La Escuelita: 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, 49 of the 128 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 20 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	3,077	2396.3	− 2436	−39.7	× 51 / 171	−11.8
4	3,079	2392.5	− 2485	−92.5	× 47 / 171	−25.4
5	3,081	2441.6	− 2528	−86.4	× 41 / 171	−20.7
6	3,083	2441.7	− 2552	−110.3	× 32 / 171	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,785	2402.4	− 2436	−33.6	× 44 / 187	−7.9
4	2,786	2432.3	− 2485	−52.7	× 51 / 187	−14.4
5	2,788	2452.6	− 2528	−75.4	× 39 / 187	−15.7
6	2,791	2430.8	− 2552	−121.2	× 26 / 187	−16.9
7	2,793	2484.0	− 2567	−83	× 27 / 187	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,858	2402.8	− 2436	−33.2	× 48 / 215	−7.4
4	2,861	2427.4	− 2485	−57.6	× 41 / 215	−11
5	2,862	2455.0	− 2528	−73	× 50 / 215	−17
6	2,864	2416.1	− 2552	−135.9	× 29 / 215	−18.3
7	2,866	2481.3	− 2567	−85.7	× 26 / 215	−10.4
8	2,868	2440.4	− 2586	−145.6	× 21 / 215	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,859	2400.8	− 2436	−35.2	× 39 / 223	−6.2
4	2,861	2433.0	− 2485	−52	× 49 / 223	−11.4
5	2,863	2443.0	− 2528	−85	× 40 / 223	−15.2
6	2,865	2440.0	− 2552	−112	× 42 / 223	−21.1
7	2,867	2438.7	− 2567	−128.3	× 29 / 223	−16.7
8	2,869	2465.6	− 2586	−120.4	× 24 / 223	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,885	2439.7	− 2436	3.7	× 45 / 219	0.8
4	2,886	2443.2	− 2485	−41.8	× 33 / 219	−6.3
5	2,887	2460.4	− 2528	−67.6	× 46 / 219	−14.2
6	2,888	2457.6	− 2552	−94.4	× 32 / 219	−13.8
7	2,889	2465.5	− 2567	−101.5	× 36 / 219	−16.7
8	2,890	2417.0	− 2586	−169	× 27 / 219	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,785	2357.1	− 2436	−78.9	× 52 / 212	−19.4
4	2,786	2431.1	− 2485	−53.9	× 41 / 212	−10.4
5	2,787	2448.4	− 2528	−79.6	× 38 / 212	−14.3
6	2,788	2463.4	− 2552	−88.6	× 29 / 212	−12.1
7	2,789	2459.6	− 2567	−107.4	× 27 / 212	−13.7
8	2,790	2412.2	− 2586	−173.8	× 25 / 212	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,722	2381.1	− 2436	−54.9	× 41 / 127	−17.7
4	2,723	2414.7	− 2485	−70.3	× 46 / 127	−25.5
5	2,724	2449.4	− 2528	−78.6	× 40 / 127	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,686	2387.7	− 2436	−48.3	× 42 / 122	−16.6
4	2,687	2408.4	− 2485	−76.6	× 36 / 122	−22.6
5	2,688	2413.8	− 2528	−114.2	× 44 / 122	−41.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,662	2336.4	− 2436	−99.6	× 37 / 109	−33.8
4	2,663	2423.7	− 2485	−61.3	× 34 / 109	−19.1
5	2,664	2427.7	− 2528	−100.3	× 38 / 109	−35
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,618	2364.5	− 2436	−71.5	× 45 / 128	−25.1
4	2,619	2384.2	− 2485	−100.8	× 42 / 128	−33.1
5	2,620	2411.5	− 2528	−116.5	× 41 / 128	−37.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −67, −78, −84, −71, −90, −68, −80, −88, −96 → −80.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit −47.4, lower limit −112.8.

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.