Windmill Springs 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, 121 of the 400 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 49 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2482 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 43 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 38 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 56 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 64 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 34 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 48 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 3rd 27 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 20 students 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 12 students 35 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	87,311	2418.9	− 2436	−17.1	× 58 / 390	−2.5
4	87,313	2474.1	− 2485	−10.9	× 61 / 390	−1.7
5	87,315	2473.1	− 2528	−54.9	× 68 / 390	−9.6
6	87,317	2520.7	− 2552	−31.3	× 64 / 390	−5.1
7	87,319	2535.9	− 2567	−31.1	× 52 / 390	−4.1
8	87,321	2539.4	− 2586	−46.6	× 87 / 390	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,048	2427.0	− 2436	−9	× 48 / 334	−1.3
4	81,049	2488.5	− 2485	3.5	× 60 / 334	0.6
5	81,052	2498.0	− 2528	−30	× 63 / 334	−5.7
6	81,054	2542.7	− 2552	−9.3	× 64 / 334	−1.8
7	81,055	2555.9	− 2567	−11.1	× 56 / 334	−1.9
8	81,058	2551.5	− 2586	−34.5	× 43 / 334	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,282	2437.2	− 2436	1.2	× 46 / 313	0.2
4	83,283	2475.4	− 2485	−9.6	× 54 / 313	−1.7
5	83,285	2494.5	− 2528	−33.5	× 60 / 313	−6.4
6	83,288	2560.4	− 2552	8.4	× 65 / 313	1.7
7	83,290	2574.1	− 2567	7.1	× 33 / 313	0.7
8	83,292	2594.8	− 2586	8.8	× 55 / 313	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,510	2455.3	− 2436	19.3	× 32 / 273	2.3
4	83,511	2469.2	− 2485	−15.8	× 51 / 273	−3
5	83,514	2479.1	− 2528	−48.9	× 59 / 273	−10.6
6	83,515	2535.5	− 2552	−16.5	× 54 / 273	−3.3
7	83,518	2556.6	− 2567	−10.4	× 44 / 273	−1.7
8	83,519	2584.3	− 2586	−1.7	× 33 / 273	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,126	2407.5	− 2436	−28.5	× 49 / 305	−4.6
4	84,127	2456.9	− 2485	−28.1	× 32 / 305	−2.9
5	84,128	2477.7	− 2528	−50.3	× 58 / 305	−9.6
6	84,129	2523.8	− 2552	−28.2	× 66 / 305	−6.1
7	84,130	2525.9	− 2567	−41.1	× 52 / 305	−7
8	84,131	2562.6	− 2586	−23.4	× 48 / 305	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,287	2425.2	− 2436	−10.8	× 38 / 240	−1.7
4	84,288	2421.0	− 2485	−64	× 46 / 240	−12.3
5	84,289	2464.0	− 2528	−64	× 26 / 240	−6.9
6	84,290	2477.9	− 2552	−74.1	× 41 / 240	−12.7
7	84,291	2522.0	− 2567	−45	× 34 / 240	−6.4
8	84,292	2516.6	− 2586	−69.4	× 55 / 240	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,228	2433.1	− 2436	−2.9	× 66 / 264	−0.7
4	84,229	2439.7	− 2485	−45.3	× 43 / 264	−7.4
5	84,230	2447.5	− 2528	−80.5	× 51 / 264	−15.6
6	84,231	2443.3	− 2552	−108.7	× 30 / 264	−12.4
7	84,232	2490.7	− 2567	−76.3	× 43 / 264	−12.4
8	84,233	2548.4	− 2586	−37.6	× 31 / 264	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,231	2416.1	− 2436	−19.9	× 65 / 326	−4
4	84,232	2470.2	− 2485	−14.8	× 68 / 326	−3.1
5	84,233	2453.8	− 2528	−74.2	× 44 / 326	−10
6	84,234	2483.0	− 2552	−69	× 60 / 326	−12.7
7	84,235	2454.5	− 2567	−112.5	× 49 / 326	−16.9
8	84,236	2507.4	− 2586	−78.6	× 40 / 326	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,913	2417.3	− 2436	−18.7	× 60 / 351	−3.2
4	83,914	2474.9	− 2485	−10.1	× 67 / 351	−1.9
5	83,915	2470.3	− 2528	−57.7	× 72 / 351	−11.8
6	83,916	2479.5	− 2552	−72.5	× 47 / 351	−9.7
7	83,917	2490.9	− 2567	−76.1	× 61 / 351	−13.2
8	83,918	2451.6	− 2586	−134.4	× 44 / 351	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,708	2404.5	− 2436	−31.5	× 65 / 400	−5.1
4	83,709	2436.0	− 2485	−49	× 61 / 400	−7.5
5	83,710	2481.6	− 2528	−46.4	× 80 / 400	−9.3
6	83,711	2543.9	− 2552	−8.1	× 80 / 400	−1.6
7	83,712	2485.1	− 2567	−81.9	× 54 / 400	−11.1
8	83,713	2495.3	− 2586	−90.7	× 60 / 400	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −33, −14, −4, −16, −34, −56, −53, −56, −57, −48 → −37.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit −8.4, lower limit −65.8.

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.