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 8.

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, 39 of the 110 students who took the math test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 2328 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	81,087	2364.1	− 2436	−71.9	× 31 / 174	−12.8
4	81,090	2368.6	− 2485	−116.4	× 31 / 174	−20.7
5	81,091	2424.3	− 2528	−103.7	× 32 / 174	−19.1
6	81,094	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 25 / 174	−9.1
7	81,095	2449.2	− 2567	−117.8	× 30 / 174	−20.3
8	81,098	2498.5	− 2586	−87.5	× 25 / 174	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,179	2395.4	− 2436	−40.6	× 31 / 174	−7.2
4	75,180	2420.5	− 2485	−64.5	× 28 / 174	−10.4
5	75,182	2424.9	− 2528	−103.1	× 28 / 174	−16.6
6	75,185	2435.4	− 2552	−116.6	× 30 / 174	−20.1
7	75,186	2493.1	− 2567	−73.9	× 27 / 174	−11.5
8	75,188	2464.0	− 2586	−122	× 30 / 174	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,190	2411.3	− 2436	−24.7	× 28 / 174	−4
4	77,192	2423.1	− 2485	−61.9	× 33 / 174	−11.7
5	77,193	2467.4	− 2528	−60.6	× 30 / 174	−10.4
6	77,196	2416.5	− 2552	−135.5	× 26 / 174	−20.2
7	77,198	2479.3	− 2567	−87.7	× 30 / 174	−15.1
8	77,199	2485.0	− 2586	−101	× 27 / 174	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,371	2429.6	− 2436	−6.4	× 26 / 167	−1
4	77,372	2407.6	− 2485	−77.4	× 22 / 167	−10.2
5	77,375	2397.9	− 2528	−130.1	× 31 / 167	−24.2
6	77,376	2444.2	− 2552	−107.8	× 31 / 167	−20
7	77,379	2458.0	− 2567	−109	× 29 / 167	−18.9
8	77,380	2477.6	− 2586	−108.4	× 28 / 167	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,891	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 23 / 165	−6.2
4	77,892	2441.7	− 2485	−43.3	× 26 / 165	−6.8
5	77,893	2445.3	− 2528	−82.7	× 26 / 165	−13
6	77,894	2436.6	− 2552	−115.4	× 30 / 165	−21
7	77,895	2529.1	− 2567	−37.9	× 31 / 165	−7.1
8	77,896	2442.8	− 2586	−143.2	× 29 / 165	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,025	2356.7	− 2436	−79.3	× 23 / 148	−12.3
4	78,026	2383.2	− 2485	−101.8	× 29 / 148	−19.9
5	78,027	2428.0	− 2528	−100	× 23 / 148	−15.5
6	78,028	2458.9	− 2552	−93.1	× 19 / 148	−12
7	78,029	2524.8	− 2567	−42.2	× 24 / 148	−6.8
8	78,030	2459.4	− 2586	−126.6	× 30 / 148	−25.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,017	2360.1	− 2436	−75.9	× 24 / 136	−13.4
4	78,018	2364.1	− 2485	−120.9	× 23 / 136	−20.4
5	78,019	2452.8	− 2528	−75.2	× 24 / 136	−13.3
6	78,020	2449.9	− 2552	−102.1	× 18 / 136	−13.5
7	78,021	2511.2	− 2567	−55.8	× 23 / 136	−9.4
8	78,022	2509.3	− 2586	−76.7	× 24 / 136	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,031	2359.3	− 2436	−76.7	× 23 / 136	−13
4	78,032	2355.8	− 2485	−129.2	× 30 / 136	−28.5
5	78,033	2422.5	− 2528	−105.5	× 24 / 136	−18.6
6	78,034	2456.7	− 2552	−95.3	× 22 / 136	−15.4
7	78,035	2464.5	− 2567	−102.5	× 17 / 136	−12.8
8	78,036	2474.1	− 2586	−111.9	× 20 / 136	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,699	2346.8	− 2436	−89.2	× 17 / 133	−11.4
4	77,700	2397.5	− 2485	−87.5	× 20 / 133	−13.2
5	77,701	2409.8	− 2528	−118.2	× 29 / 133	−25.8
6	77,702	2422.6	− 2552	−129.4	× 24 / 133	−23.4
7	77,703	2473.7	− 2567	−93.3	× 21 / 133	−14.7
8	77,704	2455.4	− 2586	−130.6	× 22 / 133	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,601	2355.4	− 2436	−80.6	× 18 / 110	−13.2
4	77,602	2327.7	− 2485	−157.3	× 13 / 110	−18.6
5	77,603	2403.6	− 2528	−124.4	× 16 / 110	−18.1
6	77,604	2443.2	− 2552	−108.8	× 24 / 110	−23.7
7	77,605	2460.0	− 2567	−107	× 20 / 110	−19.5
8	77,606	2456.3	− 2586	−129.7	× 19 / 110	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −95, −87, −77, −92, −79, −92, −84, −105, −110, −115 → −93.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −64.6, lower limit −122.6.

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.