Jackson Junior High: 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.

7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	4,180	2483.0	− 2552	−69	× 85 / 330	−17.8
7	4,183	2529.2	− 2567	−37.8	× 110 / 330	−12.6
8	4,184	2505.1	− 2586	−80.9	× 135 / 330	−33.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,687	2477.8	− 2552	−74.2	× 76 / 360	−15.7
7	3,689	2533.1	− 2567	−33.9	× 163 / 360	−15.3
8	3,691	2510.3	− 2586	−75.7	× 121 / 360	−25.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,774	2493.4	− 2552	−58.6	× 68 / 362	−11
7	3,776	2516.3	− 2567	−50.7	× 134 / 362	−18.8
8	3,778	2533.8	− 2586	−52.2	× 160 / 362	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,776	2504.4	− 2552	−47.6	× 71 / 360	−9.4
7	3,779	2526.8	− 2567	−40.2	× 146 / 360	−16.3
8	3,780	2466.4	− 2586	−119.6	× 143 / 360	−47.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,814	2507.9	− 2552	−44.1	× 74 / 369	−8.8
7	3,815	2493.1	− 2567	−73.9	× 148 / 369	−29.6
8	3,816	2561.2	− 2586	−24.8	× 147 / 369	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,658	2450.0	− 2552	−102	× 65 / 320	−20.7
7	3,659	2491.8	− 2567	−75.2	× 129 / 320	−30.3
8	3,660	2502.3	− 2586	−83.7	× 126 / 320	−33
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,694	2471.0	− 2552	−81	× 70 / 335	−16.9
7	3,695	2479.6	− 2567	−87.4	× 123 / 335	−32.1
8	3,696	2444.7	− 2586	−141.3	× 142 / 335	−59.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,678	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 62 / 332	−14.2
7	3,679	2496.3	− 2567	−70.7	× 143 / 332	−30.5
8	3,680	2482.7	− 2586	−103.3	× 127 / 332	−39.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	3,644	2452.4	− 2552	−99.6	× 67 / 322	−20.7
7	3,645	2503.4	− 2567	−63.6	× 123 / 322	−24.3
8	3,646	2492.7	− 2586	−93.3	× 132 / 322	−38.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	3,605	2491.2	− 2567	−75.8	× 122 / 241	−38.4
8	3,606	2517.8	− 2586	−68.2	× 119 / 241	−33.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	3,581	2464.8	− 2567	−102.2	× 113 / 250	−46.2
8	3,582	2500.2	− 2586	−85.8	× 137 / 250	−47
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −56, −53, −73, −48, −84, −109, −84, −83, −72, −93 → −74.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 25 · 2019→2021: 36 · 2021→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 25 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 17.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.4 × 2.66 = 46.3. Upper limit −28.1, lower limit −120.7.

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.