Washington 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2372 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2575 vs. 2567.

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.

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
4	44,786	2393.7	− 2473	−79.3	× 14 / 92	−12.1
5	44,787	2449.6	− 2502	−52.4	× 19 / 92	−10.8
6	44,790	2478.5	− 2531	−52.5	× 22 / 92	−12.6
7	44,791	2516.5	− 2552	−35.5	× 15 / 92	−5.8
8	44,794	2566.2	− 2567	−0.8	× 22 / 92	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	41,511	2423.2	− 2473	−49.8	× 15 / 90	−8.3
5	41,514	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 12 / 90	0.7
6	41,515	2528.1	− 2531	−2.9	× 20 / 90	−0.6
7	41,517	2516.1	− 2552	−35.9	× 24 / 90	−9.6
8	41,519	2594.5	− 2567	27.5	× 19 / 90	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,525	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 12 / 106	−2.5
4	42,526	2385.1	− 2473	−87.9	× 15 / 106	−12.4
5	42,528	2491.3	− 2502	−10.7	× 15 / 106	−1.5
6	42,530	2497.4	− 2531	−33.6	× 14 / 106	−4.4
7	42,533	2522.8	− 2552	−29.2	× 26 / 106	−7.2
8	42,535	2580.7	− 2567	13.7	× 24 / 106	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,537	2355.5	− 2432	−76.5	× 16 / 104	−11.8
4	42,540	2480.4	− 2473	7.4	× 16 / 104	1.1
5	42,541	2399.2	− 2502	−102.8	× 14 / 104	−13.8
6	42,544	2516.1	− 2531	−14.9	× 17 / 104	−2.4
7	42,545	2531.2	− 2552	−20.8	× 18 / 104	−3.6
8	42,547	2594.1	− 2567	27.1	× 23 / 104	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,673	2423.1	− 2432	−8.9	× 20 / 114	−1.6
4	42,674	2448.5	− 2473	−24.5	× 17 / 114	−3.7
5	42,675	2504.3	− 2502	2.3	× 18 / 114	0.4
6	42,676	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 20 / 114	−6.6
7	42,677	2572.4	− 2552	20.4	× 19 / 114	3.4
8	42,678	2561.9	− 2567	−5.1	× 20 / 114	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,556	2390.8	− 2432	−41.2	× 26 / 136	−7.9
4	41,557	2436.1	− 2473	−36.9	× 22 / 136	−6
5	41,558	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 26 / 136	−0.6
6	41,559	2470.2	− 2531	−60.8	× 19 / 136	−8.5
7	41,560	2557.0	− 2552	5	× 18 / 136	0.7
8	41,561	2547.0	− 2567	−20	× 25 / 136	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,432	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 28 / 154	−4.9
4	42,433	2423.3	− 2473	−49.7	× 30 / 154	−9.7
5	42,434	2511.5	− 2502	9.5	× 26 / 154	1.6
6	42,435	2505.6	− 2531	−25.4	× 30 / 154	−4.9
7	42,436	2559.0	− 2552	7	× 21 / 154	1
8	42,437	2604.8	− 2567	37.8	× 19 / 154	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,459	2424.6	− 2432	−7.4	× 27 / 160	−1.2
4	42,460	2420.6	− 2473	−52.4	× 27 / 160	−8.8
5	42,461	2496.3	− 2502	−5.7	× 29 / 160	−1
6	42,462	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 28 / 160	−2.7
7	42,463	2571.9	− 2552	19.9	× 28 / 160	3.5
8	42,464	2568.5	− 2567	1.5	× 21 / 160	0.2
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	42,294	2392.7	− 2432	−39.3	× 26 / 170	−6
4	42,295	2447.7	− 2473	−25.3	× 29 / 170	−4.3
5	42,296	2495.3	− 2502	−6.7	× 27 / 170	−1.1
6	42,297	2514.5	− 2531	−16.5	× 33 / 170	−3.2
7	42,298	2537.2	− 2552	−14.8	× 24 / 170	−2.1
8	42,299	2569.1	− 2567	2.1	× 31 / 170	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,053	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 31 / 177	−8
4	42,054	2454.3	− 2473	−18.7	× 27 / 177	−2.9
5	42,055	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 29 / 177	−5.4
6	42,056	2510.4	− 2531	−20.6	× 31 / 177	−3.6
7	42,057	2523.2	− 2552	−28.8	× 29 / 177	−4.7
8	42,058	2576.2	− 2567	9.2	× 30 / 177	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,955	2372.0	− 2432	−60	× 37 / 194	−11.4
4	41,956	2454.0	− 2473	−19	× 31 / 194	−3
5	41,957	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 29 / 194	−3
6	41,958	2492.9	− 2531	−38.1	× 33 / 194	−6.5
7	41,959	2527.8	− 2552	−24.2	× 34 / 194	−4.2
8	41,960	2574.8	− 2567	7.8	× 30 / 194	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −12, −25, −25, −9, −26, −12, −10, −16, −23, −27 → −20.5
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: 13 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 17 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit 8.2, lower limit −49.2.

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.