George Washington 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 83 of the 199 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 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 36 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 27 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 22 students Just 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 3rd 20 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 20 students 25 points under the grade 4 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	79,381	2362.0	− 2432	−70	× 79 / 245	−22.6
4	79,382	2414.9	− 2473	−58.1	× 58 / 245	−13.8
5	79,385	2443.6	− 2502	−58.4	× 50 / 245	−11.9
6	79,386	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 58 / 245	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,562	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 60 / 244	−18.6
4	73,564	2432.4	− 2473	−40.6	× 73 / 244	−12.1
5	73,567	2444.0	− 2502	−58	× 62 / 244	−14.7
6	73,569	2466.7	− 2531	−64.3	× 49 / 244	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,539	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 62 / 254	−16.5
4	75,541	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 61 / 254	−11
5	75,544	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 72 / 254	−10.3
6	75,546	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 59 / 254	−10.6
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	75,727	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 52 / 253	−7.7
4	75,728	2413.7	− 2473	−59.3	× 57 / 253	−13.4
5	75,731	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 71 / 253	−16.5
6	75,732	2500.6	− 2531	−30.4	× 73 / 253	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,244	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 55 / 230	−7.7
4	76,245	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 54 / 230	−6.6
5	76,246	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 57 / 230	−11
6	76,247	2478.4	− 2531	−52.6	× 64 / 230	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,821	2366.8	− 2432	−65.2	× 56 / 201	−18.2
4	74,822	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 57 / 201	−18
5	74,823	2465.3	− 2502	−36.7	× 41 / 201	−7.5
6	74,824	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 47 / 201	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,412	2353.2	− 2432	−78.8	× 63 / 223	−22.3
4	76,413	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 60 / 223	−11.4
5	76,414	2432.8	− 2502	−69.2	× 54 / 223	−16.8
6	76,415	2461.2	− 2531	−69.8	× 46 / 223	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,396	2370.6	− 2432	−61.4	× 48 / 207	−14.2
4	76,397	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 55 / 207	−15.6
5	76,398	2471.1	− 2502	−30.9	× 53 / 207	−7.9
6	76,399	2465.8	− 2531	−65.2	× 51 / 207	−16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,385	2361.5	− 2432	−70.5	× 45 / 207	−15.3
4	76,386	2422.4	− 2473	−50.6	× 50 / 207	−12.2
5	76,387	2426.0	− 2502	−76	× 53 / 207	−19.5
6	76,388	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 59 / 207	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,058	2371.2	− 2432	−60.8	× 50 / 194	−15.7
4	76,059	2445.4	− 2473	−27.6	× 49 / 194	−7
5	76,060	2465.2	− 2502	−36.8	× 43 / 194	−8.2
6	76,061	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 52 / 194	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,968	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 56 / 199	−14
4	75,969	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 55 / 199	−16.4
5	75,970	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 46 / 199	−9.3
6	75,971	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 42 / 199	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −58, −48, −46, −40, −54, −65, −54, −55, −42, −48 → −51.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −31.6, lower limit −72.

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.