Woodcrest Elementary: english

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.

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	49,443	2371.9	− 2432	−60.1	× 57 / 228	−15
4	49,445	2423.5	− 2473	−49.5	× 59 / 228	−12.8
5	49,447	2440.9	− 2502	−61.1	× 64 / 228	−17.2
6	49,449	2491.2	− 2531	−39.8	× 48 / 228	−8.4
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	45,961	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 52 / 228	−10.5
4	45,963	2445.5	− 2473	−27.5	× 60 / 228	−7.2
5	45,965	2493.7	− 2502	−8.3	× 54 / 228	−2
6	45,968	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 62 / 228	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,187	2383.4	− 2432	−48.6	× 55 / 221	−12.1
4	47,190	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 58 / 221	−17.5
5	47,192	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 56 / 221	−5.1
6	47,193	2505.7	− 2531	−25.3	× 52 / 221	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,198	2400.2	− 2432	−31.8	× 53 / 215	−7.8
4	47,200	2419.4	− 2473	−53.6	× 55 / 215	−13.7
5	47,202	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 54 / 215	−4.7
6	47,204	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 53 / 215	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,370	2373.3	− 2432	−58.7	× 51 / 212	−14.1
4	47,371	2429.7	− 2473	−43.3	× 58 / 212	−11.8
5	47,372	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 51 / 212	−7.8
6	47,373	2475.4	− 2531	−55.6	× 52 / 212	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,222	2343.4	− 2432	−88.6	× 45 / 187	−21.3
4	47,223	2380.2	− 2473	−92.8	× 45 / 187	−22.3
5	47,224	2445.7	− 2502	−56.3	× 46 / 187	−13.8
6	47,225	2466.7	− 2531	−64.3	× 51 / 187	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,204	2332.3	− 2432	−99.7	× 43 / 178	−24.1
4	47,205	2371.2	− 2473	−101.8	× 41 / 178	−23.4
5	47,206	2419.2	− 2502	−82.8	× 45 / 178	−20.9
6	47,207	2460.2	− 2531	−70.8	× 49 / 178	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,057	2387.0	− 2432	−45	× 46 / 165	−12.5
4	47,058	2408.3	− 2473	−64.7	× 36 / 165	−14.1
5	47,059	2442.8	− 2502	−59.2	× 40 / 165	−14.4
6	47,060	2467.6	− 2531	−63.4	× 43 / 165	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,819	2389.4	− 2432	−42.6	× 31 / 148	−8.9
4	46,820	2427.5	− 2473	−45.5	× 42 / 148	−12.9
5	46,821	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 36 / 148	−12.2
6	46,822	2483.7	− 2531	−47.3	× 39 / 148	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −28, −41, −31, −47, −75, −88, −58, −46 → −51.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 30 · 2024→2025: 12 → average 18.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.4 × 2.66 = 48.9. Upper limit −3, lower limit −100.8.

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.