Golden West 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 92 of the 364 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 2329 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502. 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 3rd 34 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 44 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 54 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 48 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 51 students 10 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 12 students 164 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 17 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 14 students 27 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	79,812	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 60 / 398	−10.7
4	79,815	2391.1	− 2473	−81.9	× 64 / 398	−13.2
5	79,816	2451.3	− 2502	−50.7	× 65 / 398	−8.3
6	79,819	2459.7	− 2531	−71.3	× 66 / 398	−11.8
7	79,820	2469.6	− 2552	−82.4	× 65 / 398	−13.5
8	79,823	2528.6	− 2567	−38.4	× 78 / 398	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,943	2369.4	− 2432	−62.6	× 73 / 380	−12
4	73,945	2409.1	− 2473	−63.9	× 58 / 380	−9.8
5	73,947	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 66 / 380	−5.3
6	73,949	2442.3	− 2531	−88.7	× 62 / 380	−14.5
7	73,951	2502.6	− 2552	−49.4	× 56 / 380	−7.3
8	73,952	2523.2	− 2567	−43.8	× 65 / 380	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,929	2385.9	− 2432	−46.1	× 60 / 356	−7.8
4	75,931	2392.5	− 2473	−80.5	× 63 / 356	−14.2
5	75,934	2448.7	− 2502	−53.3	× 61 / 356	−9.1
6	75,935	2470.3	− 2531	−60.7	× 53 / 356	−9
7	75,938	2430.2	− 2552	−121.8	× 60 / 356	−20.5
8	75,940	2535.0	− 2567	−32	× 59 / 356	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,120	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 58 / 335	−12
4	76,123	2435.0	− 2473	−38	× 59 / 335	−6.7
5	76,124	2493.1	− 2502	−8.9	× 54 / 335	−1.4
6	76,126	2479.5	− 2531	−51.5	× 48 / 335	−7.4
7	76,129	2493.9	− 2552	−58.1	× 58 / 335	−10.1
8	76,130	2506.7	− 2567	−60.3	× 58 / 335	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,638	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 55 / 363	−8.1
4	76,639	2409.9	− 2473	−63.1	× 57 / 363	−9.9
5	76,640	2494.0	− 2502	−8	× 68 / 363	−1.5
6	76,641	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 60 / 363	−2.9
7	76,642	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 65 / 363	−10.3
8	76,643	2522.3	− 2567	−44.7	× 58 / 363	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,794	2376.7	− 2432	−55.3	× 86 / 563	−8.4
4	76,795	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 74 / 563	−7.4
5	76,796	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 113 / 563	−7.8
6	76,797	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 93 / 563	−8.2
7	76,798	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 90 / 563	−6.2
8	76,799	2546.8	− 2567	−20.2	× 107 / 563	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,788	2353.9	− 2432	−78.1	× 62 / 343	−14.1
4	76,789	2381.8	− 2473	−91.2	× 58 / 343	−15.4
5	76,790	2421.7	− 2502	−80.3	× 45 / 343	−10.5
6	76,791	2471.8	− 2531	−59.2	× 66 / 343	−11.4
7	76,792	2472.8	− 2552	−79.2	× 52 / 343	−12
8	76,793	2528.1	− 2567	−38.9	× 60 / 343	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,779	2327.5	− 2432	−104.5	× 71 / 365	−20.3
4	76,780	2394.8	− 2473	−78.2	× 61 / 365	−13.1
5	76,781	2454.5	− 2502	−47.5	× 57 / 365	−7.4
6	76,782	2439.4	− 2531	−91.6	× 45 / 365	−11.3
7	76,783	2481.2	− 2552	−70.8	× 70 / 365	−13.6
8	76,784	2500.2	− 2567	−66.8	× 61 / 365	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,432	2318.8	− 2432	−113.2	× 68 / 384	−20
4	76,433	2352.5	− 2473	−120.5	× 70 / 384	−22
5	76,434	2412.9	− 2502	−89.1	× 62 / 384	−14.4
6	76,435	2463.1	− 2531	−67.9	× 63 / 384	−11.1
7	76,436	2469.4	− 2552	−82.6	× 53 / 384	−11.4
8	76,437	2477.6	− 2567	−89.4	× 68 / 384	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,336	2329.1	− 2432	−102.9	× 46 / 364	−13
4	76,337	2377.6	− 2473	−95.4	× 57 / 364	−14.9
5	76,338	2430.7	− 2502	−71.3	× 64 / 364	−12.5
6	76,339	2449.6	− 2531	−81.4	× 67 / 364	−15
7	76,340	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 65 / 364	−9.1
8	76,341	2473.4	− 2567	−93.6	× 65 / 364	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −56, −66, −48, −40, −42, −70, −77, −95, −81 → −64
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 28 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit −30.2, lower limit −97.8.

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.