Washington: 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

5th The average 5th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 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 5th 70 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 64 students 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 71 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 5th 20 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 23 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 20 students 21 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
5	94,112	2442.5	− 2502	−59.5	× 100 / 392	−15.2
6	94,115	2482.8	− 2531	−48.2	× 115 / 392	−14.1
7	94,116	2513.2	− 2552	−38.8	× 92 / 392	−9.1
8	94,119	2542.5	− 2567	−24.5	× 85 / 392	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	87,367	2446.5	− 2502	−55.5	× 104 / 408	−14.1
6	87,369	2454.8	− 2531	−76.2	× 97 / 408	−18.1
7	87,372	2494.0	− 2552	−58	× 112 / 408	−15.9
8	87,374	2538.6	− 2567	−28.4	× 95 / 408	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	89,856	2446.2	− 2502	−55.8	× 114 / 435	−14.6
6	89,859	2482.4	− 2531	−48.6	× 108 / 435	−12.1
7	89,861	2477.5	− 2552	−74.5	× 98 / 435	−16.8
8	89,862	2513.2	− 2567	−53.8	× 115 / 435	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	90,074	2461.6	− 2502	−40.4	× 105 / 418	−10.1
6	90,075	2474.4	− 2531	−56.6	× 113 / 418	−15.3
7	90,078	2463.7	− 2552	−88.3	× 107 / 418	−22.6
8	90,079	2522.4	− 2567	−44.6	× 93 / 418	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	90,679	2470.0	− 2502	−32	× 107 / 427	−8
6	90,680	2502.2	− 2531	−28.8	× 105 / 427	−7.1
7	90,681	2468.3	− 2552	−83.7	× 108 / 427	−21.2
8	90,682	2494.9	− 2567	−72.1	× 107 / 427	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	90,909	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 97 / 391	−13.5
6	90,910	2452.3	− 2531	−78.7	× 85 / 391	−17.1
7	90,911	2471.3	− 2552	−80.7	× 110 / 391	−22.7
8	90,912	2494.6	− 2567	−72.4	× 99 / 391	−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
5	90,803	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 86 / 376	−16.6
6	90,804	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 94 / 376	−17.1
7	90,805	2466.6	− 2552	−85.4	× 87 / 376	−19.8
8	90,806	2474.9	− 2567	−92.1	× 109 / 376	−26.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	90,752	2447.3	− 2502	−54.7	× 91 / 374	−13.3
6	90,753	2463.2	− 2531	−67.8	× 87 / 374	−15.8
7	90,754	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 103 / 374	−17.3
8	90,755	2495.7	− 2567	−71.3	× 93 / 374	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	90,442	2446.4	− 2502	−55.6	× 83 / 362	−12.7
6	90,443	2448.4	− 2531	−82.6	× 88 / 362	−20.1
7	90,444	2463.2	− 2552	−88.8	× 89 / 362	−21.8
8	90,445	2513.9	− 2567	−53.1	× 102 / 362	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	90,103	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 90 / 338	−17.5
6	90,104	2445.0	− 2531	−86	× 70 / 338	−17.8
7	90,105	2459.1	− 2552	−92.9	× 87 / 338	−23.9
8	90,106	2479.6	− 2567	−87.4	× 91 / 338	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −44, −55, −58, −58, −54, −72, −80, −64, −70, −83 → −63.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −40.4, lower limit −87.2.

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.