William McKinley 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 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2353 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2420 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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 56 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 40 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 44 students 23 points under 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 14 students 140 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students 50 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	65,398	2356.5	− 2432	−75.5	× 93 / 365	−19.2
4	65,401	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 100 / 365	−18.5
5	65,402	2438.9	− 2502	−63.1	× 89 / 365	−15.4
6	65,405	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 83 / 365	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,632	2372.5	− 2432	−59.5	× 112 / 394	−16.9
4	60,634	2418.3	− 2473	−54.7	× 90 / 394	−12.5
5	60,635	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 107 / 394	−10.3
6	60,638	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 85 / 394	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,379	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 82 / 394	−9.6
4	62,382	2426.7	− 2473	−46.3	× 111 / 394	−13
5	62,383	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 90 / 394	−9.8
6	62,386	2474.7	− 2531	−56.3	× 111 / 394	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,457	2395.9	− 2432	−36.1	× 80 / 356	−8.1
4	62,460	2448.9	− 2473	−24.1	× 79 / 356	−5.3
5	62,461	2470.4	− 2502	−31.6	× 107 / 356	−9.5
6	62,464	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 90 / 356	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,730	2380.1	− 2432	−51.9	× 92 / 359	−13.3
4	62,731	2455.1	− 2473	−17.9	× 74 / 359	−3.7
5	62,732	2488.4	− 2502	−13.6	× 77 / 359	−2.9
6	62,733	2488.4	− 2531	−42.6	× 116 / 359	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,789	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 72 / 322	−13.8
4	62,790	2439.7	− 2473	−33.3	× 84 / 322	−8.7
5	62,791	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 88 / 322	−13
6	62,792	2483.8	− 2531	−47.2	× 78 / 322	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,741	2344.9	− 2432	−87.1	× 63 / 297	−18.5
4	62,742	2410.0	− 2473	−63	× 76 / 297	−16.1
5	62,743	2436.6	− 2502	−65.4	× 76 / 297	−16.7
6	62,744	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 82 / 297	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,696	2349.7	− 2432	−82.3	× 49 / 262	−15.4
4	62,697	2419.1	− 2473	−53.9	× 58 / 262	−11.9
5	62,698	2401.4	− 2502	−100.6	× 82 / 262	−31.5
6	62,699	2483.7	− 2531	−47.3	× 73 / 262	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,465	2367.4	− 2432	−64.6	× 66 / 250	−17.1
4	62,466	2439.1	− 2473	−33.9	× 51 / 250	−6.9
5	62,467	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 57 / 250	−12.6
6	62,468	2462.8	− 2531	−68.2	× 76 / 250	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,438	2352.6	− 2432	−79.4	× 70 / 239	−23.3
4	62,439	2419.8	− 2473	−53.2	× 63 / 239	−14
5	62,440	2453.9	− 2502	−48.1	× 51 / 239	−10.3
6	62,441	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 55 / 239	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −48, −48, −34, −34, −47, −65, −72, −57, −64 → −53.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit −26, lower limit −81.4.

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.