Nea Community Learning Center: math

The shaded band is this school'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.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's math test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2465 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	271	2422.4	− 2436	−13.6	× 46 / 253	−2.5
4	273	2470.4	− 2485	−14.6	× 47 / 253	−2.7
5	275	2505.4	− 2528	−22.6	× 49 / 253	−4.4
6	277	2479.0	− 2552	−73	× 34 / 253	−9.8
7	279	2547.5	− 2567	−19.5	× 24 / 253	−1.8
8	281	2526.3	− 2586	−59.7	× 29 / 253	−6.8
11	283	2564.2	− 2628	−63.8	× 24 / 253	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	217	2414.9	− 2436	−21.1	× 52 / 266	−4.1
4	219	2441.0	− 2485	−44	× 51 / 266	−8.4
5	220	2494.8	− 2528	−33.2	× 51 / 266	−6.4
6	222	2479.9	− 2552	−72.1	× 31 / 266	−8.4
7	225	2525.0	− 2567	−42	× 36 / 266	−5.7
8	226	2551.6	− 2586	−34.4	× 24 / 266	−3.1
11	228	2539.3	− 2628	−88.7	× 21 / 266	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	218	2406.0	− 2436	−30	× 49 / 283	−5.2
4	221	2460.9	− 2485	−24.1	× 52 / 283	−4.4
5	222	2479.4	− 2528	−48.6	× 51 / 283	−8.8
6	225	2488.4	− 2552	−63.6	× 27 / 283	−6.1
7	226	2518.9	− 2567	−48.1	× 42 / 283	−7.1
8	229	2516.9	− 2586	−69.1	× 37 / 283	−9
11	230	2532.8	− 2628	−95.2	× 25 / 283	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	238	2444.9	− 2436	8.9	× 52 / 285	1.6
4	240	2464.3	− 2485	−20.7	× 52 / 285	−3.8
5	242	2505.4	− 2528	−22.6	× 51 / 285	−4
6	244	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 36 / 285	−10
7	246	2522.7	− 2567	−44.3	× 26 / 285	−4
8	248	2511.6	− 2586	−74.4	× 48 / 285	−12.5
11	250	2496.5	− 2628	−131.5	× 20 / 285	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	270	2458.2	− 2436	22.2	× 53 / 311	3.8
4	271	2475.6	− 2485	−9.4	× 50 / 311	−1.5
5	272	2500.7	− 2528	−27.3	× 49 / 311	−4.3
6	273	2514.6	− 2552	−37.4	× 58 / 311	−7
7	274	2535.9	− 2567	−31.1	× 43 / 311	−4.3
8	275	2507.4	− 2586	−78.6	× 24 / 311	−6.1
11	276	2538.0	− 2628	−90	× 34 / 311	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	274	2424.7	− 2436	−11.3	× 50 / 269	−2.1
4	275	2454.0	− 2485	−31	× 47 / 269	−5.4
5	276	2500.7	− 2528	−27.3	× 48 / 269	−4.9
6	277	2459.4	− 2552	−92.6	× 28 / 269	−9.6
7	278	2471.7	− 2567	−95.3	× 28 / 269	−9.9
8	279	2461.1	− 2586	−124.9	× 36 / 269	−16.7
11	280	2472.3	− 2628	−155.7	× 32 / 269	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	276	2397.9	− 2436	−38.1	× 45 / 272	−6.3
4	277	2453.0	− 2485	−32	× 50 / 272	−5.9
5	278	2463.8	− 2528	−64.2	× 49 / 272	−11.6
6	279	2449.9	− 2552	−102.1	× 27 / 272	−10.1
7	280	2469.4	− 2567	−97.6	× 38 / 272	−13.6
8	281	2439.9	− 2586	−146.1	× 35 / 272	−18.8
11	282	2454.5	− 2628	−173.5	× 28 / 272	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	276	2426.1	− 2436	−9.9	× 47 / 276	−1.7
4	277	2443.8	− 2485	−41.2	× 43 / 276	−6.4
5	278	2473.3	− 2528	−54.7	× 50 / 276	−9.9
6	279	2449.8	− 2552	−102.2	× 41 / 276	−15.2
7	280	2471.8	− 2567	−95.2	× 28 / 276	−9.7
8	281	2508.4	− 2586	−77.6	× 34 / 276	−9.6
11	282	2444.6	− 2628	−183.4	× 33 / 276	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	275	2453.6	− 2436	17.6	× 50 / 240	3.7
4	276	2458.3	− 2485	−26.7	× 48 / 240	−5.3
5	277	2449.4	− 2528	−78.6	× 47 / 240	−15.4
6	278	2464.1	− 2552	−87.9	× 35 / 240	−12.8
7	279	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 37 / 240	−14.4
8	280	2448.0	− 2586	−138	× 23 / 240	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	277	2465.0	− 2436	29	× 46 / 234	5.7
4	278	2470.9	− 2485	−14.1	× 49 / 234	−3
5	279	2473.0	− 2528	−55	× 42 / 234	−9.9
6	280	2444.3	− 2552	−107.7	× 30 / 234	−13.8
7	281	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 33 / 234	−8
8	282	2507.4	− 2586	−78.6	× 34 / 234	−11.4
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. −34, −43, −49, −42, −29, −67, −84, −74, −57, −40 → −51.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 38 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 14.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.9 × 2.66 = 39.6. Upper limit −12.3, lower limit −91.5.

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. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.