Woodside K-8: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 29 points under the grade 6 bar. 2502 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531. 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 39 students 18 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 14 students 49 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	62,718	2410.9	− 2432	−21.1	× 62 / 405	−3.2
4	62,720	2432.3	− 2473	−40.7	× 66 / 405	−6.6
5	62,722	2526.8	− 2502	24.8	× 67 / 405	4.1
6	62,724	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 85 / 405	−7.3
7	62,726	2500.2	− 2552	−51.8	× 66 / 405	−8.4
8	62,728	2463.3	− 2567	−103.7	× 59 / 405	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,211	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 55 / 389	−4.1
4	58,213	2456.7	− 2473	−16.3	× 67 / 389	−2.8
5	58,215	2520.1	− 2502	18.1	× 66 / 389	3.1
6	58,217	2535.2	− 2531	4.2	× 63 / 389	0.7
7	58,220	2537.2	− 2552	−14.8	× 79 / 389	−3
8	58,221	2544.4	− 2567	−22.6	× 59 / 389	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,896	2362.4	− 2432	−69.6	× 61 / 364	−11.7
4	59,898	2446.1	− 2473	−26.9	× 58 / 364	−4.3
5	59,900	2522.8	− 2502	20.8	× 64 / 364	3.7
6	59,903	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 65 / 364	−4.8
7	59,905	2551.9	− 2552	−0.1	× 51 / 364	0
8	59,906	2554.2	− 2567	−12.8	× 65 / 364	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,023	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 46 / 338	−4.5
4	60,026	2445.7	− 2473	−27.3	× 63 / 338	−5.1
5	60,027	2517.6	− 2502	15.6	× 52 / 338	2.4
6	60,030	2524.1	− 2531	−6.9	× 60 / 338	−1.2
7	60,031	2527.9	− 2552	−24.1	× 60 / 338	−4.3
8	60,034	2535.0	− 2567	−32	× 57 / 338	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,268	2413.5	− 2432	−18.5	× 51 / 326	−2.9
4	60,269	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 50 / 326	−4.3
5	60,270	2504.2	− 2502	2.2	× 65 / 326	0.4
6	60,271	2521.4	− 2531	−9.6	× 51 / 326	−1.5
7	60,272	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 51 / 326	−1.6
8	60,273	2520.7	− 2567	−46.3	× 58 / 326	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,336	2385.0	− 2432	−47	× 41 / 235	−8.2
4	60,337	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 42 / 235	−4.4
5	60,338	2500.7	− 2502	−1.3	× 47 / 235	−0.3
6	60,339	2527.0	− 2531	−4	× 29 / 235	−0.5
7	60,340	2561.6	− 2552	9.6	× 34 / 235	1.4
8	60,341	2512.8	− 2567	−54.2	× 42 / 235	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,287	2412.5	− 2432	−19.5	× 52 / 237	−4.3
4	60,288	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 40 / 237	−4.3
5	60,289	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 37 / 237	−0.3
6	60,290	2489.6	− 2531	−41.4	× 53 / 237	−9.3
7	60,291	2504.3	− 2552	−47.7	× 25 / 237	−5
8	60,292	2499.2	− 2567	−67.8	× 30 / 237	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,218	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 43 / 264	−4.8
4	60,219	2455.2	− 2473	−17.8	× 51 / 264	−3.4
5	60,220	2481.2	− 2502	−20.8	× 41 / 264	−3.2
6	60,221	2491.1	− 2531	−39.9	× 45 / 264	−6.8
7	60,222	2492.1	− 2552	−59.9	× 58 / 264	−13.2
8	60,223	2501.0	− 2567	−66	× 26 / 264	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,973	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 51 / 320	−7.7
4	59,974	2438.9	− 2473	−34.1	× 57 / 320	−6.1
5	59,975	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 57 / 320	−5.8
6	59,976	2510.6	− 2531	−20.4	× 57 / 320	−3.6
7	59,977	2490.9	− 2552	−61.1	× 42 / 320	−8
8	59,978	2494.7	− 2567	−72.3	× 56 / 320	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,900	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 50 / 312	−8.5
4	59,901	2421.8	− 2473	−51.2	× 49 / 312	−8
5	59,902	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 56 / 312	−3.4
6	59,903	2478.5	− 2531	−52.5	× 53 / 312	−8.9
7	59,904	2502.0	− 2552	−50	× 62 / 312	−9.9
8	59,905	2516.3	− 2567	−50.7	× 42 / 312	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −10, −19, −18, −18, −22, −32, −38, −44, −46 → −28.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit −9.2, lower limit −47.6.

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.