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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 39 of the 111 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 2336 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2358 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502.
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 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2504 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	81,088	2326.4	− 2432	−105.6	× 31 / 173	−18.9
4	81,089	2350.2	− 2473	−122.8	× 31 / 173	−22
5	81,092	2438.1	− 2502	−63.9	× 32 / 173	−11.8
6	81,093	2484.8	− 2531	−46.2	× 25 / 173	−6.7
7	81,096	2470.1	− 2552	−81.9	× 29 / 173	−13.7
8	81,097	2519.4	− 2567	−47.6	× 25 / 173	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,178	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 31 / 170	−7.3
4	75,181	2369.1	− 2473	−103.9	× 26 / 170	−15.9
5	75,183	2413.9	− 2502	−88.1	× 28 / 170	−14.5
6	75,184	2433.8	− 2531	−97.2	× 30 / 170	−17.2
7	75,187	2498.9	− 2552	−53.1	× 26 / 170	−8.1
8	75,189	2504.8	− 2567	−62.2	× 29 / 170	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,189	2385.6	− 2432	−46.4	× 27 / 170	−7.4
4	77,191	2390.3	− 2473	−82.7	× 32 / 170	−15.6
5	77,194	2439.1	− 2502	−62.9	× 28 / 170	−10.4
6	77,195	2470.2	− 2531	−60.8	× 26 / 170	−9.3
7	77,197	2485.6	− 2552	−66.4	× 30 / 170	−11.7
8	77,200	2515.9	− 2567	−51.1	× 27 / 170	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,370	2414.8	− 2432	−17.2	× 26 / 169	−2.6
4	77,373	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 22 / 169	−8.8
5	77,374	2386.0	− 2502	−116	× 32 / 169	−22
6	77,377	2463.5	− 2531	−67.5	× 31 / 169	−12.4
7	77,378	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 29 / 169	−14.6
8	77,381	2482.3	− 2567	−84.7	× 29 / 169	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,884	2374.8	− 2432	−57.2	× 23 / 166	−7.9
4	77,885	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 25 / 166	−6.4
5	77,886	2453.6	− 2502	−48.4	× 27 / 166	−7.9
6	77,887	2473.6	− 2531	−57.4	× 30 / 166	−10.4
7	77,888	2503.9	− 2552	−48.1	× 31 / 166	−9
8	77,889	2477.3	− 2567	−89.7	× 30 / 166	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,018	2319.6	− 2432	−112.4	× 23 / 146	−17.7
4	78,019	2387.4	− 2473	−85.6	× 28 / 146	−16.4
5	78,020	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 23 / 146	−7.4
6	78,021	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 19 / 146	−7.6
7	78,022	2520.5	− 2552	−31.5	× 23 / 146	−5
8	78,023	2478.1	− 2567	−88.9	× 30 / 146	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,010	2333.8	− 2432	−98.2	× 24 / 137	−17.2
4	78,011	2347.8	− 2473	−125.2	× 24 / 137	−21.9
5	78,012	2449.4	− 2502	−52.6	× 24 / 137	−9.2
6	78,013	2478.6	− 2531	−52.4	× 18 / 137	−6.9
7	78,014	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 23 / 137	−6.1
8	78,015	2538.5	− 2567	−28.5	× 24 / 137	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,024	2354.5	− 2432	−77.5	× 22 / 132	−12.9
4	78,025	2375.0	− 2473	−98	× 27 / 132	−20
5	78,026	2406.9	− 2502	−95.1	× 24 / 132	−17.3
6	78,027	2457.7	− 2531	−73.3	× 22 / 132	−12.2
7	78,028	2507.1	− 2552	−44.9	× 17 / 132	−5.8
8	78,029	2496.7	− 2567	−70.3	× 20 / 132	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,692	2313.3	− 2432	−118.7	× 17 / 133	−15.2
4	77,693	2388.4	− 2473	−84.6	× 20 / 133	−12.7
5	77,694	2415.1	− 2502	−86.9	× 29 / 133	−18.9
6	77,695	2448.7	− 2531	−82.3	× 24 / 133	−14.9
7	77,696	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 21 / 133	−9.4
8	77,697	2497.3	− 2567	−69.7	× 22 / 133	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,594	2336.1	− 2432	−95.9	× 18 / 111	−15.6
4	77,595	2358.0	− 2473	−115	× 13 / 111	−13.5
5	77,596	2474.6	− 2502	−27.4	× 17 / 111	−4.2
6	77,597	2462.8	− 2531	−68.2	× 24 / 111	−14.7
7	77,598	2504.0	− 2552	−48	× 20 / 111	−8.6
8	77,599	2532.8	− 2567	−34.2	× 19 / 111	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −80, −74, −62, −75, −58, −72, −66, −79, −83, −62 → −71.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −39.7, lower limit −102.5.

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.