Walter Woodward 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 scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 2519 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2542 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 7 bar. 2541 vs. 2552. 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 78 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 98 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 103 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 119 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 112 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 91 students 14 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 3rd 18 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 18 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 17 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 14 students 17 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	79,704	2379.9	− 2432	−52.1	× 107 / 641	−8.7
4	79,707	2434.0	− 2473	−39	× 101 / 641	−6.1
5	79,708	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 102 / 641	−5.1
6	79,711	2499.0	− 2531	−32	× 116 / 641	−5.8
7	79,713	2494.2	− 2552	−57.8	× 108 / 641	−9.7
8	79,714	2538.7	− 2567	−28.3	× 107 / 641	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,848	2392.3	− 2432	−39.7	× 113 / 636	−7.1
4	73,851	2460.1	− 2473	−12.9	× 102 / 636	−2.1
5	73,853	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 101 / 636	−6.2
6	73,854	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 99 / 636	−3
7	73,856	2510.7	− 2552	−41.3	× 118 / 636	−7.7
8	73,859	2522.4	− 2567	−44.6	× 103 / 636	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,825	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 86 / 616	−4.8
4	75,828	2462.9	− 2473	−10.1	× 103 / 616	−1.7
5	75,829	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 100 / 616	−5.7
6	75,831	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 101 / 616	−5.7
7	75,833	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 101 / 616	−2.6
8	75,836	2541.9	− 2567	−25.1	× 125 / 616	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,013	2414.9	− 2432	−17.1	× 81 / 577	−2.4
4	76,014	2496.9	− 2473	23.9	× 85 / 577	3.5
5	76,017	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 105 / 577	−3.4
6	76,018	2506.9	− 2531	−24.1	× 101 / 577	−4.2
7	76,021	2546.7	− 2552	−5.3	× 107 / 577	−1
8	76,022	2524.9	− 2567	−42.1	× 98 / 577	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,530	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 103 / 624	−3.4
4	76,531	2488.1	− 2473	15.1	× 89 / 624	2.2
5	76,532	2507.7	− 2502	5.7	× 95 / 624	0.9
6	76,533	2524.3	− 2531	−6.7	× 104 / 624	−1.1
7	76,534	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 126 / 624	1.1
8	76,535	2567.7	− 2567	0.7	× 107 / 624	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,700	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 83 / 589	−6.2
4	76,701	2432.4	− 2473	−40.6	× 99 / 589	−6.8
5	76,702	2488.9	− 2502	−13.1	× 103 / 589	−2.3
6	76,703	2512.2	− 2531	−18.8	× 102 / 589	−3.3
7	76,704	2551.1	− 2552	−0.9	× 96 / 589	−0.1
8	76,705	2559.1	− 2567	−7.9	× 106 / 589	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,682	2387.2	− 2432	−44.8	× 102 / 615	−7.4
4	76,683	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 95 / 615	−5.3
5	76,684	2446.0	− 2502	−56	× 103 / 615	−9.4
6	76,685	2524.2	− 2531	−6.8	× 105 / 615	−1.2
7	76,686	2551.1	− 2552	−0.9	× 111 / 615	−0.2
8	76,687	2558.1	− 2567	−8.9	× 99 / 615	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,667	2388.5	− 2432	−43.5	× 104 / 662	−6.8
4	76,668	2430.2	− 2473	−42.8	× 103 / 662	−6.7
5	76,669	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 100 / 662	−3.6
6	76,670	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 104 / 662	−7.2
7	76,671	2550.0	− 2552	−2	× 132 / 662	−0.4
8	76,672	2567.4	− 2567	0.4	× 119 / 662	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,330	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 124 / 711	−11
4	76,331	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 102 / 711	−3.8
5	76,332	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 123 / 711	−4.4
6	76,333	2517.8	− 2531	−13.2	× 115 / 711	−2.1
7	76,334	2530.8	− 2552	−21.2	× 112 / 711	−3.3
8	76,335	2568.1	− 2567	1.1	× 135 / 711	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,240	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 96 / 704	−7.4
4	76,241	2422.0	− 2473	−51	× 121 / 704	−8.8
5	76,242	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 116 / 704	−6.3
6	76,243	2519.3	− 2531	−11.7	× 137 / 704	−2.3
7	76,244	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 129 / 704	−1.9
8	76,245	2540.5	− 2567	−26.5	× 105 / 704	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −33, −26, −15, 0, −20, −25, −25, −24, −31 → −23.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 7 → 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 −2.4, lower limit −45.4.

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.