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 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, 112 of the 171 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 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 20 students 111 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 20 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 42 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 15 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	88,993	2393.8	− 2436	−42.2	× 73 / 230	−13.4
4	88,996	2436.5	− 2485	−48.5	× 71 / 230	−15
5	88,997	2446.9	− 2528	−81.1	× 86 / 230	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,596	2408.3	− 2436	−27.7	× 71 / 216	−9.1
4	82,597	2462.0	− 2485	−23	× 71 / 216	−7.6
5	82,600	2459.8	− 2528	−68.2	× 74 / 216	−23.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,887	2414.4	− 2436	−21.6	× 74 / 210	−7.6
4	84,889	2457.3	− 2485	−27.7	× 70 / 210	−9.2
5	84,891	2457.5	− 2528	−70.5	× 66 / 210	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,104	2403.3	− 2436	−32.7	× 85 / 233	−11.9
4	85,106	2463.1	− 2485	−21.9	× 75 / 233	−7
5	85,108	2448.8	− 2528	−79.2	× 73 / 233	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,697	2409.9	− 2436	−26.1	× 75 / 220	−8.9
4	85,698	2469.2	− 2485	−15.8	× 74 / 220	−5.3
5	85,699	2485.5	− 2528	−42.5	× 71 / 220	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,923	2362.1	− 2436	−73.9	× 56 / 169	−24.5
4	83,924	2382.2	− 2485	−102.8	× 59 / 169	−35.9
5	83,925	2419.6	− 2528	−108.4	× 54 / 169	−34.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,892	2396.4	− 2436	−39.6	× 55 / 189	−11.5
4	85,893	2399.9	− 2485	−85.1	× 69 / 189	−31.1
5	85,894	2438.7	− 2528	−89.3	× 65 / 189	−30.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,810	2373.3	− 2436	−62.7	× 58 / 179	−20.3
4	85,811	2435.9	− 2485	−49.1	× 60 / 179	−16.5
5	85,812	2447.2	− 2528	−80.8	× 61 / 179	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,802	2363.4	− 2436	−72.6	× 56 / 168	−24.2
4	85,803	2377.5	− 2485	−107.5	× 53 / 168	−33.9
5	85,804	2456.2	− 2528	−71.8	× 59 / 168	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,488	2359.8	− 2436	−76.2	× 53 / 163	−24.8
4	85,489	2398.9	− 2485	−86.1	× 56 / 163	−29.6
5	85,490	2426.9	− 2528	−101.1	× 54 / 163	−33.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,245	2357.1	− 2436	−78.9	× 62 / 171	−28.6
4	85,246	2400.6	− 2485	−84.4	× 57 / 171	−28.1
5	85,247	2438.9	− 2528	−89.1	× 52 / 171	−27.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −59, −40, −39, −44, −28, −95, −73, −64, −83, −88, −84 → −63.4
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 67 · 2021→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 16.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.7 × 2.66 = 44.4. Upper limit −19, lower limit −107.8.

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.