Elmer Wood 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2503 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 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 56 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 63 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 73 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 21 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	43,935	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 52 / 270	−3
4	43,937	2439.6	− 2473	−33.4	× 76 / 270	−9.4
5	43,939	2471.4	− 2502	−30.6	× 67 / 270	−7.6
6	43,942	2495.0	− 2531	−36	× 75 / 270	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,632	2447.0	− 2432	15	× 55 / 269	3.1
4	40,633	2467.9	− 2473	−5.1	× 57 / 269	−1.1
5	40,636	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 82 / 269	−1.1
6	40,638	2523.4	− 2531	−7.6	× 75 / 269	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,635	2426.0	− 2432	−6	× 80 / 283	−1.7
4	41,636	2482.5	− 2473	9.5	× 61 / 283	2
5	41,638	2494.7	− 2502	−7.3	× 61 / 283	−1.6
6	41,640	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 81 / 283	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,668	2438.4	− 2432	6.4	× 72 / 280	1.6
4	41,669	2480.4	− 2473	7.4	× 85 / 280	2.2
5	41,672	2517.3	− 2502	15.3	× 65 / 280	3.6
6	41,673	2541.2	− 2531	10.2	× 58 / 280	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,807	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 69 / 295	2.5
4	41,808	2486.6	− 2473	13.6	× 76 / 295	3.5
5	41,809	2518.5	− 2502	16.5	× 87 / 295	4.9
6	41,810	2540.6	− 2531	9.6	× 63 / 295	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,554	2410.4	− 2432	−21.6	× 85 / 299	−6.1
4	41,555	2475.1	− 2473	2.1	× 74 / 299	0.5
5	41,556	2510.3	− 2502	8.3	× 71 / 299	2
6	41,557	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 69 / 299	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,585	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 60 / 291	−2.5
4	41,586	2462.8	− 2473	−10.2	× 86 / 291	−3
5	41,587	2518.2	− 2502	16.2	× 71 / 291	4
6	41,588	2535.7	− 2531	4.7	× 74 / 291	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,420	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 79 / 284	−6.1
4	41,421	2459.1	− 2473	−13.9	× 57 / 284	−2.8
5	41,422	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 85 / 284	1.5
6	41,423	2538.4	− 2531	7.4	× 63 / 284	1.6
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	41,183	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 80 / 299	−9.8
4	41,184	2472.7	− 2473	−0.3	× 78 / 299	−0.1
5	41,185	2490.7	− 2502	−11.3	× 59 / 299	−2.2
6	41,186	2547.0	− 2531	16	× 82 / 299	4.4
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	41,089	2393.3	− 2432	−38.7	× 77 / 296	−10.1
4	41,090	2453.0	− 2473	−20	× 77 / 296	−5.2
5	41,091	2502.8	− 2502	0.8	× 85 / 296	0.2
6	41,092	2516.8	− 2531	−14.2	× 57 / 296	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −30, −1, 2, 10, 13, −4, 0, −6, −8, −18 → −4.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 29 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit 20, lower limit −28.4.

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.