Wilson Middle: 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 174 of the 635 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 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 139 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 148 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 174 students 11 points under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 61 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 63 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 50 students 10 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
6	74,910	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 221 / 613	−18
7	74,912	2505.7	− 2552	−46.3	× 193 / 613	−14.6
8	74,914	2515.4	− 2567	−51.6	× 199 / 613	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	69,612	2471.0	− 2531	−60	× 198 / 586	−20.3
7	69,614	2484.6	− 2552	−67.4	× 208 / 586	−23.9
8	69,617	2505.9	− 2567	−61.1	× 180 / 586	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,446	2461.5	− 2531	−69.5	× 221 / 633	−24.3
7	71,448	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 200 / 633	−16.4
8	71,450	2512.8	− 2567	−54.2	× 212 / 633	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,590	2482.3	− 2531	−48.7	× 222 / 646	−16.7
7	71,592	2483.3	− 2552	−68.7	× 226 / 646	−24
8	71,594	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 198 / 646	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	72,072	2493.8	− 2531	−37.2	× 205 / 638	−12
7	72,073	2510.2	− 2552	−41.8	× 223 / 638	−14.6
8	72,074	2497.4	− 2567	−69.6	× 210 / 638	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	72,162	2470.5	− 2531	−60.5	× 227 / 657	−20.9
7	72,163	2499.2	− 2552	−52.8	× 228 / 657	−18.3
8	72,164	2494.4	− 2567	−72.6	× 202 / 657	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	72,156	2476.7	− 2531	−54.3	× 234 / 684	−18.6
7	72,157	2489.9	− 2552	−62.1	× 230 / 684	−20.9
8	72,158	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 220 / 684	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	72,138	2473.6	− 2531	−57.4	× 232 / 702	−19
7	72,139	2481.6	− 2552	−70.4	× 237 / 702	−23.8
8	72,140	2498.3	− 2567	−68.7	× 233 / 702	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,854	2466.7	− 2531	−64.3	× 204 / 648	−20.2
7	71,855	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 224 / 648	−17.9
8	71,856	2507.5	− 2567	−59.5	× 220 / 648	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	71,877	2463.2	− 2531	−67.8	× 200 / 635	−21.4
7	71,878	2487.9	− 2552	−64.1	× 211 / 635	−21.3
8	71,879	2525.8	− 2567	−41.2	× 224 / 635	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −49, −63, −59, −60, −49, −62, −55, −66, −58, −57 → −57.8
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit −37.1, lower limit −78.5.

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.