George 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2550 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 91 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 86 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 88 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 22 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students Just 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	55,847	2389.8	− 2432	−42.2	× 130 / 484	−11.3
4	55,849	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 133 / 484	−9.4
5	55,851	2480.8	− 2502	−21.2	× 111 / 484	−4.9
6	55,853	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 110 / 484	−1.9
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
3	51,845	2407.7	− 2432	−24.3	× 130 / 524	−6
4	51,847	2469.0	− 2473	−4	× 136 / 524	−1
5	51,849	2492.6	− 2502	−9.4	× 143 / 524	−2.6
6	51,851	2534.4	− 2531	3.4	× 115 / 524	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,368	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 123 / 560	−3
4	53,371	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 138 / 560	−1.6
5	53,373	2496.1	− 2502	−5.9	× 147 / 560	−1.5
6	53,375	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 152 / 560	0.6
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	53,458	2422.5	− 2432	−9.5	× 124 / 525	−2.2
4	53,460	2505.0	− 2473	32	× 127 / 525	7.7
5	53,462	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 137 / 525	−0.2
6	53,463	2529.9	− 2531	−1.1	× 137 / 525	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,688	2419.6	− 2432	−12.4	× 155 / 550	−3.5
4	53,689	2497.4	− 2473	24.4	× 123 / 550	5.5
5	53,690	2519.5	− 2502	17.5	× 130 / 550	4.1
6	53,691	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 142 / 550	1.4
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	53,744	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 122 / 481	−12.7
4	53,745	2452.2	− 2473	−20.8	× 117 / 481	−5.1
5	53,746	2502.7	− 2502	0.7	× 107 / 481	0.2
6	53,747	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 135 / 481	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,695	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 115 / 467	−9.2
4	53,696	2418.9	− 2473	−54.1	× 123 / 467	−14.2
5	53,697	2485.4	− 2502	−16.6	× 120 / 467	−4.3
6	53,698	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 109 / 467	−0.4
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
3	53,553	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 112 / 476	−12.2
4	53,554	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 118 / 476	−3.8
5	53,555	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 127 / 476	−7
6	53,556	2521.1	− 2531	−9.9	× 119 / 476	−2.5
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
3	53,291	2396.3	− 2432	−35.7	× 106 / 467	−8.1
4	53,292	2443.8	− 2473	−29.2	× 112 / 467	−7
5	53,293	2529.7	− 2502	27.7	× 124 / 467	7.4
6	53,294	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 125 / 467	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,224	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 113 / 449	−8.7
4	53,225	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 109 / 449	−4.2
5	53,226	2499.4	− 2502	−2.6	× 108 / 449	−0.6
6	53,227	2550.2	− 2531	19.2	× 119 / 449	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −9, −6, 5, 7, −16, −28, −25, −14, −9 → −12.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 14, lower limit −38.6.

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.