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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	35,793	2491.4	− 2432	59.4	× 709 / 5449	7.7
4	35,795	2529.2	− 2473	56.2	× 737 / 5449	7.6
5	35,797	2570.3	− 2502	68.3	× 750 / 5449	9.4
6	35,799	2570.8	− 2531	39.8	× 874 / 5449	6.4
7	35,801	2599.9	− 2552	47.9	× 782 / 5449	6.9
8	35,803	2617.7	− 2567	50.7	× 883 / 5449	8.2
11	35,805	2661.1	− 2583	78.1	× 714 / 5449	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,447	2513.5	− 2432	81.5	× 732 / 5587	10.7
4	33,448	2540.2	− 2473	67.2	× 742 / 5587	8.9
5	33,451	2584.8	− 2502	82.8	× 777 / 5587	11.5
6	33,452	2592.4	− 2531	61.4	× 793 / 5587	8.7
7	33,454	2610.6	− 2552	58.6	× 861 / 5587	9
8	33,456	2619.2	− 2567	52.2	× 791 / 5587	7.4
11	33,459	2643.8	− 2583	60.8	× 891 / 5587	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,038	2498.0	− 2432	66	× 698 / 5637	8.2
4	34,040	2534.4	− 2473	61.4	× 767 / 5637	8.4
5	34,041	2576.6	− 2502	74.6	× 754 / 5637	10
6	34,043	2575.4	− 2531	44.4	× 827 / 5637	6.5
7	34,046	2609.4	− 2552	57.4	× 833 / 5637	8.5
8	34,047	2621.5	− 2567	54.5	× 855 / 5637	8.3
11	34,050	2660.4	− 2583	77.4	× 903 / 5637	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,042	2501.8	− 2432	69.8	× 649 / 5704	7.9
4	34,044	2538.5	− 2473	65.5	× 720 / 5704	8.3
5	34,045	2579.5	− 2502	77.5	× 795 / 5704	10.8
6	34,048	2579.0	− 2531	48	× 853 / 5704	7.2
7	34,050	2603.9	− 2552	51.9	× 832 / 5704	7.6
8	34,052	2622.7	− 2567	55.7	× 832 / 5704	8.1
11	34,053	2643.2	− 2583	60.2	× 1023 / 5704	10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						61

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,203	2495.2	− 2432	63.2	× 740 / 5663	8.3
4	34,204	2537.2	− 2473	64.2	× 665 / 5663	7.5
5	34,205	2586.2	− 2502	84.2	× 743 / 5663	11
6	34,206	2585.7	− 2531	54.7	× 868 / 5663	8.4
7	34,207	2614.3	− 2552	62.3	× 887 / 5663	9.8
8	34,208	2621.7	− 2567	54.7	× 873 / 5663	8.4
11	34,209	2613.9	− 2583	30.9	× 887 / 5663	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						58

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,116	2507.1	− 2432	75.1	× 679 / 5141	9.9
4	34,117	2547.1	− 2473	74.1	× 660 / 5141	9.5
5	34,118	2581.0	− 2502	79	× 690 / 5141	10.6
6	34,119	2585.2	− 2531	54.2	× 808 / 5141	8.5
7	34,120	2624.2	− 2552	72.2	× 713 / 5141	10
8	34,121	2636.3	− 2567	69.3	× 795 / 5141	10.7
11	34,122	2662.9	− 2583	79.9	× 796 / 5141	12.4
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	34,167	2512.6	− 2432	80.6	× 672 / 5224	10.4
4	34,168	2550.3	− 2473	77.3	× 702 / 5224	10.4
5	34,169	2587.7	− 2502	85.7	× 696 / 5224	11.4
6	34,170	2590.9	− 2531	59.9	× 749 / 5224	8.6
7	34,171	2628.8	− 2552	76.8	× 797 / 5224	11.7
8	34,172	2638.1	− 2567	71.1	× 721 / 5224	9.8
11	34,173	2677.1	− 2583	94.1	× 887 / 5224	16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,023	2507.7	− 2432	75.7	× 673 / 5181	9.8
4	34,024	2554.4	− 2473	81.4	× 672 / 5181	10.6
5	34,025	2594.0	− 2502	92	× 728 / 5181	12.9
6	34,026	2592.9	− 2531	61.9	× 739 / 5181	8.8
7	34,027	2629.2	− 2552	77.2	× 736 / 5181	11
8	34,028	2626.8	− 2567	59.8	× 790 / 5181	9.1
11	34,029	2681.5	− 2583	98.5	× 843 / 5181	16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						78

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,886	2499.0	− 2432	67	× 674 / 5137	8.8
4	33,887	2550.2	− 2473	77.2	× 691 / 5137	10.4
5	33,888	2593.9	− 2502	91.9	× 698 / 5137	12.5
6	33,889	2593.3	− 2531	62.3	× 751 / 5137	9.1
7	33,890	2623.9	− 2552	71.9	× 744 / 5137	10.4
8	33,891	2635.6	− 2567	68.6	× 761 / 5137	10.2
11	33,892	2682.9	− 2583	99.9	× 818 / 5137	15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						77

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,898	2501.8	− 2432	69.8	× 672 / 5109	9.2
4	33,899	2546.6	− 2473	73.6	× 680 / 5109	9.8
5	33,900	2581.9	− 2502	79.9	× 709 / 5109	11.1
6	33,901	2595.6	− 2531	64.6	× 741 / 5109	9.4
7	33,902	2631.2	− 2552	79.2	× 746 / 5109	11.6
8	33,903	2634.2	− 2567	67.2	× 753 / 5109	9.9
11	33,904	2669.1	− 2583	86.1	× 808 / 5109	13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						75

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 56, 66, 62, 61, 58, 72, 78, 78, 77, 75 → 68.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 4.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.6 × 2.66 = 12.2. Upper limit 80.5, lower limit 56.1.

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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