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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	44,139	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 285 / 1682	−7.8
4	44,142	2435.1	− 2473	−37.9	× 268 / 1682	−6
5	44,144	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 282 / 1682	−6.8
6	44,145	2469.6	− 2531	−61.4	× 278 / 1682	−10.1
7	44,148	2504.4	− 2552	−47.6	× 295 / 1682	−8.3
8	44,149	2518.3	− 2567	−48.7	× 274 / 1682	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,836	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 285 / 1689	−6.9
4	40,837	2440.8	− 2473	−32.2	× 280 / 1689	−5.3
5	40,840	2475.4	− 2502	−26.6	× 253 / 1689	−4
6	40,841	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 279 / 1689	−6.4
7	40,844	2515.7	− 2552	−36.3	× 289 / 1689	−6.2
8	40,846	2529.9	− 2567	−37.1	× 303 / 1689	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,838	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 242 / 1604	−3.4
4	41,841	2437.8	− 2473	−35.2	× 275 / 1604	−6
5	41,842	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 276 / 1604	−7.1
6	41,845	2478.5	− 2531	−52.5	× 252 / 1604	−8.2
7	41,847	2516.5	− 2552	−35.5	× 272 / 1604	−6
8	41,849	2517.7	− 2567	−49.3	× 287 / 1604	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,872	2408.9	− 2432	−23.1	× 266 / 1602	−3.8
4	41,873	2453.8	− 2473	−19.2	× 240 / 1602	−2.9
5	41,875	2466.3	− 2502	−35.7	× 274 / 1602	−6.1
6	41,878	2486.1	− 2531	−44.9	× 280 / 1602	−7.8
7	41,880	2509.6	− 2552	−42.4	× 262 / 1602	−6.9
8	41,881	2517.7	− 2567	−49.3	× 280 / 1602	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,013	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 282 / 1595	−2.5
4	42,014	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 253 / 1595	−2.4
5	42,015	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 238 / 1595	−4
6	42,016	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 280 / 1595	−6
7	42,017	2519.6	− 2552	−32.4	× 274 / 1595	−5.6
8	42,018	2516.5	− 2567	−50.5	× 268 / 1595	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,894	2372.9	− 2432	−59.1	× 271 / 1603	−10
4	40,895	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 277 / 1603	−8.4
5	40,896	2467.3	− 2502	−34.7	× 281 / 1603	−6.1
6	40,897	2480.6	− 2531	−50.4	× 253 / 1603	−8
7	40,898	2516.3	− 2552	−35.7	× 238 / 1603	−5.3
8	40,899	2505.6	− 2567	−61.4	× 283 / 1603	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,762	2400.2	− 2432	−31.8	× 242 / 1591	−4.8
4	41,763	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 265 / 1591	−7.1
5	41,764	2485.3	− 2502	−16.7	× 286 / 1591	−3
6	41,765	2482.3	− 2531	−48.7	× 284 / 1591	−8.7
7	41,766	2501.6	− 2552	−50.4	× 266 / 1591	−8.4
8	41,767	2478.3	− 2567	−88.7	× 248 / 1591	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,793	2389.3	− 2432	−42.7	× 301 / 1635	−7.9
4	41,794	2422.0	− 2473	−51	× 250 / 1635	−7.8
5	41,795	2476.7	− 2502	−25.3	× 268 / 1635	−4.1
6	41,796	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 280 / 1635	−7.8
7	41,797	2484.5	− 2552	−67.5	× 279 / 1635	−11.5
8	41,798	2506.4	− 2567	−60.6	× 257 / 1635	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,624	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 264 / 1663	−5.3
4	41,625	2418.9	− 2473	−54.1	× 310 / 1663	−10.1
5	41,626	2465.8	− 2502	−36.2	× 254 / 1663	−5.5
6	41,627	2476.6	− 2531	−54.4	× 269 / 1663	−8.8
7	41,628	2495.5	− 2552	−56.5	× 283 / 1663	−9.6
8	41,629	2500.6	− 2567	−66.4	× 283 / 1663	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,387	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 284 / 1647	−6.9
4	41,388	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 270 / 1647	−7.1
5	41,389	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 304 / 1647	−6
6	41,390	2477.7	− 2531	−53.3	× 254 / 1647	−8.2
7	41,391	2473.9	− 2552	−78.1	× 257 / 1647	−12.2
8	41,392	2508.7	− 2567	−58.3	× 278 / 1647	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,293	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 256 / 1595	−4.8
4	41,294	2429.7	− 2473	−43.3	× 276 / 1595	−7.5
5	41,295	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 266 / 1595	−5
6	41,296	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 295 / 1595	−6.9
7	41,297	2490.5	− 2552	−61.5	× 246 / 1595	−9.5
8	41,298	2506.9	− 2567	−60.1	× 256 / 1595	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −36, −40, −36, −29, −49, −46, −49, −51, −50, −43 → −43.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 20 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit −26.8, lower limit −59.8.

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.

Schools in Livingston Union

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Livingston Middle