435	2550.5	− 2531	19.5	× 132 / 958	2.7
7	38,436	2578.1	− 2552	26.1	× 131 / 958	3.6
8	38,439	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 157 / 958	−1
11	38,440	2624.5	− 2583	41.5	× 145 / 958	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,341	2437.6	− 2432	5.6	× 167 / 999	0.9
4	39,342	2481.5	− 2473	8.5	× 129 / 999	1.1
5	39,345	2489.0	− 2502	−13	× 149 / 999	−1.9
6	39,347	2545.5	− 2531	14.5	× 132 / 999	1.9
7	39,349	2569.3	− 2552	17.3	× 157 / 999	2.7
8	39,351	2586.2	− 2567	19.2	× 130 / 999	2.5
11	39,352	2645.7	− 2583	62.7	× 135 / 999	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,380	2432.8	− 2432	0.8	× 132 / 1068	0.1
4	39,381	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 169 / 1068	3.6
5	39,384	2503.6	− 2502	1.6	× 144 / 1068	0.2
6	39,385	2552.2	− 2531	21.2	× 156 / 1068	3.1
7	39,388	2587.0	− 2552	35	× 151 / 1068	4.9
8	39,389	2581.5	− 2567	14.5	× 158 / 1068	2.1
11	39,392	2620.6	− 2583	37.6	× 158 / 1068	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,519	2446.0	− 2432	14	× 142 / 1068	1.9
4	39,520	2483.6	− 2473	10.6	× 137 / 1068	1.4
5	39,521	2524.7	− 2502	22.7	× 175 / 1068	3.7
6	39,522	2555.5	− 2531	24.5	× 161 / 1068	3.7
7	39,523	2581.0	− 2552	29	× 163 / 1068	4.4
8	39,524	2572.1	− 2567	5.1	× 153 / 1068	0.7
11	39,525	2593.6	− 2583	10.6	× 137 / 1068	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,504	2422.9	− 2432	−9.1	× 158 / 1044	−1.4
4	38,505	2478.9	− 2473	5.9	× 130 / 1044	0.7
5	38,506	2518.0	− 2502	16	× 141 / 1044	2.2
6	38,507	2524.1	− 2531	−6.9	× 134 / 1044	−0.9
7	38,508	2568.1	− 2552	16.1	× 179 / 1044	2.8
8	38,509	2561.3	− 2567	−5.7	× 171 / 1044	−0.9
11	38,510	2598.7	− 2583	15.7	× 131 / 1044	2
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	39,296	2440.9	− 2432	8.9	× 184 / 1218	1.3
4	39,297	2475.0	− 2473	2	× 195 / 1218	0.3
5	39,298	2514.6	− 2502	12.6	× 154 / 1218	1.6
6	39,299	2561.7	− 2531	30.7	× 170 / 1218	4.3
7	39,300	2550.6	− 2552	−1.4	× 152 / 1218	−0.2
8	39,301	2596.9	− 2567	29.9	× 204 / 1218	5
11	39,302	2572.5	− 2583	−10.5	× 159 / 1218	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,351	2418.3	− 2432	−13.7	× 205 / 1343	−2.1
4	39,352	2467.6	− 2473	−5.4	× 199 / 1343	−0.8
5	39,353	2516.9	− 2502	14.9	× 214 / 1343	2.4
6	39,354	2553.4	− 2531	22.4	× 182 / 1343	3
7	39,355	2586.6	− 2552	34.6	× 186 / 1343	4.8
8	39,356	2578.8	− 2567	11.8	× 181 / 1343	1.6
11	39,357	2563.2	− 2583	−19.8	× 176 / 1343	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,177	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 196 / 1424	−0.6
4	39,178	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 216 / 1424	−3.1
5	39,179	2505.5	− 2502	3.5	× 218 / 1424	0.5
6	39,180	2555.3	− 2531	24.3	× 217 / 1424	3.7
7	39,181	2572.0	− 2552	20	× 201 / 1424	2.8
8	39,182	2610.9	− 2567	43.9	× 196 / 1424	6
11	39,183	2553.9	− 2583	−29.1	× 180 / 1424	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,950	2419.8	− 2432	−12.2	× 254 / 1585	−2
4	38,951	2477.5	− 2473	4.5	× 201 / 1585	0.6
5	38,952	2505.4	− 2502	3.4	× 229 / 1585	0.5
6	38,953	2559.8	− 2531	28.8	× 226 / 1585	4.1
7	38,954	2576.8	− 2552	24.8	× 243 / 1585	3.8
8	38,955	2601.7	− 2567	34.7	× 205 / 1585	4.5
11	38,956	2607.1	− 2583	24.1	× 227 / 1585	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 7, 9, 16, 20, 17, 4, 11, 6, 6, 15 → 11.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 9 → average 5.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.6 × 2.66 = 14.9. Upper limit 26, lower limit −3.8.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.