Willard (Frances E.) 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, 52 of the 151 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

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. 2437 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 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 22 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 27 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 28 students Meets 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 16 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 11 students 10 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	23,694	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 59 / 268	−6.6
4	23,696	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 65 / 268	−3.3
5	23,698	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 65 / 268	−2
6	23,700	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 79 / 268	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,202	2420.1	− 2432	−11.9	× 57 / 248	−2.7
4	22,204	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 59 / 248	−4.1
5	22,205	2493.7	− 2502	−8.3	× 66 / 248	−2.2
6	22,207	2515.8	− 2531	−15.2	× 66 / 248	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,620	2434.0	− 2432	2	× 59 / 239	0.5
4	22,623	2467.5	− 2473	−5.5	× 49 / 239	−1.1
5	22,624	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 63 / 239	−9.5
6	22,627	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 68 / 239	3.7
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	22,617	2427.6	− 2432	−4.4	× 48 / 211	−1
4	22,619	2484.2	− 2473	11.2	× 56 / 211	3
5	22,621	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 44 / 211	−4.1
6	22,623	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 63 / 211	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,795	2422.3	− 2432	−9.7	× 60 / 209	−2.8
4	22,796	2472.7	− 2473	−0.3	× 48 / 209	−0.1
5	22,797	2510.1	− 2502	8.1	× 53 / 209	2.1
6	22,798	2528.2	− 2531	−2.8	× 48 / 209	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,762	2427.2	− 2432	−4.8	× 41 / 191	−1
4	22,763	2477.4	− 2473	4.4	× 43 / 191	1
5	22,764	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 36 / 191	−7.5
6	22,765	2510.5	− 2531	−20.5	× 71 / 191	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,737	2418.4	− 2432	−13.6	× 31 / 147	−2.9
4	22,738	2492.3	− 2473	19.3	× 44 / 147	5.8
5	22,739	2524.1	− 2502	22.1	× 40 / 147	6
6	22,740	2536.5	− 2531	5.5	× 32 / 147	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,597	2397.5	− 2432	−34.5	× 44 / 157	−9.7
4	22,598	2481.5	− 2473	8.5	× 32 / 157	1.7
5	22,599	2506.8	− 2502	4.8	× 43 / 157	1.3
6	22,600	2558.3	− 2531	27.3	× 38 / 157	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,506	2398.9	− 2432	−33.1	× 33 / 150	−7.3
4	22,507	2471.7	− 2473	−1.3	× 38 / 150	−0.3
5	22,508	2503.0	− 2502	1	× 37 / 150	0.2
6	22,509	2562.5	− 2531	31.5	× 42 / 150	8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,562	2390.4	− 2432	−41.6	× 38 / 151	−10.5
4	22,563	2436.5	− 2473	−36.5	× 34 / 151	−8.2
5	22,564	2512.4	− 2502	10.4	× 40 / 151	2.8
6	22,565	2530.7	− 2531	−0.3	× 39 / 151	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −10, −13, −6, −8, −1, −15, 10, 0, 1, −16 → −5.8
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 25 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit 19.7, lower limit −31.3.

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.