A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired: 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 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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
3	61,461	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 56 / 222	−16.1
4	61,463	2398.7	− 2473	−74.3	× 45 / 222	−15.1
5	61,465	2450.8	− 2502	−51.2	× 38 / 222	−8.8
6	61,467	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 44 / 222	−8.9
7	61,469	2421.5	− 2552	−130.5	× 11 / 222	−6.5
8	61,471	2533.0	− 2567	−34	× 28 / 222	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,022	2338.2	− 2432	−93.8	× 51 / 206	−23.2
4	57,024	2415.7	− 2473	−57.3	× 57 / 206	−15.9
5	57,026	2452.7	− 2502	−49.3	× 43 / 206	−10.3
6	57,027	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 35 / 206	−11.3
7	57,029	2504.2	− 2552	−47.8	× 20 / 206	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,696	2317.9	− 2432	−114.1	× 50 / 234	−24.4
4	58,699	2373.6	− 2473	−99.4	× 50 / 234	−21.2
5	58,700	2448.4	− 2502	−53.6	× 56 / 234	−12.8
6	58,702	2466.0	− 2531	−65	× 43 / 234	−11.9
7	58,704	2487.0	− 2552	−65	× 22 / 234	−6.1
8	58,706	2511.6	− 2567	−55.4	× 13 / 234	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,812	2336.9	− 2432	−95.1	× 46 / 215	−20.3
4	58,813	2367.4	− 2473	−105.6	× 42 / 215	−20.6
5	58,816	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 45 / 215	−12.4
6	58,817	2492.9	− 2531	−38.1	× 51 / 215	−9
7	58,820	2488.4	− 2552	−63.6	× 15 / 215	−4.4
8	58,821	2490.9	− 2567	−76.1	× 16 / 215	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,062	2309.2	− 2432	−122.8	× 41 / 211	−23.9
4	59,063	2355.2	− 2473	−117.8	× 51 / 211	−28.5
5	59,064	2414.0	− 2502	−88	× 37 / 211	−15.4
6	59,065	2451.2	− 2531	−79.8	× 49 / 211	−18.5
7	59,066	2519.9	− 2552	−32.1	× 19 / 211	−2.9
8	59,067	2500.6	− 2567	−66.4	× 14 / 211	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,145	2344.5	− 2432	−87.5	× 42 / 215	−17.1
4	59,146	2403.2	− 2473	−69.8	× 40 / 215	−13
5	59,147	2399.5	− 2502	−102.5	× 37 / 215	−17.6
6	59,148	2445.8	− 2531	−85.2	× 37 / 215	−14.7
7	59,149	2464.1	− 2552	−87.9	× 37 / 215	−15.1
8	59,150	2496.1	− 2567	−70.9	× 22 / 215	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,103	2321.4	− 2432	−110.6	× 47 / 230	−22.6
4	59,104	2398.4	− 2473	−74.6	× 34 / 230	−11
5	59,105	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 50 / 230	−14.3
6	59,106	2426.1	− 2531	−104.9	× 38 / 230	−17.3
7	59,107	2494.3	− 2552	−57.7	× 35 / 230	−8.8
8	59,108	2423.9	− 2567	−143.1	× 26 / 230	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,034	2355.1	− 2432	−76.9	× 39 / 245	−12.2
4	59,035	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 52 / 245	−14.7
5	59,036	2441.2	− 2502	−60.8	× 34 / 245	−8.4
6	59,037	2498.8	− 2531	−32.2	× 54 / 245	−7.1
7	59,038	2471.0	− 2552	−81	× 34 / 245	−11.2
8	59,039	2507.0	− 2567	−60	× 32 / 245	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,791	2388.2	− 2432	−43.8	× 33 / 244	−5.9
4	58,792	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 43 / 244	−11.3
5	58,793	2445.1	− 2502	−56.9	× 56 / 244	−13.1
6	58,794	2477.1	− 2531	−53.9	× 29 / 244	−6.4
7	58,795	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 54 / 244	−6.2
8	58,796	2483.4	− 2567	−83.6	× 29 / 244	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,718	2363.2	− 2432	−68.8	× 38 / 248	−10.5
4	58,719	2398.4	− 2473	−74.6	× 34 / 248	−10.2
5	58,720	2457.7	− 2502	−44.3	× 44 / 248	−7.9
6	58,721	2495.8	− 2531	−35.2	× 54 / 248	−7.7
7	58,722	2509.5	− 2552	−42.5	× 31 / 248	−5.3
8	58,723	2532.7	− 2567	−34.3	× 47 / 248	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −65, −80, −73, −94, −85, −90, −62, −53, −48 → −71
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 28 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit −40.1, lower limit −101.9.

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.