Winton Middle: 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 171 of the 575 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 2534 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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 6th 145 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 132 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 127 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 6th 63 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 49 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 59 students 12 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
6	44,712	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 190 / 579	−8.9
7	44,713	2517.1	− 2552	−34.9	× 177 / 579	−10.7
8	44,716	2543.5	− 2567	−23.5	× 212 / 579	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	41,437	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 198 / 547	−8.7
7	41,439	2536.2	− 2552	−15.8	× 187 / 547	−5.4
8	41,442	2563.0	− 2567	−4	× 162 / 547	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,454	2511.0	− 2531	−20	× 201 / 587	−6.8
7	42,457	2527.0	− 2552	−25	× 193 / 587	−8.2
8	42,458	2572.5	− 2567	5.5	× 193 / 587	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,467	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 223 / 613	−3.4
7	42,470	2541.1	− 2552	−10.9	× 202 / 613	−3.6
8	42,471	2559.8	− 2567	−7.2	× 188 / 613	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,603	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 206 / 652	−1.9
7	42,604	2547.1	− 2552	−4.9	× 236 / 652	−1.8
8	42,605	2576.2	− 2567	9.2	× 210 / 652	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	41,486	2492.9	− 2531	−38.1	× 181 / 604	−11.4
7	41,487	2532.9	− 2552	−19.1	× 205 / 604	−6.5
8	41,488	2550.2	− 2567	−16.8	× 218 / 604	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,362	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 206 / 598	−8.2
7	42,363	2528.8	− 2552	−23.2	× 195 / 598	−7.6
8	42,364	2543.8	− 2567	−23.2	× 197 / 598	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,389	2501.9	− 2531	−29.1	× 206 / 604	−9.9
7	42,390	2520.4	− 2552	−31.6	× 205 / 604	−10.7
8	42,391	2545.2	− 2567	−21.8	× 193 / 604	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,224	2489.6	− 2531	−41.4	× 190 / 583	−13.5
7	42,225	2525.4	− 2552	−26.6	× 197 / 583	−9
8	42,226	2558.7	− 2567	−8.3	× 196 / 583	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	41,983	2520.6	− 2531	−10.4	× 175 / 555	−3.3
7	41,984	2508.4	− 2552	−43.6	× 188 / 555	−14.8
8	41,985	2572.0	− 2567	5	× 192 / 555	1.7
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
6	41,885	2510.8	− 2531	−20.2	× 208 / 575	−7.3
7	41,886	2534.2	− 2552	−17.8	× 181 / 575	−5.6
8	41,887	2548.0	− 2567	−19	× 186 / 575	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −15, −13, −9, −1, −24, −23, −28, −25, −16, −19 → −18.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.1 × 2.66 = 18.9. Upper limit 0.6, lower limit −37.2.

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.