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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	17,564	2339.5	− 2432	−92.5	× 242 / 1341	−16.7
4	17,566	2378.7	− 2473	−94.3	× 223 / 1341	−15.7
5	17,568	2427.6	− 2502	−74.4	× 195 / 1341	−10.8
6	17,570	2454.4	− 2531	−76.6	× 171 / 1341	−9.8
7	17,572	2469.1	− 2552	−82.9	× 196 / 1341	−12.1
8	17,574	2511.4	− 2567	−55.6	× 165 / 1341	−6.8
11	17,576	2545.7	− 2583	−37.3	× 149 / 1341	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,579	2348.0	− 2432	−84	× 213 / 1343	−13.3
4	16,580	2374.1	− 2473	−98.9	× 247 / 1343	−18.2
5	16,582	2425.2	− 2502	−76.8	× 205 / 1343	−11.7
6	16,585	2420.5	− 2531	−110.5	× 173 / 1343	−14.2
7	16,587	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 173 / 1343	−10.7
8	16,588	2511.8	− 2567	−55.2	× 192 / 1343	−7.9
11	16,591	2552.8	− 2583	−30.2	× 140 / 1343	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,905	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 243 / 1411	−13
4	16,908	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 208 / 1411	−10.6
5	16,910	2419.5	− 2502	−82.5	× 241 / 1411	−14.1
6	16,912	2447.3	− 2531	−83.7	× 213 / 1411	−12.6
7	16,913	2452.4	− 2552	−99.6	× 174 / 1411	−12.3
8	16,915	2521.3	− 2567	−45.7	× 177 / 1411	−5.7
11	16,917	2559.2	− 2583	−23.8	× 155 / 1411	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,925	2345.1	− 2432	−86.9	× 257 / 1431	−15.6
4	16,927	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 225 / 1431	−12.4
5	16,929	2445.6	− 2502	−56.4	× 205 / 1431	−8.1
6	16,931	2433.0	− 2531	−98	× 223 / 1431	−15.3
7	16,933	2479.7	− 2552	−72.3	× 211 / 1431	−10.7
8	16,935	2504.6	− 2567	−62.4	× 168 / 1431	−7.3
11	16,937	2538.3	− 2583	−44.7	× 142 / 1431	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,070	2355.1	− 2432	−76.9	× 236 / 1471	−12.3
4	17,071	2399.0	− 2473	−74	× 244 / 1471	−12.3
5	17,072	2440.2	− 2502	−61.8	× 218 / 1471	−9.2
6	17,073	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 203 / 1471	−9.2
7	17,074	2468.5	− 2552	−83.5	× 203 / 1471	−11.5
8	17,075	2500.3	− 2567	−66.7	× 207 / 1471	−9.4
11	17,076	2570.7	− 2583	−12.3	× 160 / 1471	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,114	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 243 / 1601	−15.6
4	17,115	2372.3	− 2473	−100.7	× 250 / 1601	−15.7
5	17,116	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 228 / 1601	−9.7
6	17,117	2425.6	− 2531	−105.4	× 242 / 1601	−15.9
7	17,118	2456.6	− 2552	−95.4	× 229 / 1601	−13.6
8	17,119	2467.2	− 2567	−99.8	× 219 / 1601	−13.7
11	17,120	2532.3	− 2583	−50.7	× 190 / 1601	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,048	2314.4	− 2432	−117.6	× 225 / 1519	−17.4
4	17,049	2382.8	− 2473	−90.2	× 234 / 1519	−13.9
5	17,050	2420.2	− 2502	−81.8	× 244 / 1519	−13.1
6	17,051	2411.6	− 2531	−119.4	× 209 / 1519	−16.4
7	17,052	2433.3	− 2552	−118.7	× 204 / 1519	−15.9
8	17,053	2469.8	− 2567	−97.2	× 218 / 1519	−13.9
11	17,054	2556.4	− 2583	−26.6	× 185 / 1519	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,005	2334.4	− 2432	−97.6	× 238 / 1486	−15.6
4	17,006	2360.8	− 2473	−112.2	× 222 / 1486	−16.8
5	17,007	2431.8	− 2502	−70.2	× 216 / 1486	−10.2
6	17,008	2411.2	− 2531	−119.8	× 226 / 1486	−18.2
7	17,009	2423.6	− 2552	−128.4	× 203 / 1486	−17.5
8	17,010	2431.8	− 2567	−135.2	× 192 / 1486	−17.5
11	17,011	2508.6	− 2583	−74.4	× 189 / 1486	−9.5
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	16,990	2340.1	− 2432	−91.9	× 217 / 1485	−13.4
4	16,991	2385.3	− 2473	−87.7	× 244 / 1485	−14.4
5	16,992	2420.9	− 2502	−81.1	× 224 / 1485	−12.2
6	16,993	2424.8	− 2531	−106.2	× 200 / 1485	−14.3
7	16,994	2436.0	− 2552	−116	× 219 / 1485	−17.1
8	16,995	2450.9	− 2567	−116.1	× 198 / 1485	−15.5
11	16,996	2519.3	− 2583	−63.7	× 183 / 1485	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,999	2347.9	− 2432	−84.1	× 202 / 1453	−11.7
4	17,000	2396.7	− 2473	−76.3	× 218 / 1453	−11.4
5	17,001	2444.0	− 2502	−58	× 228 / 1453	−9.1
6	17,002	2429.3	− 2531	−101.7	× 209 / 1453	−14.6
7	17,003	2438.9	− 2552	−113.1	× 197 / 1453	−15.3
8	17,004	2443.8	− 2567	−123.2	× 208 / 1453	−17.6
11	17,005	2552.9	− 2583	−30.1	× 191 / 1453	−4
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. −76, −79, −71, −74, −65, −90, −94, −105, −95, −84 → −83.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −58.6, lower limit −108.

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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