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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	89,164	2434.2	− 2432	2.2	× 1266 / 7709	0.4
4	89,165	2469.6	− 2473	−3.4	× 1264 / 7709	−0.6
5	89,168	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 1151 / 7709	1.7
6	89,169	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 1066 / 7709	−1.3
7	89,172	2533.1	− 2552	−18.9	× 1009 / 7709	−2.5
8	89,173	2560.2	− 2567	−6.8	× 967 / 7709	−0.9
11	89,176	2582.7	− 2583	−0.3	× 986 / 7709	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,701	2448.0	− 2432	16	× 1210 / 7701	2.5
4	82,704	2486.2	− 2473	13.2	× 1197 / 7701	2.1
5	82,706	2522.8	− 2502	20.8	× 1219 / 7701	3.3
6	82,708	2534.9	− 2531	3.9	× 1041 / 7701	0.5
7	82,710	2549.5	− 2552	−2.5	× 1082 / 7701	−0.4
8	82,712	2572.1	− 2567	5.1	× 1006 / 7701	0.7
11	82,713	2620.4	− 2583	37.4	× 946 / 7701	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,992	2440.3	− 2432	8.3	× 1229 / 7701	1.3
4	84,993	2488.5	− 2473	15.5	× 1189 / 7701	2.4
5	84,996	2515.7	− 2502	13.7	× 1132 / 7701	2
6	84,998	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 1068 / 7701	0.3
7	85,000	2557.4	− 2552	5.4	× 1012 / 7701	0.7
8	85,002	2580.9	− 2567	13.9	× 1059 / 7701	1.9
11	85,003	2631.0	− 2583	48	× 1012 / 7701	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,208	2455.2	− 2432	23.2	× 1111 / 7507	3.4
4	85,209	2494.4	− 2473	21.4	× 1209 / 7507	3.4
5	85,212	2522.0	− 2502	20	× 1171 / 7507	3.1
6	85,213	2535.7	− 2531	4.7	× 1027 / 7507	0.6
7	85,216	2555.2	− 2552	3.2	× 1048 / 7507	0.4
8	85,217	2581.9	− 2567	14.9	× 983 / 7507	2
11	85,220	2598.0	− 2583	15	× 958 / 7507	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,797	2461.1	− 2432	29.1	× 1204 / 7541	4.6
4	85,798	2502.9	− 2473	29.9	× 1080 / 7541	4.3
5	85,799	2534.9	− 2502	32.9	× 1162 / 7541	5.1
6	85,800	2546.8	− 2531	15.8	× 1071 / 7541	2.2
7	85,801	2571.3	− 2552	19.3	× 995 / 7541	2.5
8	85,802	2583.2	− 2567	16.2	× 1030 / 7541	2.2
11	85,803	2619.9	− 2583	36.9	× 999 / 7541	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	84,029	2632.6	− 2583	49.6	× 811 / 811	49.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,992	2451.2	− 2432	19.2	× 1019 / 6901	2.8
4	85,993	2493.6	− 2473	20.6	× 1031 / 6901	3.1
5	85,994	2533.9	− 2502	31.9	× 1002 / 6901	4.6
6	85,995	2544.5	− 2531	13.5	× 968 / 6901	1.9
7	85,996	2562.4	− 2552	10.4	× 887 / 6901	1.3
8	85,997	2577.6	− 2567	10.6	× 989 / 6901	1.5
11	85,998	2625.0	− 2583	42	× 1005 / 6901	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,910	2444.2	− 2432	12.2	× 1026 / 6761	1.9
4	85,911	2496.5	− 2473	23.5	× 989 / 6761	3.4
5	85,912	2527.3	− 2502	25.3	× 1012 / 6761	3.8
6	85,913	2547.7	− 2531	16.7	× 940 / 6761	2.3
7	85,914	2559.1	− 2552	7.1	× 946 / 6761	1
8	85,915	2572.2	− 2567	5.2	× 880 / 6761	0.7
11	85,916	2625.1	− 2583	42.1	× 968 / 6761	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,902	2447.2	− 2432	15.2	× 1004 / 7003	2.2
4	85,903	2485.6	− 2473	12.6	× 1054 / 7003	1.9
5	85,904	2526.1	− 2502	24.1	× 991 / 7003	3.4
6	85,905	2542.3	− 2531	11.3	× 990 / 7003	1.6
7	85,906	2564.6	− 2552	12.6	× 965 / 7003	1.7
8	85,907	2567.4	− 2567	0.4	× 972 / 7003	0.1
11	85,908	2622.0	− 2583	39	× 1027 / 7003	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,588	2451.9	− 2432	19.9	× 1009 / 7021	2.9
4	85,589	2496.5	− 2473	23.5	× 997 / 7021	3.3
5	85,590	2528.5	− 2502	26.5	× 1044 / 7021	3.9
6	85,591	2548.8	− 2531	17.8	× 934 / 7021	2.4
7	85,592	2566.7	− 2552	14.7	× 984 / 7021	2.1
8	85,593	2578.9	− 2567	11.9	× 983 / 7021	1.7
11	85,594	2630.4	− 2583	47.4	× 1070 / 7021	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,345	2449.4	− 2432	17.4	× 1044 / 6867	2.6
4	85,346	2495.4	− 2473	22.4	× 988 / 6867	3.2
5	85,347	2533.7	− 2502	31.7	× 992 / 6867	4.6
6	85,348	2544.4	− 2531	13.4	× 969 / 6867	1.9
7	85,349	2571.4	− 2552	19.4	× 937 / 6867	2.6
8	85,350	2577.2	− 2567	10.2	× 991 / 6867	1.5
11	85,351	2633.9	− 2583	50.9	× 946 / 6867	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −3, 13, 15, 15, 26, 50, 21, 19, 17, 23, 23 → 19.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 24 · 2021→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit 44.4, lower limit −4.6.

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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