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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 26 of the 89 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 2362 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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	82,891	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 79 / 191	−9.9
4	82,892	2452.4	− 2473	−20.6	× 50 / 191	−5.4
5	82,895	2509.5	− 2502	7.5	× 62 / 191	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,854	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 58 / 196	−4.6
4	76,857	2448.9	− 2473	−24.1	× 82 / 196	−10.1
5	76,859	2503.7	− 2502	1.7	× 56 / 196	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,937	2374.0	− 2432	−58	× 49 / 182	−15.6
4	78,939	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 55 / 182	−7.9
5	78,941	2516.6	− 2502	14.6	× 78 / 182	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,082	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 50 / 155	−15.9
4	79,085	2404.2	− 2473	−68.8	× 49 / 155	−21.7
5	79,086	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 56 / 155	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,608	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 59 / 162	−14.7
4	79,609	2453.3	− 2473	−19.7	× 53 / 162	−6.4
5	79,610	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 50 / 162	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,097	2420.2	− 2432	−11.8	× 34 / 106	−3.8
4	78,098	2467.8	− 2473	−5.2	× 28 / 106	−1.4
5	78,099	2471.6	− 2502	−30.4	× 44 / 106	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,856	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 43 / 117	−11.8
4	79,857	2475.4	− 2473	2.4	× 33 / 117	0.7
5	79,858	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 41 / 117	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,826	2450.7	− 2432	18.7	× 31 / 105	5.5
4	79,827	2442.3	− 2473	−30.7	× 42 / 105	−12.3
5	79,828	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 32 / 105	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,848	2411.6	− 2432	−20.4	× 36 / 106	−6.9
4	79,849	2483.3	− 2473	10.3	× 32 / 106	3.1
5	79,850	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 38 / 106	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,514	2391.6	− 2432	−40.4	× 25 / 93	−10.9
4	79,515	2455.9	− 2473	−17.1	× 36 / 93	−6.6
5	79,516	2502.5	− 2502	0.5	× 32 / 93	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,442	2361.8	− 2432	−70.2	× 25 / 89	−19.7
4	79,443	2434.2	− 2473	−38.8	× 29 / 89	−12.6
5	79,444	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 35 / 89	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −13, −14, −17, −33, −33, −18, −17, −4, −4, −17, −49 → −19.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 32 → average 9.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.4 × 2.66 = 25. Upper limit 5.1, lower limit −44.9.

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.