Wilhelmina Henry 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, 184 of the 521 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 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 53 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 58 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 55 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 64 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 58 students 22 points 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 32 students 111 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 111 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 35 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 26 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 20 students Just 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	80,495	2339.3	− 2432	−92.7	× 117 / 586	−18.5
4	80,498	2388.4	− 2473	−84.6	× 94 / 586	−13.6
5	80,499	2406.4	− 2502	−95.6	× 96 / 586	−15.7
6	80,502	2451.9	− 2531	−79.1	× 95 / 586	−12.8
7	80,503	2502.8	− 2552	−49.2	× 91 / 586	−7.6
8	80,506	2518.1	− 2567	−48.9	× 93 / 586	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,596	2356.9	− 2432	−75.1	× 114 / 588	−14.6
4	74,598	2385.7	− 2473	−87.3	× 100 / 588	−14.8
5	74,600	2426.3	− 2502	−75.7	× 98 / 588	−12.6
6	74,603	2466.0	− 2531	−65	× 93 / 588	−10.3
7	74,604	2479.2	− 2552	−72.8	× 94 / 588	−11.6
8	74,607	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 89 / 588	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,582	2349.3	− 2432	−82.7	× 87 / 576	−12.5
4	76,584	2389.8	− 2473	−83.2	× 121 / 576	−17.5
5	76,585	2409.1	− 2502	−92.9	× 95 / 576	−15.3
6	76,587	2476.5	− 2531	−54.5	× 90 / 576	−8.5
7	76,589	2456.6	− 2552	−95.4	× 93 / 576	−15.4
8	76,591	2493.7	− 2567	−73.3	× 90 / 576	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,765	2382.9	− 2432	−49.1	× 79 / 583	−6.7
4	76,766	2394.2	− 2473	−78.8	× 94 / 583	−12.7
5	76,769	2413.7	− 2502	−88.3	× 125 / 583	−18.9
6	76,770	2465.6	− 2531	−65.4	× 97 / 583	−10.9
7	76,773	2479.2	− 2552	−72.8	× 94 / 583	−11.7
8	76,774	2479.8	− 2567	−87.2	× 94 / 583	−14.1
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	77,264	2383.1	− 2432	−48.9	× 90 / 576	−7.6
4	77,265	2415.7	− 2473	−57.3	× 92 / 576	−9.2
5	77,266	2416.9	− 2502	−85.1	× 89 / 576	−13.1
6	77,267	2460.3	− 2531	−70.7	× 119 / 576	−14.6
7	77,268	2488.2	− 2552	−63.8	× 94 / 576	−10.4
8	77,269	2496.9	− 2567	−70.1	× 92 / 576	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,416	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 92 / 562	−12
4	77,417	2369.7	− 2473	−103.3	× 89 / 562	−16.4
5	77,418	2426.0	− 2502	−76	× 111 / 562	−15
6	77,419	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 94 / 562	−12.8
7	77,420	2486.6	− 2552	−65.4	× 90 / 562	−10.5
8	77,421	2478.3	− 2567	−88.7	× 86 / 562	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,402	2336.2	− 2432	−95.8	× 85 / 582	−14
4	77,403	2390.0	− 2473	−83	× 96 / 582	−13.7
5	77,404	2403.3	− 2502	−98.7	× 95 / 582	−16.1
6	77,405	2457.2	− 2531	−73.8	× 121 / 582	−15.3
7	77,406	2471.6	− 2552	−80.4	× 92 / 582	−12.7
8	77,407	2495.5	− 2567	−71.5	× 93 / 582	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,402	2346.3	− 2432	−85.7	× 93 / 578	−13.8
4	77,403	2374.9	− 2473	−98.1	× 86 / 578	−14.6
5	77,404	2427.2	− 2502	−74.8	× 98 / 578	−12.7
6	77,405	2453.8	− 2531	−77.2	× 88 / 578	−11.8
7	77,406	2478.4	− 2552	−73.6	× 122 / 578	−15.5
8	77,407	2479.2	− 2567	−87.8	× 91 / 578	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,056	2362.1	− 2432	−69.9	× 92 / 577	−11.1
4	77,057	2384.3	− 2473	−88.7	× 93 / 577	−14.3
5	77,058	2401.1	− 2502	−100.9	× 92 / 577	−16.1
6	77,059	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 94 / 577	−9
7	77,060	2476.1	− 2552	−75.9	× 86 / 577	−11.3
8	77,061	2482.9	− 2567	−84.1	× 120 / 577	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,954	2368.8	− 2432	−63.2	× 85 / 521	−10.3
4	76,955	2366.9	− 2473	−106.1	× 89 / 521	−18.1
5	76,956	2397.8	− 2502	−104.2	× 93 / 521	−18.6
6	76,957	2436.6	− 2531	−94.4	× 86 / 521	−15.6
7	76,958	2479.4	− 2552	−72.6	× 90 / 521	−12.5
8	76,959	2488.9	− 2567	−78.1	× 78 / 521	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −76, −71, −81, −75, −66, −80, −83, −82, −79, −87 → −78
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 6.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.6 × 2.66 = 17.6. Upper limit −60.4, lower limit −95.6.

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.