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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	71,383	2383.9	− 2432	−48.1	× 1950 / 10878	−8.6
4	71,385	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 1868 / 10878	−9.5
5	71,387	2465.1	− 2502	−36.9	× 1844 / 10878	−6.3
6	71,389	2486.9	− 2531	−44.1	× 1747 / 10878	−7.1
7	71,391	2514.0	− 2552	−38	× 1678 / 10878	−5.9
8	71,393	2533.4	− 2567	−33.6	× 1791 / 10878	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,181	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 1876 / 10725	−5.8
4	66,184	2437.2	− 2473	−35.8	× 1912 / 10725	−6.4
5	66,185	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 1844 / 10725	−5.4
6	66,187	2499.7	− 2531	−31.3	× 1705 / 10725	−5
7	66,190	2529.2	− 2552	−22.8	× 1718 / 10725	−3.7
8	66,191	2540.1	− 2567	−26.9	× 1670 / 10725	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,001	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 1634 / 10334	−5
4	68,003	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 1784 / 10334	−5.2
5	68,005	2479.5	− 2502	−22.5	× 1838 / 10334	−4
6	68,007	2489.4	− 2531	−41.6	× 1717 / 10334	−6.9
7	68,009	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 1670 / 10334	−2.6
8	68,011	2539.9	− 2567	−27.1	× 1691 / 10334	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,157	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 1632 / 10051	−4.7
4	68,159	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 1627 / 10051	−4.4
5	68,161	2485.3	− 2502	−16.7	× 1759 / 10051	−2.9
6	68,163	2503.9	− 2531	−27.1	× 1689 / 10051	−4.6
7	68,165	2527.2	− 2552	−24.8	× 1683 / 10051	−4.2
8	68,167	2551.3	− 2567	−15.7	× 1661 / 10051	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,660	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 1700 / 9810	−5.6
4	68,661	2441.8	− 2473	−31.2	× 1603 / 9810	−5.1
5	68,662	2487.5	− 2502	−14.5	× 1586 / 9810	−2.3
6	68,663	2508.0	− 2531	−23	× 1630 / 9810	−3.8
7	68,664	2542.7	− 2552	−9.3	× 1633 / 9810	−1.5
8	68,665	2545.0	− 2567	−22	× 1658 / 9810	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,710	2377.6	− 2432	−54.4	× 1511 / 9110	−9
4	68,711	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 1571 / 9110	−8.5
5	68,712	2469.9	− 2502	−32.1	× 1569 / 9110	−5.5
6	68,713	2490.1	− 2531	−40.9	× 1574 / 9110	−7.1
7	68,714	2522.0	− 2552	−30	× 1440 / 9110	−4.7
8	68,715	2540.2	− 2567	−26.8	× 1445 / 9110	−4.3
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	68,742	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 1470 / 8950	−8.1
4	68,743	2419.1	− 2473	−53.9	× 1496 / 8950	−9
5	68,744	2467.3	− 2502	−34.7	× 1567 / 8950	−6.1
6	68,745	2483.5	− 2531	−47.5	× 1503 / 8950	−8
7	68,746	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 1499 / 8950	−7.3
8	68,747	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 1415 / 8950	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,742	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 1434 / 8804	−7.3
4	68,743	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 1466 / 8804	−8.1
5	68,744	2464.6	− 2502	−37.4	× 1484 / 8804	−6.3
6	68,745	2486.3	− 2531	−44.7	× 1493 / 8804	−7.6
7	68,746	2509.1	− 2552	−42.9	× 1449 / 8804	−7.1
8	68,747	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 1478 / 8804	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,500	2393.3	− 2432	−38.7	× 1462 / 8582	−6.6
4	68,501	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 1416 / 8582	−6.2
5	68,502	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 1482 / 8582	−5.2
6	68,503	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 1400 / 8582	−7.6
7	68,504	2515.5	− 2552	−36.5	× 1413 / 8582	−6
8	68,505	2530.1	− 2567	−36.9	× 1409 / 8582	−6.1
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	68,553	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 1354 / 8318	−8.1
4	68,554	2431.7	− 2473	−41.3	× 1444 / 8318	−7.2
5	68,555	2476.5	− 2502	−25.5	× 1402 / 8318	−4.3
6	68,556	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 1391 / 8318	−7.2
7	68,557	2509.8	− 2552	−42.2	× 1347 / 8318	−6.8
8	68,558	2527.3	− 2567	−39.7	× 1380 / 8318	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −43, −30, −28, −23, −22, −39, −44, −44, −38, −40 → −35.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 5.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.7 × 2.66 = 15.2. Upper limit −19.9, lower limit −50.3.

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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