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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	41,690	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 108 / 852	−2.8
4	41,691	2423.5	− 2473	−49.5	× 107 / 852	−6.2
5	41,693	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 111 / 852	−0.5
6	41,696	2504.4	− 2531	−26.6	× 121 / 852	−3.8
7	41,697	2539.7	− 2552	−12.3	× 112 / 852	−1.6
8	41,699	2565.0	− 2567	−2	× 109 / 852	−0.3
11	41,701	2597.1	− 2583	14.1	× 184 / 852	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,585	2417.6	− 2432	−14.4	× 98 / 807	−1.7
4	38,588	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 99 / 807	−2
5	38,590	2470.2	− 2502	−31.8	× 107 / 807	−4.2
6	38,591	2518.8	− 2531	−12.2	× 110 / 807	−1.7
7	38,593	2545.9	− 2552	−6.1	× 115 / 807	−0.9
8	38,596	2571.4	− 2567	4.4	× 109 / 807	0.6
11	38,597	2607.5	− 2583	24.5	× 169 / 807	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,513	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 97 / 810	−1.8
4	39,515	2438.0	− 2473	−35	× 102 / 810	−4.4
5	39,517	2504.7	− 2502	2.7	× 102 / 810	0.3
6	39,519	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 103 / 810	−4.2
7	39,521	2548.6	− 2552	−3.4	× 105 / 810	−0.4
8	39,523	2551.6	− 2567	−15.4	× 120 / 810	−2.3
11	39,525	2588.7	− 2583	5.7	× 181 / 810	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,546	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 76 / 780	−0.4
4	39,547	2458.1	− 2473	−14.9	× 98 / 780	−1.9
5	39,550	2506.7	− 2502	4.7	× 95 / 780	0.6
6	39,551	2516.7	− 2531	−14.3	× 107 / 780	−2
7	39,554	2539.8	− 2552	−12.2	× 114 / 780	−1.8
8	39,555	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 118 / 780	−2
11	39,558	2598.5	− 2583	15.5	× 172 / 780	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,693	2414.8	− 2432	−17.2	× 82 / 683	−2.1
4	39,694	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 71 / 683	−2.4
5	39,695	2528.0	− 2502	26	× 87 / 683	3.3
6	39,696	2536.0	− 2531	5	× 82 / 683	0.6
7	39,697	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 92 / 683	−1.6
8	39,698	2530.7	− 2567	−36.3	× 99 / 683	−5.3
11	39,699	2606.0	− 2583	23	× 170 / 683	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,670	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 54 / 450	−6.8
4	38,671	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 75 / 450	−9.5
5	38,672	2449.2	− 2502	−52.8	× 59 / 450	−6.9
6	38,673	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 59 / 450	−2.3
7	38,674	2516.4	− 2552	−35.6	× 54 / 450	−4.3
8	38,675	2530.0	− 2567	−37	× 64 / 450	−5.3
11	38,676	2625.7	− 2583	42.7	× 85 / 450	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,476	2364.1	− 2432	−67.9	× 83 / 544	−10.4
4	39,477	2414.8	− 2473	−58.2	× 61 / 544	−6.5
5	39,478	2461.2	− 2502	−40.8	× 83 / 544	−6.2
6	39,479	2449.9	− 2531	−81.1	× 67 / 544	−10
7	39,480	2527.9	− 2552	−24.1	× 64 / 544	−2.8
8	39,481	2533.6	− 2567	−33.4	× 66 / 544	−4.1
11	39,482	2588.4	− 2583	5.4	× 120 / 544	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,537	2387.6	− 2432	−44.4	× 73 / 602	−5.4
4	39,538	2414.7	− 2473	−58.3	× 89 / 602	−8.6
5	39,539	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 60 / 602	−3.5
6	39,540	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 94 / 602	−9.3
7	39,541	2466.4	− 2552	−85.6	× 71 / 602	−10.1
8	39,542	2508.6	− 2567	−58.4	× 70 / 602	−6.8
11	39,543	2550.4	− 2583	−32.6	× 145 / 602	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,356	2379.6	− 2432	−52.4	× 94 / 604	−8.2
4	39,357	2426.1	− 2473	−46.9	× 78 / 604	−6.1
5	39,358	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 86 / 604	−8
6	39,359	2455.7	− 2531	−75.3	× 65 / 604	−8.1
7	39,360	2499.7	− 2552	−52.3	× 87 / 604	−7.5
8	39,361	2464.5	− 2567	−102.5	× 67 / 604	−11.4
11	39,362	2535.7	− 2583	−47.3	× 127 / 604	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,129	2378.3	− 2432	−53.7	× 70 / 620	−6.1
4	39,130	2430.0	− 2473	−43	× 93 / 620	−6.5
5	39,131	2458.0	− 2502	−44	× 79 / 620	−5.6
6	39,132	2491.8	− 2531	−39.2	× 87 / 620	−5.5
7	39,133	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 67 / 620	−2.5
8	39,134	2515.5	− 2567	−51.5	× 89 / 620	−7.4
11	39,135	2563.4	− 2583	−19.6	× 135 / 620	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,059	2402.7	− 2432	−29.3	× 71 / 604	−3.4
4	39,060	2407.3	− 2473	−65.7	× 74 / 604	−8
5	39,061	2438.3	− 2502	−63.7	× 94 / 604	−9.9
6	39,062	2482.3	− 2531	−48.7	× 76 / 604	−6.1
7	39,063	2536.2	− 2552	−15.8	× 87 / 604	−2.3
8	39,064	2549.5	− 2567	−17.5	× 71 / 604	−2.1
11	39,065	2560.3	− 2583	−22.7	× 131 / 604	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, −5, −11, −4, −2, −27, −39, −52, −59, −38, −37 → −26
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 25 · 2021→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 21 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit 0.9, lower limit −52.9.

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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