George Washington Elementary: 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 6.

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, 83 of the 199 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 36 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 27 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 22 students 42 points 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 3rd 20 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 20 students 23 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	79,380	2393.1	− 2436	−42.9	× 79 / 248	−13.7
4	79,383	2450.2	− 2485	−34.8	× 59 / 248	−8.3
5	79,384	2458.5	− 2528	−69.5	× 50 / 248	−14
6	79,387	2483.2	− 2552	−68.8	× 60 / 248	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,563	2386.5	− 2436	−49.5	× 60 / 245	−12.1
4	73,565	2457.4	− 2485	−27.6	× 73 / 245	−8.2
5	73,566	2473.2	− 2528	−54.8	× 62 / 245	−13.9
6	73,568	2480.6	− 2552	−71.4	× 50 / 245	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,540	2382.3	− 2436	−53.7	× 62 / 255	−13.1
4	75,542	2444.9	− 2485	−40.1	× 61 / 255	−9.6
5	75,543	2470.1	− 2528	−57.9	× 72 / 255	−16.3
6	75,545	2496.0	− 2552	−56	× 60 / 255	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,726	2415.0	− 2436	−21	× 52 / 253	−4.3
4	75,729	2435.2	− 2485	−49.8	× 58 / 253	−11.4
5	75,730	2425.1	− 2528	−102.9	× 69 / 253	−28.1
6	75,733	2488.4	− 2552	−63.6	× 74 / 253	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,249	2382.2	− 2436	−53.8	× 59 / 236	−13.5
4	76,250	2452.4	− 2485	−32.6	× 54 / 236	−7.5
5	76,251	2445.3	− 2528	−82.7	× 59 / 236	−20.7
6	76,252	2457.8	− 2552	−94.2	× 64 / 236	−25.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,826	2374.3	− 2436	−61.7	× 56 / 198	−17.5
4	74,827	2421.3	− 2485	−63.7	× 56 / 198	−18
5	74,828	2433.6	− 2528	−94.4	× 40 / 198	−19.1
6	74,829	2442.7	− 2552	−109.3	× 46 / 198	−25.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,417	2364.9	− 2436	−71.1	× 62 / 219	−20.1
4	76,418	2452.9	− 2485	−32.1	× 59 / 219	−8.6
5	76,419	2436.5	− 2528	−91.5	× 54 / 219	−22.6
6	76,420	2454.6	− 2552	−97.4	× 44 / 219	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,401	2382.6	− 2436	−53.4	× 48 / 207	−12.4
4	76,402	2439.1	− 2485	−45.9	× 55 / 207	−12.2
5	76,403	2474.7	− 2528	−53.3	× 53 / 207	−13.6
6	76,404	2455.6	− 2552	−96.4	× 51 / 207	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,390	2393.6	− 2436	−42.4	× 51 / 213	−10.2
4	76,391	2431.8	− 2485	−53.2	× 50 / 213	−12.5
5	76,392	2418.5	− 2528	−109.5	× 53 / 213	−27.2
6	76,393	2493.0	− 2552	−59	× 59 / 213	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,063	2385.9	− 2436	−50.1	× 50 / 192	−13
4	76,064	2449.4	− 2485	−35.6	× 48 / 192	−8.9
5	76,065	2452.8	− 2528	−75.2	× 42 / 192	−16.5
6	76,066	2463.7	− 2552	−88.3	× 52 / 192	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,973	2391.8	− 2436	−44.2	× 56 / 199	−12.4
4	75,974	2432.2	− 2485	−52.8	× 55 / 199	−14.6
5	75,975	2446.4	− 2528	−81.6	× 46 / 199	−18.9
6	75,976	2451.5	− 2552	−100.5	× 42 / 199	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −49, −52, −62, −67, −80, −71, −62, −66, −62, −67 → −62.8
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.6 × 2.66 = 17.6. Upper limit −45.2, lower limit −80.4.

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.