Wright 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2564 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2579 vs. 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 3rd 25 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 40 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 104 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 88 students Meets 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 3rd 26 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 19 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 21 students 14 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
3	23,344	2394.0	− 2432	−38	× 75 / 718	−4
4	23,346	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 78 / 718	−5.3
5	23,348	2485.8	− 2502	−16.2	× 90 / 718	−2
6	23,350	2488.1	− 2531	−42.9	× 90 / 718	−5.4
7	23,352	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 190 / 718	−7.4
8	23,354	2563.7	− 2567	−3.3	× 195 / 718	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,934	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 87 / 670	−6
4	21,935	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 72 / 670	−3.6
5	21,938	2490.3	− 2502	−11.7	× 78 / 670	−1.4
6	21,940	2521.1	− 2531	−9.9	× 87 / 670	−1.3
7	21,942	2537.5	− 2552	−14.5	× 157 / 670	−3.4
8	21,943	2562.3	− 2567	−4.7	× 189 / 670	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,350	2412.4	− 2432	−19.6	× 69 / 632	−2.1
4	22,353	2433.9	− 2473	−39.1	× 81 / 632	−5
5	22,354	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 71 / 632	−1.7
6	22,356	2521.0	− 2531	−10	× 77 / 632	−1.2
7	22,359	2565.5	− 2552	13.5	× 172 / 632	3.7
8	22,361	2568.5	− 2567	1.5	× 162 / 632	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,335	2433.8	− 2432	1.8	× 73 / 613	0.2
4	22,337	2449.8	− 2473	−23.2	× 71 / 613	−2.7
5	22,339	2489.0	− 2502	−13	× 78 / 613	−1.7
6	22,341	2522.0	− 2531	−9	× 76 / 613	−1.1
7	22,343	2554.6	− 2552	2.6	× 138 / 613	0.6
8	22,345	2590.0	− 2567	23	× 177 / 613	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,509	2418.1	− 2432	−13.9	× 58 / 558	−1.4
4	22,510	2470.6	− 2473	−2.4	× 75 / 558	−0.3
5	22,511	2508.7	− 2502	6.7	× 68 / 558	0.8
6	22,512	2533.9	− 2531	2.9	× 74 / 558	0.4
7	22,513	2570.6	− 2552	18.6	× 152 / 558	5.1
8	22,514	2578.4	− 2567	11.4	× 131 / 558	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,474	2381.0	− 2432	−51	× 62 / 487	−6.5
4	22,475	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 62 / 487	−5.4
5	22,476	2487.6	− 2502	−14.4	× 57 / 487	−1.7
6	22,477	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 60 / 487	−0.5
7	22,478	2570.7	− 2552	18.7	× 124 / 487	4.8
8	22,479	2578.8	− 2567	11.8	× 122 / 487	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,445	2354.7	− 2432	−77.3	× 52 / 455	−8.8
4	22,446	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 56 / 455	−3.8
5	22,447	2497.1	− 2502	−4.9	× 56 / 455	−0.6
6	22,448	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 54 / 455	−3.3
7	22,449	2572.6	− 2552	20.6	× 117 / 455	5.3
8	22,450	2591.2	− 2567	24.2	× 120 / 455	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,299	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 54 / 450	−5.2
4	22,300	2454.0	− 2473	−19	× 50 / 450	−2.1
5	22,301	2477.8	− 2502	−24.2	× 58 / 450	−3.1
6	22,302	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 56 / 450	−2
7	22,303	2548.6	− 2552	−3.4	× 113 / 450	−0.9
8	22,304	2581.7	− 2567	14.7	× 119 / 450	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,210	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 36 / 445	−2.9
4	22,211	2449.4	− 2473	−23.6	× 60 / 445	−3.2
5	22,212	2473.2	− 2502	−28.8	× 53 / 445	−3.4
6	22,213	2515.0	− 2531	−16	× 60 / 445	−2.2
7	22,214	2555.3	− 2552	3.3	× 114 / 445	0.8
8	22,215	2548.4	− 2567	−18.6	× 122 / 445	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,266	2391.5	− 2432	−40.5	× 51 / 431	−4.8
4	22,267	2465.1	− 2473	−7.9	× 33 / 431	−0.6
5	22,268	2463.6	− 2502	−38.4	× 59 / 431	−5.3
6	22,269	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 56 / 431	−4.1
7	22,270	2564.3	− 2552	12.3	× 123 / 431	3.5
8	22,271	2579.4	− 2567	12.4	× 109 / 431	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −17, −6, 2, 7, −6, −5, −9, −16, −8 → −8.3
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit 10.9, lower limit −27.5.

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.