United for Success Academy Middle: math

Trustee area 5 Board member Patrice Berry School 9 of 12 All of area 5's schools

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, 142 of the 346 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485. 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 6th 62 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 75 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 67 students 31 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 52 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 41 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 49 students 38 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
6	2,349	2389.6	− 2552	−162.4	× 126 / 408	−50.2
7	2,350	2423.1	− 2567	−143.9	× 132 / 408	−46.6
8	2,353	2433.8	− 2586	−152.2	× 150 / 408	−56
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−153

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,030	2424.4	− 2552	−127.6	× 112 / 354	−40.4
7	2,033	2413.0	− 2567	−154	× 113 / 354	−49.2
8	2,034	2448.8	− 2586	−137.2	× 129 / 354	−50
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−140

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,089	2430.3	− 2552	−121.7	× 113 / 345	−39.9
7	2,091	2425.7	− 2567	−141.3	× 112 / 345	−45.9
8	2,093	2424.9	− 2586	−161.1	× 120 / 345	−56
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−142

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,092	2422.4	− 2552	−129.6	× 133 / 368	−46.8
7	2,094	2441.5	− 2567	−125.5	× 127 / 368	−43.3
8	2,096	2460.2	− 2586	−125.8	× 108 / 368	−36.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−127

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,102	2446.3	− 2552	−105.7	× 113 / 355	−33.6
7	2,103	2431.9	− 2567	−135.1	× 123 / 355	−46.8
8	2,104	2445.0	− 2586	−141	× 119 / 355	−47.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−128

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,084	2405.6	− 2552	−146.4	× 108 / 348	−45.4
7	2,085	2418.8	− 2567	−148.2	× 123 / 348	−52.4
8	2,086	2439.4	− 2586	−146.6	× 117 / 348	−49.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−147

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,036	2412.5	− 2552	−139.5	× 113 / 347	−45.4
7	2,037	2417.4	− 2567	−149.6	× 112 / 347	−48.3
8	2,038	2415.2	− 2586	−170.8	× 122 / 347	−60.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−154

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,004	2413.0	− 2552	−139	× 108 / 333	−45.1
7	2,005	2436.8	− 2567	−130.2	× 111 / 333	−43.4
8	2,006	2434.2	− 2586	−151.8	× 114 / 333	−52
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−140

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	1,978	2416.3	− 2552	−135.7	× 116 / 339	−46.4
7	1,979	2422.1	− 2567	−144.9	× 109 / 339	−46.6
8	1,980	2442.7	− 2586	−143.3	× 114 / 339	−48.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	1,958	2413.2	− 2552	−138.8	× 114 / 346	−45.7
7	1,959	2426.1	− 2567	−140.9	× 116 / 346	−47.2
8	1,960	2455.3	− 2586	−130.7	× 116 / 346	−43.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −153, −140, −142, −127, −128, −147, −154, −140, −141, −137 → −140.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −118.6, lower limit −163.2.

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.