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, 178 of the 443 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2543 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2571 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2563 vs. 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 36 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 46 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 56 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 48 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 47 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 25 students 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 22 students Just under the grade 4 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	100,747	2358.0	− 2432	−74	× 60 / 410	−10.8
4	100,750	2394.6	− 2473	−78.4	× 93 / 410	−17.8
5	100,751	2461.7	− 2502	−40.3	× 68 / 410	−6.7
6	100,754	2486.6	− 2531	−44.4	× 64 / 410	−6.9
7	100,755	2530.7	− 2552	−21.3	× 65 / 410	−3.4
8	100,758	2537.5	− 2567	−29.5	× 60 / 410	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,450	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 87 / 424	−8.4
4	93,452	2421.3	− 2473	−51.7	× 57 / 424	−7
5	93,454	2457.3	− 2502	−44.7	× 92 / 424	−9.7
6	93,457	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 63 / 424	−2.2
7	93,459	2541.6	− 2552	−10.4	× 64 / 424	−1.6
8	93,460	2556.1	− 2567	−10.9	× 61 / 424	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,212	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 61 / 405	−4
4	96,214	2435.1	− 2473	−37.9	× 88 / 405	−8.2
5	96,217	2482.5	− 2502	−19.5	× 53 / 405	−2.6
6	96,219	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 84 / 405	−7.1
7	96,221	2572.2	− 2552	20.2	× 61 / 405	3
8	96,222	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 58 / 405	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,399	2409.4	− 2432	−22.6	× 76 / 408	−4.2
4	96,400	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 55 / 408	−2
5	96,403	2472.9	− 2502	−29.1	× 89 / 408	−6.3
6	96,404	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 50 / 408	−1.3
7	96,407	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 79 / 408	−0.5
8	96,408	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 59 / 408	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,065	2401.8	− 2432	−30.2	× 91 / 423	−6.5
4	97,066	2490.9	− 2473	17.9	× 71 / 423	3
5	97,067	2491.6	− 2502	−10.4	× 49 / 423	−1.2
6	97,068	2519.8	− 2531	−11.2	× 87 / 423	−2.3
7	97,069	2571.2	− 2552	19.2	× 50 / 423	2.3
8	97,070	2572.9	− 2567	5.9	× 75 / 423	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,249	2377.2	− 2432	−54.8	× 85 / 439	−10.6
4	97,250	2423.2	− 2473	−49.8	× 83 / 439	−9.4
5	97,251	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 76 / 439	−6.1
6	97,252	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 81 / 439	−8.6
7	97,253	2557.0	− 2552	5	× 67 / 439	0.8
8	97,254	2549.7	− 2567	−17.3	× 47 / 439	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,096	2411.4	− 2432	−20.6	× 71 / 450	−3.3
4	97,097	2406.8	− 2473	−66.2	× 84 / 450	−12.4
5	97,098	2456.5	− 2502	−45.5	× 80 / 450	−8.1
6	97,099	2519.7	− 2531	−11.3	× 76 / 450	−1.9
7	97,100	2524.9	− 2552	−27.1	× 80 / 450	−4.8
8	97,101	2554.1	− 2567	−12.9	× 59 / 450	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,983	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 70 / 452	−4.8
4	96,984	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 72 / 452	−4.2
5	96,985	2464.9	− 2502	−37.1	× 83 / 452	−6.8
6	96,986	2498.4	− 2531	−32.6	× 77 / 452	−5.6
7	96,987	2553.6	− 2552	1.6	× 75 / 452	0.3
8	96,988	2538.1	− 2567	−28.9	× 75 / 452	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,702	2419.1	− 2432	−12.9	× 66 / 435	−2
4	96,703	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 69 / 435	−7.4
5	96,704	2497.4	− 2502	−4.6	× 72 / 435	−0.8
6	96,705	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 83 / 435	−1.3
7	96,706	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 73 / 435	0.7
8	96,707	2592.6	− 2567	25.6	× 72 / 435	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,330	2400.5	− 2432	−31.5	× 83 / 443	−5.9
4	96,331	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 68 / 443	−5.7
5	96,332	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 71 / 443	−3.9
6	96,333	2543.1	− 2531	12.1	× 70 / 443	1.9
7	96,334	2571.3	− 2552	19.3	× 81 / 443	3.5
8	96,335	2562.5	− 2567	−4.5	× 70 / 443	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −30, −20, −15, −4, −36, −32, −26, −6, −11 → −23
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 12.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.6 × 2.66 = 33.5. Upper limit 10.5, lower limit −56.5.

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.