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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	21,640	2437.0	− 2432	5	× 732 / 5243	0.7
4	21,641	2477.2	− 2473	4.2	× 704 / 5243	0.6
5	21,644	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 665 / 5243	1.2
6	21,645	2528.1	− 2531	−2.9	× 779 / 5243	−0.4
7	21,648	2551.9	− 2552	−0.1	× 800 / 5243	0
8	21,649	2577.5	− 2567	10.5	× 746 / 5243	1.5
11	21,652	2616.1	− 2583	33.1	× 817 / 5243	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,477	2454.8	− 2432	22.8	× 706 / 5321	3
4	20,479	2493.2	− 2473	20.2	× 727 / 5321	2.8
5	20,481	2532.2	− 2502	30.2	× 721 / 5321	4.1
6	20,482	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 696 / 5321	−0.2
7	20,485	2564.0	− 2552	12	× 807 / 5321	1.8
8	20,487	2588.7	− 2567	21.7	× 794 / 5321	3.2
11	20,489	2632.5	− 2583	49.5	× 870 / 5321	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,817	2467.7	− 2432	35.7	× 715 / 5238	4.9
4	20,819	2499.7	− 2473	26.7	× 713 / 5238	3.6
5	20,820	2528.2	− 2502	26.2	× 742 / 5238	3.7
6	20,823	2558.5	− 2531	27.5	× 716 / 5238	3.8
7	20,825	2578.1	− 2552	26.1	× 714 / 5238	3.6
8	20,826	2594.0	− 2567	27	× 809 / 5238	4.2
11	20,829	2655.4	− 2583	72.4	× 829 / 5238	11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,807	2479.3	− 2432	47.3	× 679 / 5164	6.2
4	20,809	2511.2	− 2473	38.2	× 719 / 5164	5.3
5	20,811	2549.3	− 2502	47.3	× 727 / 5164	6.7
6	20,813	2552.0	− 2531	21	× 775 / 5164	3.2
7	20,815	2588.7	− 2552	36.7	× 723 / 5164	5.1
8	20,817	2598.9	− 2567	31.9	× 725 / 5164	4.5
11	20,819	2652.7	− 2583	69.7	× 816 / 5164	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,979	2477.5	− 2432	45.5	× 698 / 5202	6.1
4	20,980	2511.7	− 2473	38.7	× 683 / 5202	5.1
5	20,981	2549.3	− 2502	47.3	× 733 / 5202	6.7
6	20,982	2555.4	− 2531	24.4	× 738 / 5202	3.5
7	20,983	2579.8	− 2552	27.8	× 792 / 5202	4.2
8	20,984	2609.2	− 2567	42.2	× 736 / 5202	6
11	20,985	2656.0	− 2583	73	× 822 / 5202	11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	20,444	2716.8	− 2583	133.8	× 20 / 20	133.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						134

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,956	2469.2	− 2432	37.2	× 666 / 4900	5.1
4	20,957	2502.3	− 2473	29.3	× 695 / 4900	4.2
5	20,958	2538.5	− 2502	36.5	× 705 / 4900	5.3
6	20,959	2566.6	− 2531	35.6	× 695 / 4900	5
7	20,960	2594.5	− 2552	42.5	× 697 / 4900	6
8	20,961	2598.1	− 2567	31.1	× 715 / 4900	4.5
11	20,962	2658.3	− 2583	75.3	× 727 / 4900	11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,917	2476.8	− 2432	44.8	× 675 / 5014	6
4	20,918	2512.3	− 2473	39.3	× 692 / 5014	5.4
5	20,919	2553.8	− 2502	51.8	× 701 / 5014	7.2
6	20,920	2560.6	− 2531	29.6	× 719 / 5014	4.2
7	20,921	2606.2	− 2552	54.2	× 727 / 5014	7.9
8	20,922	2616.6	− 2567	49.6	× 704 / 5014	7
11	20,923	2660.5	− 2583	77.5	× 796 / 5014	12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,793	2471.2	− 2432	39.2	× 656 / 4995	5.1
4	20,794	2508.7	− 2473	35.7	× 695 / 4995	5
5	20,795	2557.9	− 2502	55.9	× 704 / 4995	7.9
6	20,796	2575.9	− 2531	44.9	× 707 / 4995	6.4
7	20,797	2601.4	− 2552	49.4	× 737 / 4995	7.3
8	20,798	2625.8	− 2567	58.8	× 717 / 4995	8.4
11	20,799	2665.2	− 2583	82.2	× 779 / 4995	12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,716	2472.3	− 2432	40.3	× 704 / 5046	5.6
4	20,717	2509.8	− 2473	36.8	× 682 / 5046	5
5	20,718	2559.6	− 2502	57.6	× 706 / 5046	8.1
6	20,719	2579.0	− 2531	48	× 725 / 5046	6.9
7	20,720	2611.3	− 2552	59.3	× 737 / 5046	8.7
8	20,721	2628.0	− 2567	61	× 726 / 5046	8.8
11	20,722	2666.1	− 2583	83.1	× 766 / 5046	12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,776	2462.8	− 2432	30.8	× 670 / 4974	4.1
4	20,777	2510.6	− 2473	37.6	× 688 / 4974	5.2
5	20,778	2552.8	− 2502	50.8	× 680 / 4974	6.9
6	20,779	2573.1	− 2531	42.1	× 716 / 4974	6.1
7	20,780	2613.4	− 2552	61.4	× 750 / 4974	9.3
8	20,781	2636.5	− 2567	69.5	× 726 / 4974	10.1
11	20,782	2671.4	− 2583	88.4	× 744 / 4974	13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 9, 23, 35, 42, 43, 134, 41, 50, 53, 56, 55 → 49.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 91 · 2021→2022: 93 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 23.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 23.4 × 2.66 = 62.2. Upper limit 111.4, lower limit −13.

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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