Washington Elementary STEM Magnet: math

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 math 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. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 58 of the 185 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 2347 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 38 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 48 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 134 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. "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	36,444	2391.1	− 2436	−44.9	× 107 / 308	−15.6
4	36,446	2413.5	− 2485	−71.5	× 99 / 308	−23
5	36,448	2453.6	− 2528	−74.4	× 102 / 308	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,033	2382.6	− 2436	−53.4	× 91 / 296	−16.4
4	34,035	2426.2	− 2485	−58.8	× 112 / 296	−22.2
5	34,037	2439.0	− 2528	−89	× 93 / 296	−28
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,628	2418.0	− 2436	−18	× 94 / 266	−6.4
4	34,630	2441.4	− 2485	−43.6	× 76 / 266	−12.5
5	34,632	2443.8	− 2528	−84.2	× 96 / 266	−30.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,631	2407.3	− 2436	−28.7	× 88 / 247	−10.2
4	34,633	2446.9	− 2485	−38.1	× 91 / 247	−14
5	34,635	2464.0	− 2528	−64	× 68 / 247	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,803	2407.5	− 2436	−28.5	× 87 / 265	−9.4
4	34,804	2434.5	− 2485	−50.5	× 88 / 265	−16.8
5	34,805	2491.7	− 2528	−36.3	× 90 / 265	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,704	2382.9	− 2436	−53.1	× 59 / 210	−14.9
4	34,705	2414.6	− 2485	−70.4	× 70 / 210	−23.5
5	34,706	2434.4	− 2528	−93.6	× 81 / 210	−36.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,767	2349.4	− 2436	−86.6	× 67 / 197	−29.5
4	34,768	2412.5	− 2485	−72.5	× 61 / 197	−22.4
5	34,769	2445.2	− 2528	−82.8	× 69 / 197	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,621	2383.7	− 2436	−52.3	× 71 / 205	−18.1
4	34,622	2423.3	− 2485	−61.7	× 67 / 205	−20.2
5	34,623	2447.1	− 2528	−80.9	× 67 / 205	−26.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,468	2406.0	− 2436	−30	× 67 / 196	−10.3
4	34,469	2427.0	− 2485	−58	× 61 / 196	−18.1
5	34,470	2456.4	− 2528	−71.6	× 68 / 196	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,472	2346.8	− 2436	−89.2	× 53 / 185	−25.6
4	34,473	2437.2	− 2485	−47.8	× 74 / 185	−19.1
5	34,474	2442.2	− 2528	−85.8	× 58 / 185	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −67, −49, −42, −38, −74, −81, −65, −53, −72 → −60.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 13.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.7 × 2.66 = 36.4. Upper limit −24, lower limit −96.8.

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.