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The shaded band is this district'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	14,685	2347.6	− 2432	−84.4	× 624 / 4768	−11
4	14,686	2386.9	− 2473	−86.1	× 677 / 4768	−12.2
5	14,689	2431.8	− 2502	−70.2	× 634 / 4768	−9.3
6	14,690	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 647 / 4768	−8.8
7	14,693	2476.6	− 2552	−75.4	× 683 / 4768	−10.8
8	14,695	2505.1	− 2567	−61.9	× 736 / 4768	−9.6
11	14,696	2480.4	− 2583	−102.6	× 767 / 4768	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,712	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 595 / 4690	−9.9
4	13,714	2395.8	− 2473	−77.2	× 628 / 4690	−10.3
5	13,716	2433.7	− 2502	−68.3	× 684 / 4690	−10
6	13,719	2457.7	− 2531	−73.3	× 626 / 4690	−9.8
7	13,720	2491.1	− 2552	−60.9	× 678 / 4690	−8.8
8	13,722	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 690 / 4690	−6.8
11	13,724	2547.1	− 2583	−35.9	× 789 / 4690	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,044	2364.9	− 2432	−67.1	× 544 / 4672	−7.8
4	14,045	2397.2	− 2473	−75.8	× 596 / 4672	−9.7
5	14,048	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 635 / 4672	−9.2
6	14,050	2468.0	− 2531	−63	× 699 / 4672	−9.4
7	14,052	2494.8	− 2552	−57.2	× 648 / 4672	−7.9
8	14,053	2507.2	− 2567	−59.8	× 724 / 4672	−9.3
11	14,056	2540.8	− 2583	−42.2	× 826 / 4672	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,052	2367.9	− 2432	−64.1	× 592 / 4643	−8.2
4	14,053	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 538 / 4643	−6.5
5	14,056	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 605 / 4643	−10
6	14,057	2473.5	− 2531	−57.5	× 662 / 4643	−8.2
7	14,060	2490.9	− 2552	−61.1	× 687 / 4643	−9
8	14,061	2508.5	− 2567	−58.5	× 687 / 4643	−8.7
11	14,064	2558.0	− 2583	−25	× 872 / 4643	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,158	2373.9	− 2432	−58.1	× 626 / 4686	−7.8
4	14,159	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 618 / 4686	−8.4
5	14,160	2438.7	− 2502	−63.3	× 569 / 4686	−7.7
6	14,161	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 673 / 4686	−8
7	14,162	2508.7	− 2552	−43.3	× 699 / 4686	−6.5
8	14,163	2506.2	− 2567	−60.8	× 740 / 4686	−9.6
11	14,164	2578.6	− 2583	−4.4	× 761 / 4686	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	13,832	2565.1	− 2583	−17.9	× 680 / 680	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,153	2334.7	− 2432	−97.3	× 526 / 4328	−11.8
4	14,154	2384.0	− 2473	−89	× 593 / 4328	−12.2
5	14,155	2420.4	− 2502	−81.6	× 613 / 4328	−11.6
6	14,156	2462.6	− 2531	−68.4	× 630 / 4328	−10
7	14,157	2462.1	− 2552	−89.9	× 617 / 4328	−12.8
8	14,158	2504.7	− 2567	−62.3	× 571 / 4328	−8.2
11	14,159	2554.0	− 2583	−29	× 778 / 4328	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,116	2348.3	− 2432	−83.7	× 586 / 4368	−11.2
4	14,117	2386.0	− 2473	−87	× 535 / 4368	−10.7
5	14,118	2423.6	− 2502	−78.4	× 597 / 4368	−10.7
6	14,119	2457.4	− 2531	−73.6	× 629 / 4368	−10.6
7	14,120	2472.8	− 2552	−79.2	× 623 / 4368	−11.3
8	14,121	2493.0	− 2567	−74	× 641 / 4368	−10.9
11	14,122	2564.7	− 2583	−18.3	× 757 / 4368	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,067	2339.6	− 2432	−92.4	× 578 / 4342	−12.3
4	14,068	2386.2	− 2473	−86.8	× 599 / 4342	−12
5	14,069	2426.4	− 2502	−75.6	× 540 / 4342	−9.4
6	14,070	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 626 / 4342	−9.9
7	14,071	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 625 / 4342	−12.2
8	14,072	2492.6	− 2567	−74.4	× 643 / 4342	−11
11	14,073	2552.8	− 2583	−30.2	× 731 / 4342	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,031	2359.9	− 2432	−72.1	× 505 / 4116	−8.8
4	14,032	2388.7	− 2473	−84.3	× 582 / 4116	−11.9
5	14,033	2430.4	− 2502	−71.6	× 592 / 4116	−10.3
6	14,034	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 547 / 4116	−7.4
7	14,035	2478.1	− 2552	−73.9	× 624 / 4116	−11.2
8	14,036	2501.7	− 2567	−65.3	× 620 / 4116	−9.8
11	14,037	2560.4	− 2583	−22.6	× 646 / 4116	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,061	2349.3	− 2432	−82.7	× 510 / 4029	−10.5
4	14,062	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 506 / 4029	−8.9
5	14,063	2426.5	− 2502	−75.5	× 576 / 4029	−10.8
6	14,064	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 597 / 4029	−9.1
7	14,065	2480.7	− 2552	−71.3	× 536 / 4029	−9.5
8	14,066	2496.9	− 2567	−70.1	× 622 / 4029	−10.8
11	14,067	2549.5	− 2583	−33.5	× 682 / 4029	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −62, −61, −55, −49, −18, −72, −69, −72, −63, −65 → −60.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 31 · 2021→2022: 54 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 13.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.1 × 2.66 = 34.8. Upper limit −25.6, lower limit −95.2.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

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