Highland Community: 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, 121 of the 218 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 2334 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 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 27 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students 19 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 38 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students 46 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	2,821	2331.8	− 2436	−104.2	× 52 / 150	−36.1
4	2,823	2410.1	− 2485	−74.9	× 50 / 150	−25
5	2,825	2419.7	− 2528	−108.3	× 48 / 150	−34.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,525	2324.6	− 2436	−111.4	× 52 / 148	−39.1
4	2,527	2407.3	− 2485	−77.7	× 50 / 148	−26.3
5	2,529	2397.8	− 2528	−130.2	× 46 / 148	−40.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,597	2324.9	− 2436	−111.1	× 64 / 169	−42.1
4	2,599	2402.4	− 2485	−82.6	× 50 / 169	−24.4
5	2,600	2423.1	− 2528	−104.9	× 55 / 169	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,601	2336.3	− 2436	−99.7	× 56 / 164	−34
4	2,603	2397.4	− 2485	−87.6	× 60 / 164	−32
5	2,605	2411.5	− 2528	−116.5	× 48 / 164	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,622	2362.7	− 2436	−73.3	× 63 / 177	−26.1
4	2,623	2411.8	− 2485	−73.2	× 58 / 177	−24
5	2,624	2392.9	− 2528	−135.1	× 56 / 177	−42.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,528	2316.0	− 2436	−120	× 42 / 162	−31.1
4	2,529	2368.8	− 2485	−116.2	× 65 / 162	−46.6
5	2,530	2368.1	− 2528	−159.9	× 55 / 162	−54.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−132

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,482	2304.7	− 2436	−131.3	× 72 / 212	−44.6
4	2,483	2355.5	− 2485	−129.5	× 62 / 212	−37.9
5	2,484	2380.7	− 2528	−147.3	× 78 / 212	−54.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,446	2340.2	− 2436	−95.8	× 75 / 212	−33.9
4	2,447	2337.4	− 2485	−147.6	× 72 / 212	−50.1
5	2,448	2375.4	− 2528	−152.6	× 65 / 212	−46.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,422	2327.9	− 2436	−108.1	× 77 / 221	−37.7
4	2,423	2392.8	− 2485	−92.2	× 77 / 221	−32.1
5	2,424	2381.3	− 2528	−146.7	× 67 / 221	−44.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,378	2334.2	− 2436	−101.8	× 65 / 218	−30.4
4	2,379	2375.5	− 2485	−109.5	× 75 / 218	−37.7
5	2,380	2403.6	− 2528	−124.4	× 78 / 218	−44.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −96, −106, −101, −100, −93, −132, −137, −131, −114, −113 → −112.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 39 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −85.4, lower limit −139.2.

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.