Melrose Leadership Academy: 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.

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, 130 of the 465 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2535 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2547 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 58 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 54 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 55 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 50 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 19 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 20 students 14 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	3,159	2350.7	− 2436	−85.3	× 40 / 291	−11.7
4	3,161	2419.0	− 2485	−66	× 44 / 291	−10
5	3,163	2473.7	− 2528	−54.3	× 40 / 291	−7.5
6	3,165	2433.5	− 2552	−118.5	× 53 / 291	−21.6
7	3,166	2453.5	− 2567	−113.5	× 62 / 291	−24.2
8	3,169	2441.8	− 2586	−144.2	× 52 / 291	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,868	2371.4	− 2436	−64.6	× 48 / 299	−10.4
4	2,871	2456.4	− 2485	−28.6	× 42 / 299	−4
5	2,873	2426.4	− 2528	−101.6	× 45 / 299	−15.3
6	2,874	2453.4	− 2552	−98.6	× 57 / 299	−18.8
7	2,876	2429.7	− 2567	−137.3	× 53 / 299	−24.3
8	2,878	2452.2	− 2586	−133.8	× 54 / 299	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,942	2363.0	− 2436	−73	× 43 / 292	−10.8
4	2,945	2437.4	− 2485	−47.6	× 48 / 292	−7.8
5	2,947	2468.4	− 2528	−59.6	× 45 / 292	−9.2
6	2,948	2451.1	− 2552	−100.9	× 51 / 292	−17.6
7	2,950	2461.3	− 2567	−105.7	× 52 / 292	−18.8
8	2,952	2438.9	− 2586	−147.1	× 53 / 292	−26.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,945	2407.3	− 2436	−28.7	× 48 / 276	−5
4	2,947	2454.7	− 2485	−30.3	× 42 / 276	−4.6
5	2,949	2440.7	− 2528	−87.3	× 46 / 276	−14.6
6	2,951	2457.0	− 2552	−95	× 43 / 276	−14.8
7	2,953	2503.7	− 2567	−63.3	× 50 / 276	−11.5
8	2,955	2480.1	− 2586	−105.9	× 47 / 276	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,971	2410.4	− 2436	−25.6	× 66 / 312	−5.4
4	2,972	2471.1	− 2485	−13.9	× 45 / 312	−2
5	2,973	2490.2	− 2528	−37.8	× 41 / 312	−5
6	2,974	2428.0	− 2552	−124	× 52 / 312	−20.7
7	2,975	2468.0	− 2567	−99	× 51 / 312	−16.2
8	2,976	2478.1	− 2586	−107.9	× 57 / 312	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,869	2413.4	− 2436	−22.6	× 65 / 378	−3.9
4	2,870	2449.1	− 2485	−35.9	× 73 / 378	−6.9
5	2,871	2534.3	− 2528	6.3	× 67 / 378	1.1
6	2,872	2479.9	− 2552	−72.1	× 76 / 378	−14.5
7	2,873	2481.0	− 2567	−86	× 48 / 378	−10.9
8	2,874	2493.0	− 2586	−93	× 49 / 378	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,803	2412.5	− 2436	−23.5	× 66 / 388	−4
4	2,804	2508.0	− 2485	23	× 66 / 388	3.9
5	2,805	2534.1	− 2528	6.1	× 67 / 388	1.1
6	2,806	2568.1	− 2552	16.1	× 74 / 388	3.1
7	2,807	2494.9	− 2567	−72.1	× 67 / 388	−12.5
8	2,808	2483.9	− 2586	−102.1	× 48 / 388	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,767	2421.1	− 2436	−14.9	× 65 / 407	−2.4
4	2,768	2439.3	− 2485	−45.7	× 65 / 407	−7.3
5	2,769	2520.1	− 2528	−7.9	× 65 / 407	−1.3
6	2,770	2526.0	− 2552	−26	× 68 / 407	−4.3
7	2,771	2551.8	− 2567	−15.2	× 76 / 407	−2.8
8	2,772	2484.1	− 2586	−101.9	× 68 / 407	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,735	2400.4	− 2436	−35.6	× 78 / 447	−6.2
4	2,736	2437.1	− 2485	−47.9	× 75 / 447	−8
5	2,737	2521.2	− 2528	−6.8	× 66 / 447	−1
6	2,738	2498.3	− 2552	−53.7	× 79 / 447	−9.5
7	2,739	2531.2	− 2567	−35.8	× 72 / 447	−5.8
8	2,740	2559.5	− 2586	−26.5	× 77 / 447	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,691	2426.6	− 2436	−9.4	× 81 / 465	−1.6
4	2,692	2456.7	− 2485	−28.3	× 81 / 465	−4.9
5	2,693	2495.4	− 2528	−32.6	× 77 / 465	−5.4
6	2,694	2496.8	− 2552	−55.2	× 82 / 465	−9.7
7	2,695	2534.6	− 2567	−32.4	× 74 / 465	−5.2
8	2,696	2546.8	− 2586	−39.2	× 70 / 465	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −101, −97, −91, −68, −69, −47, −21, −35, −35, −33 → −59.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 26 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −30.7, lower limit −88.7.

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.