Windmill Springs 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, 116 of the 396 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2546 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2538 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 38 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 56 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 64 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 34 students 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 49 students Meets 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 26 students 121 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 19 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 12 students 31 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	87,312	2386.8	− 2432	−45.2	× 58 / 389	−6.7
4	87,314	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 62 / 389	−4
5	87,316	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 67 / 389	−5.5
6	87,318	2505.4	− 2531	−25.6	× 63 / 389	−4.1
7	87,320	2519.8	− 2552	−32.2	× 52 / 389	−4.3
8	87,322	2553.5	− 2567	−13.5	× 87 / 389	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,047	2410.4	− 2432	−21.6	× 48 / 333	−3.1
4	81,050	2480.0	− 2473	7	× 59 / 333	1.2
5	81,051	2495.6	− 2502	−6.4	× 63 / 333	−1.2
6	81,053	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 64 / 333	0.8
7	81,056	2550.2	− 2552	−1.8	× 56 / 333	−0.3
8	81,057	2581.3	− 2567	14.3	× 43 / 333	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,281	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 46 / 310	−2.6
4	83,284	2455.2	− 2473	−17.8	× 54 / 310	−3.1
5	83,286	2499.0	− 2502	−3	× 60 / 310	−0.6
6	83,287	2544.4	− 2531	13.4	× 65 / 310	2.8
7	83,289	2560.1	− 2552	8.1	× 33 / 310	0.9
8	83,291	2589.8	− 2567	22.8	× 52 / 310	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,509	2445.7	− 2432	13.7	× 30 / 270	1.5
4	83,512	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 51 / 270	−4.9
5	83,513	2482.7	− 2502	−19.3	× 59 / 270	−4.2
6	83,516	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 53 / 270	0.1
7	83,517	2552.4	− 2552	0.4	× 44 / 270	0.1
8	83,520	2565.8	− 2567	−1.2	× 33 / 270	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,119	2392.9	− 2432	−39.1	× 49 / 305	−6.3
4	84,120	2436.7	− 2473	−36.3	× 32 / 305	−3.8
5	84,121	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 58 / 305	−5.6
6	84,122	2534.9	− 2531	3.9	× 66 / 305	0.8
7	84,123	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 52 / 305	−2.8
8	84,124	2564.2	− 2567	−2.8	× 48 / 305	−0.4
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	84,280	2412.8	− 2432	−19.2	× 38 / 238	−3.1
4	84,281	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 46 / 238	−11
5	84,282	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 26 / 238	−3.7
6	84,283	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 40 / 238	−4.6
7	84,284	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 33 / 238	−3.2
8	84,285	2543.9	− 2567	−23.1	× 55 / 238	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,221	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 66 / 263	−8.4
4	84,222	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 43 / 263	−11.3
5	84,223	2456.6	− 2502	−45.4	× 51 / 263	−8.8
6	84,224	2497.4	− 2531	−33.6	× 30 / 263	−3.8
7	84,225	2513.2	− 2552	−38.8	× 42 / 263	−6.2
8	84,226	2570.0	− 2567	3	× 31 / 263	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,224	2384.5	− 2432	−47.5	× 63 / 320	−9.4
4	84,225	2442.1	− 2473	−30.9	× 68 / 320	−6.6
5	84,226	2449.1	− 2502	−52.9	× 42 / 320	−6.9
6	84,227	2503.9	− 2531	−27.1	× 58 / 320	−4.9
7	84,228	2479.3	− 2552	−72.7	× 49 / 320	−11.1
8	84,229	2539.1	− 2567	−27.9	× 40 / 320	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,906	2377.0	− 2432	−55	× 60 / 348	−9.5
4	83,907	2454.7	− 2473	−18.3	× 68 / 348	−3.6
5	83,908	2482.7	− 2502	−19.3	× 72 / 348	−4
6	83,909	2490.8	− 2531	−40.2	× 46 / 348	−5.3
7	83,910	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 60 / 348	−7.2
8	83,911	2518.0	− 2567	−49	× 42 / 348	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,701	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 64 / 396	−8
4	83,702	2433.4	− 2473	−39.6	× 60 / 396	−6
5	83,703	2493.7	− 2502	−8.3	× 79 / 396	−1.7
6	83,704	2545.6	− 2531	14.6	× 79 / 396	2.9
7	83,705	2491.5	− 2552	−60.5	× 53 / 396	−8.1
8	83,706	2538.3	− 2567	−28.7	× 61 / 396	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −1, 1, −8, −18, −31, −38, −42, −35, −25 → −22.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 3.8, lower limit −48.8.

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.