Winchell 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 109 of the 335 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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 3rd 62 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 59 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 55 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 50 students 22 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 3rd 33 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 12 points under the grade 3 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	10,953	2379.8	− 2432	−52.2	× 93 / 390	−12.4
4	10,955	2363.9	− 2473	−109.1	× 109 / 390	−30.5
5	10,957	2445.9	− 2502	−56.1	× 89 / 390	−12.8
6	10,959	2464.8	− 2531	−66.2	× 99 / 390	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,971	2378.1	− 2432	−53.9	× 94 / 384	−13.2
4	9,973	2370.4	− 2473	−102.6	× 97 / 384	−25.9
5	9,975	2435.9	− 2502	−66.1	× 110 / 384	−18.9
6	9,977	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 83 / 384	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,299	2394.2	− 2432	−37.8	× 106 / 417	−9.6
4	10,301	2390.7	− 2473	−82.3	× 106 / 417	−20.9
5	10,303	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 93 / 417	−10.4
6	10,305	2469.8	− 2531	−61.2	× 112 / 417	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,317	2404.9	− 2432	−27.1	× 91 / 395	−6.2
4	10,319	2411.8	− 2473	−61.2	× 102 / 395	−15.8
5	10,320	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 103 / 395	−9.2
6	10,323	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 99 / 395	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,392	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 101 / 404	−9.6
4	10,393	2428.7	− 2473	−44.3	× 95 / 404	−10.4
5	10,394	2505.4	− 2502	3.4	× 104 / 404	0.9
6	10,395	2514.5	− 2531	−16.5	× 104 / 404	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,385	2356.9	− 2432	−75.1	× 106 / 375	−21.2
4	10,386	2403.3	− 2473	−69.7	× 73 / 375	−13.6
5	10,387	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 106 / 375	−13.2
6	10,388	2463.6	− 2531	−67.4	× 90 / 375	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,373	2378.1	− 2432	−53.9	× 75 / 359	−11.3
4	10,374	2398.2	− 2473	−74.8	× 105 / 359	−21.9
5	10,375	2448.7	− 2502	−53.3	× 77 / 359	−11.4
6	10,376	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 102 / 359	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,339	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 96 / 353	−18.1
4	10,340	2392.0	− 2473	−81	× 86 / 353	−19.7
5	10,341	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 101 / 353	−14.2
6	10,342	2477.3	− 2531	−53.7	× 70 / 353	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,316	2379.0	− 2432	−53	× 87 / 351	−13.1
4	10,317	2392.8	− 2473	−80.2	× 91 / 351	−20.8
5	10,318	2431.4	− 2502	−70.6	× 73 / 351	−14.7
6	10,319	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 100 / 351	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,348	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 95 / 335	−10
4	10,349	2415.1	− 2473	−57.9	× 85 / 335	−14.7
5	10,350	2448.0	− 2502	−54	× 86 / 335	−13.9
6	10,351	2484.5	− 2531	−46.5	× 69 / 335	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −73, −65, −57, −41, −23, −64, −57, −63, −61, −48 → −55.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 41 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit −20.1, lower limit −90.3.

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.