Reach Academy Elementary: 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, 99 of the 193 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 2338 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 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 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 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 38 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 59 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	2,298	2337.8	− 2436	−98.2	× 66 / 185	−35
4	2,301	2378.3	− 2485	−106.7	× 61 / 185	−35.2
5	2,302	2357.4	− 2528	−170.6	× 58 / 185	−53.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,980	2324.4	− 2436	−111.6	× 61 / 173	−39.4
4	1,983	2374.3	− 2485	−110.7	× 55 / 173	−35.2
5	1,984	2388.5	− 2528	−139.5	× 57 / 173	−46
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,039	2336.5	− 2436	−99.5	× 59 / 176	−33.4
4	2,040	2363.3	− 2485	−121.7	× 57 / 176	−39.4
5	2,043	2357.0	− 2528	−171	× 60 / 176	−58.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,049	2343.2	− 2436	−92.8	× 62 / 178	−32.3
4	2,050	2392.0	− 2485	−93	× 57 / 178	−29.8
5	2,053	2378.5	− 2528	−149.5	× 59 / 178	−49.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,058	2382.8	− 2436	−53.2	× 65 / 187	−18.5
4	2,059	2365.4	− 2485	−119.6	× 60 / 187	−38.4
5	2,060	2391.4	− 2528	−136.6	× 62 / 187	−45.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,040	2389.2	− 2436	−46.8	× 63 / 171	−17.2
4	2,041	2374.5	− 2485	−110.5	× 55 / 171	−35.5
5	2,042	2385.1	− 2528	−142.9	× 53 / 171	−44.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,000	2361.4	− 2436	−74.6	× 60 / 170	−26.3
4	2,001	2391.3	− 2485	−93.7	× 54 / 170	−29.8
5	2,002	2397.9	− 2528	−130.1	× 56 / 170	−42.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,968	2379.6	− 2436	−56.4	× 54 / 172	−17.7
4	1,969	2392.9	− 2485	−92.1	× 61 / 172	−32.7
5	1,970	2400.0	− 2528	−128	× 57 / 172	−42.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,942	2371.5	− 2436	−64.5	× 78 / 191	−26.3
4	1,943	2415.3	− 2485	−69.7	× 55 / 191	−20.1
5	1,944	2415.1	− 2528	−112.9	× 58 / 191	−34.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,922	2337.5	− 2436	−98.5	× 65 / 193	−33.2
4	1,923	2414.8	− 2485	−70.2	× 71 / 193	−25.8
5	1,924	2397.6	− 2528	−130.4	× 57 / 193	−38.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −124, −121, −131, −112, −102, −97, −99, −93, −81, −98 → −105.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −81.1, lower limit −130.5.

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.