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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	77,361	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 298 / 1845	−4.1
4	77,363	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 290 / 1845	−7.3
5	77,365	2469.9	− 2502	−32.1	× 297 / 1845	−5.2
6	77,367	2499.9	− 2531	−31.1	× 252 / 1845	−4.2
7	77,369	2507.2	− 2552	−44.8	× 226 / 1845	−5.5
8	77,371	2528.3	− 2567	−38.7	× 247 / 1845	−5.2
11	77,373	2605.6	− 2583	22.6	× 235 / 1845	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,633	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 321 / 2039	−4.9
4	71,634	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 307 / 2039	−6.2
5	71,637	2456.9	− 2502	−45.1	× 296 / 2039	−6.5
6	71,638	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 298 / 2039	−6.4
7	71,641	2519.6	− 2552	−32.4	× 279 / 2039	−4.4
8	71,643	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 254 / 2039	−5.2
11	71,644	2576.2	− 2583	−6.8	× 284 / 2039	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,526	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 302 / 2121	−7
4	73,528	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 326 / 2121	−5.7
5	73,529	2463.4	− 2502	−38.6	× 307 / 2121	−5.6
6	73,531	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 309 / 2121	−8
7	73,533	2517.9	− 2552	−34.1	× 303 / 2121	−4.9
8	73,536	2541.1	− 2567	−25.9	× 277 / 2121	−3.4
11	73,537	2598.3	− 2583	15.3	× 297 / 2121	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,664	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 250 / 2101	−2.2
4	73,667	2422.8	− 2473	−50.2	× 296 / 2101	−7.1
5	73,668	2467.6	− 2502	−34.4	× 322 / 2101	−5.3
6	73,671	2508.7	− 2531	−22.3	× 322 / 2101	−3.4
7	73,672	2503.6	− 2552	−48.4	× 307 / 2101	−7.1
8	73,675	2539.5	− 2567	−27.5	× 309 / 2101	−4
11	73,676	2587.8	− 2583	4.8	× 295 / 2101	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,122	2413.1	− 2432	−18.9	× 267 / 1995	−2.5
4	74,123	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 244 / 1995	−3.8
5	74,124	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 283 / 1995	−2.5
6	74,125	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 324 / 1995	−5.8
7	74,126	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 316 / 1995	−5
8	74,127	2500.7	− 2567	−66.3	× 306 / 1995	−10.2
11	74,128	2584.9	− 2583	1.9	× 255 / 1995	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,653	2362.6	− 2432	−69.4	× 248 / 1679	−10.3
4	72,654	2409.2	− 2473	−63.8	× 254 / 1679	−9.7
5	72,655	2465.1	− 2502	−36.9	× 255 / 1679	−5.6
6	72,656	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 193 / 1679	−6.8
7	72,657	2499.9	− 2552	−52.1	× 222 / 1679	−6.9
8	72,658	2496.7	− 2567	−70.3	× 241 / 1679	−10.1
11	72,659	2593.0	− 2583	10	× 266 / 1679	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,326	2377.6	− 2432	−54.4	× 242 / 1674	−7.9
4	74,327	2408.1	− 2473	−64.9	× 244 / 1674	−9.5
5	74,328	2461.0	− 2502	−41	× 265 / 1674	−6.5
6	74,329	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 252 / 1674	−8.2
7	74,330	2504.1	− 2552	−47.9	× 187 / 1674	−5.4
8	74,331	2460.3	− 2567	−106.7	× 202 / 1674	−12.9
11	74,332	2531.1	− 2583	−51.9	× 282 / 1674	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,308	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 264 / 1747	−9.6
4	74,309	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 243 / 1747	−8.8
5	74,310	2443.3	− 2502	−58.7	× 254 / 1747	−8.5
6	74,311	2459.3	− 2531	−71.7	× 261 / 1747	−10.7
7	74,312	2482.7	− 2552	−69.3	× 253 / 1747	−10
8	74,313	2482.5	− 2567	−84.5	× 172 / 1747	−8.3
11	74,314	2566.1	− 2583	−16.9	× 300 / 1747	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,282	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 265 / 1863	−9.1
4	74,283	2410.4	− 2473	−62.6	× 259 / 1863	−8.7
5	74,284	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 239 / 1863	−6.1
6	74,285	2457.0	− 2531	−74	× 256 / 1863	−10.2
7	74,286	2465.0	− 2552	−87	× 276 / 1863	−12.9
8	74,287	2473.6	− 2567	−93.4	× 268 / 1863	−13.4
11	74,288	2562.4	− 2583	−20.6	× 300 / 1863	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,956	2381.7	− 2432	−50.3	× 245 / 1822	−6.8
4	73,957	2417.0	− 2473	−56	× 274 / 1822	−8.4
5	73,958	2462.1	− 2502	−39.9	× 263 / 1822	−5.8
6	73,959	2456.1	− 2531	−74.9	× 243 / 1822	−10
7	73,960	2454.2	− 2552	−97.8	× 249 / 1822	−13.4
8	73,961	2486.1	− 2567	−80.9	× 271 / 1822	−12
11	73,962	2538.6	− 2583	−44.4	× 277 / 1822	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,970	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 263 / 1776	−6.1
4	73,971	2419.1	− 2473	−53.9	× 246 / 1776	−7.5
5	73,972	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 266 / 1776	−5.7
6	73,973	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 262 / 1776	−8.8
7	73,974	2481.6	− 2552	−70.4	× 252 / 1776	−10
8	73,975	2487.5	− 2567	−79.5	× 259 / 1776	−11.6
11	73,976	2555.0	− 2583	−28	× 228 / 1776	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −35, −32, −28, −30, −48, −59, −59, −64, −63, −53 → −45.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 18 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6 × 2.66 = 16. Upper limit −29.5, lower limit −61.5.

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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