Mt. Woodson 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 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. 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 37 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 80 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	73,334	2413.0	− 2432	−19	× 82 / 277	−5.6
4	73,336	2457.0	− 2473	−16	× 66 / 277	−3.8
5	73,338	2525.5	− 2502	23.5	× 65 / 277	5.5
6	73,340	2496.9	− 2531	−34.1	× 64 / 277	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,024	2436.9	− 2432	4.9	× 73 / 288	1.2
4	68,027	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 81 / 288	−4.2
5	68,029	2510.0	− 2502	8	× 65 / 288	1.8
6	68,030	2543.3	− 2531	12.3	× 69 / 288	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,842	2406.9	− 2432	−25.1	× 59 / 259	−5.7
4	69,843	2447.9	− 2473	−25.1	× 66 / 259	−6.4
5	69,845	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 71 / 259	−9.3
6	69,847	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 63 / 259	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,999	2452.7	− 2432	20.7	× 60 / 253	4.9
4	70,001	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 60 / 253	−5.3
5	70,003	2511.6	− 2502	9.6	× 61 / 253	2.3
6	70,005	2487.7	− 2531	−43.3	× 72 / 253	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,512	2449.2	− 2432	17.2	× 63 / 252	4.3
4	70,513	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 63 / 252	−3.1
5	70,514	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 63 / 252	−10.3
6	70,515	2518.8	− 2531	−12.2	× 63 / 252	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,604	2441.3	− 2432	9.3	× 60 / 216	2.6
4	70,605	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 49 / 216	−5
5	70,606	2463.4	− 2502	−38.6	× 59 / 216	−10.5
6	70,607	2515.7	− 2531	−15.3	× 48 / 216	−3.4
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	70,610	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 62 / 220	−5
4	70,611	2483.6	− 2473	10.6	× 54 / 220	2.6
5	70,612	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 48 / 220	−8.7
6	70,613	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 56 / 220	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,592	2445.6	− 2432	13.6	× 48 / 205	3.2
4	70,593	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 59 / 205	−12.4
5	70,594	2518.3	− 2502	16.3	× 53 / 205	4.2
6	70,595	2490.6	− 2531	−40.4	× 45 / 205	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,306	2429.8	− 2432	−2.2	× 44 / 194	−0.5
4	70,307	2469.4	− 2473	−3.6	× 45 / 194	−0.8
5	70,308	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 56 / 194	−11.5
6	70,309	2536.1	− 2531	5.1	× 49 / 194	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,339	2398.9	− 2432	−33.1	× 50 / 197	−8.4
4	70,340	2437.9	− 2473	−35.1	× 48 / 197	−8.6
5	70,341	2487.3	− 2502	−14.7	× 47 / 197	−3.5
6	70,342	2500.4	− 2531	−30.6	× 52 / 197	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, 2, −29, −10, −12, −16, −16, −14, −12, −29 → −14.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 31 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit 12.1, lower limit −41.7.

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.