Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science: 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 3 bar

The state's math test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 34 of the 56 students who took the math test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2346 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 2340 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

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	1,622	2361.5	− 2436	−74.5	× 18 / 79	−17
5	1,626	2487.0	− 2528	−41	× 20 / 79	−10.4
6	1,627	2506.7	− 2552	−45.3	× 18 / 79	−10.3
7	1,630	2494.4	− 2567	−72.6	× 11 / 79	−10.1
8	1,631	2489.7	− 2586	−96.3	× 12 / 79	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,426	2388.9	− 2436	−47.1	× 17 / 99	−8.1
4	1,429	2392.6	− 2485	−92.4	× 13 / 99	−12.1
5	1,431	2402.3	− 2528	−125.7	× 11 / 99	−14
6	1,433	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 22 / 99	−8
7	1,434	2495.7	− 2567	−71.3	× 23 / 99	−16.6
8	1,436	2509.2	− 2586	−76.8	× 13 / 99	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,464	2398.9	− 2436	−37.1	× 17 / 83	−7.6
4	1,467	2431.4	− 2485	−53.6	× 17 / 83	−11
7	1,472	2516.1	− 2567	−50.9	× 26 / 83	−15.9
8	1,474	2548.4	− 2586	−37.6	× 23 / 83	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,494	2398.2	− 2436	−37.8	× 12 / 97	−4.7
4	1,497	2444.8	− 2485	−40.2	× 12 / 97	−5
5	1,498	2471.9	− 2528	−56.1	× 18 / 97	−10.4
6	1,501	2456.8	− 2552	−95.2	× 13 / 97	−12.8
7	1,502	2466.5	− 2567	−100.5	× 18 / 97	−18.6
8	1,505	2484.4	− 2586	−101.6	× 24 / 97	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,523	2348.2	− 2436	−87.8	× 13 / 92	−12.4
4	1,524	2393.4	− 2485	−91.6	× 18 / 92	−17.9
5	1,525	2472.8	− 2528	−55.2	× 12 / 92	−7.2
6	1,526	2529.6	− 2552	−22.4	× 14 / 92	−3.4
7	1,527	2488.2	− 2567	−78.8	× 17 / 92	−14.6
8	1,528	2440.1	− 2586	−145.9	× 18 / 92	−28.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,507	2346.1	− 2436	−89.9	× 11 / 70	−14.1
4	1,508	2419.2	− 2485	−65.8	× 16 / 70	−15
5	1,509	2380.1	− 2528	−147.9	× 17 / 70	−35.9
7	1,511	2431.0	− 2567	−136	× 15 / 70	−29.1
8	1,512	2448.3	− 2586	−137.7	× 11 / 70	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,493	2398.3	− 2436	−37.7	× 16 / 46	−13.1
5	1,495	2404.4	− 2528	−123.6	× 15 / 46	−40.3
6	1,496	2395.0	− 2552	−157	× 15 / 46	−51.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,461	2367.8	− 2436	−68.2	× 13 / 38	−23.3
4	1,462	2384.9	− 2485	−100.1	× 12 / 38	−31.6
6	1,464	2349.9	− 2552	−202.1	× 13 / 38	−69.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,451	2363.6	− 2436	−72.4	× 18 / 48	−27.2
4	1,452	2359.9	− 2485	−125.1	× 16 / 48	−41.7
5	1,453	2386.0	− 2528	−142	× 14 / 48	−41.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,445	2345.8	− 2436	−90.2	× 19 / 56	−30.6
4	1,446	2363.9	− 2485	−121.1	× 20 / 56	−43.3
5	1,447	2339.9	− 2528	−188.1	× 17 / 56	−57.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −69, −45, −77, −84, −116, −105, −124, −110, −131 → −92.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 24 · 2017→2018: 32 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 18.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.6 × 2.66 = 49.5. Upper limit −42.8, lower limit −141.8.

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