Wicklund 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2481 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2556 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2578 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2606 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2591 vs. 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 3rd 56 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 40 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	81,401	2402.5	− 2432	−29.5	× 84 / 492	−5
4	81,403	2461.3	− 2473	−11.7	× 89 / 492	−2.1
5	81,405	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 77 / 492	−3.5
6	81,407	2526.6	− 2531	−4.4	× 82 / 492	−0.7
7	81,409	2595.3	− 2552	43.3	× 85 / 492	7.5
8	81,411	2611.3	− 2567	44.3	× 75 / 492	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,448	2416.0	− 2432	−16	× 90 / 501	−2.9
4	75,450	2452.4	− 2473	−20.6	× 77 / 501	−3.2
5	75,453	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 92 / 501	−0.7
6	75,455	2551.1	− 2531	20.1	× 69 / 501	2.8
7	75,456	2580.5	− 2552	28.5	× 82 / 501	4.7
8	75,459	2605.3	− 2567	38.3	× 91 / 501	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,464	2427.2	− 2432	−4.8	× 98 / 531	−0.9
4	77,466	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 99 / 531	−1.6
5	77,468	2496.1	− 2502	−5.9	× 91 / 531	−1
6	77,469	2557.0	− 2531	26	× 103 / 531	5
7	77,472	2595.1	− 2552	43.1	× 63 / 531	5.1
8	77,473	2624.1	− 2567	57.1	× 77 / 531	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,646	2453.3	− 2432	21.3	× 91 / 535	3.6
4	77,648	2466.8	− 2473	−6.2	× 100 / 535	−1.2
5	77,650	2511.3	− 2502	9.3	× 98 / 535	1.7
6	77,652	2579.4	− 2531	48.4	× 91 / 535	8.2
7	77,654	2606.0	− 2552	54	× 90 / 535	9.1
8	77,656	2619.5	− 2567	52.5	× 65 / 535	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,162	2450.1	− 2432	18.1	× 76 / 519	2.7
4	78,163	2489.8	− 2473	16.8	× 93 / 519	3
5	78,164	2510.2	− 2502	8.2	× 89 / 519	1.4
6	78,165	2559.0	− 2531	28	× 100 / 519	5.4
7	78,166	2590.4	− 2552	38.4	× 74 / 519	5.5
8	78,167	2621.8	− 2567	54.8	× 87 / 519	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,308	2417.1	− 2432	−14.9	× 83 / 537	−2.3
4	78,309	2481.4	− 2473	8.4	× 102 / 537	1.6
5	78,310	2508.3	− 2502	6.3	× 91 / 537	1.1
6	78,311	2594.2	− 2531	63.2	× 79 / 537	9.3
7	78,312	2615.9	− 2552	63.9	× 88 / 537	10.5
8	78,313	2616.7	− 2567	49.7	× 94 / 537	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,300	2441.3	− 2432	9.3	× 83 / 575	1.3
4	78,301	2499.9	− 2473	26.9	× 103 / 575	4.8
5	78,302	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 100 / 575	0
6	78,303	2596.6	− 2531	65.6	× 97 / 575	11.1
7	78,304	2640.6	− 2552	88.6	× 96 / 575	14.8
8	78,305	2638.9	− 2567	71.9	× 96 / 575	12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,316	2445.3	− 2432	13.3	× 76 / 501	2
4	78,317	2477.5	− 2473	4.5	× 69 / 501	0.6
5	78,318	2507.3	− 2502	5.3	× 72 / 501	0.8
6	78,319	2555.7	− 2531	24.7	× 94 / 501	4.6
7	78,320	2627.3	− 2552	75.3	× 97 / 501	14.6
8	78,321	2636.9	− 2567	69.9	× 93 / 501	13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,984	2459.1	− 2432	27.1	× 69 / 467	4
4	77,985	2520.1	− 2473	47.1	× 66 / 467	6.7
5	77,986	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 67 / 467	1.3
6	77,987	2587.0	− 2531	56	× 71 / 467	8.5
7	77,988	2602.4	− 2552	50.4	× 94 / 467	10.1
8	77,989	2633.8	− 2567	66.8	× 100 / 467	14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,884	2435.3	− 2432	3.3	× 71 / 467	0.5
4	77,885	2480.7	− 2473	7.7	× 66 / 467	1.1
5	77,886	2555.8	− 2502	53.8	× 69 / 467	7.9
6	77,887	2577.6	− 2531	46.6	× 65 / 467	6.5
7	77,888	2606.0	− 2552	54	× 99 / 467	11.4
8	77,889	2590.8	− 2567	23.8	× 97 / 467	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 3, 8, 15, 28, 27, 29, 44, 36, 45, 32 → 26.7
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit 48.2, lower limit 5.2.

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.