Maxwell Middle: 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, 23 of the 77 students who took the math test were English learners.

6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2523 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2565 vs. 2567. 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.

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,092	2456.0	− 2552	−96	× 25 / 66	−36.4
7	5,095	2530.2	− 2567	−36.8	× 18 / 66	−10
8	5,097	2457.3	− 2586	−128.7	× 23 / 66	−44.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,198	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 20 / 68	−8.2
7	5,200	2491.4	− 2567	−75.6	× 26 / 68	−28.9
8	5,202	2541.5	− 2586	−44.5	× 22 / 68	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,203	2486.0	− 2552	−66	× 22 / 70	−20.7
7	5,204	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 21 / 70	−11.8
8	5,207	2492.4	− 2586	−93.6	× 27 / 70	−36.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,242	2499.8	− 2552	−52.2	× 22 / 67	−17.1
7	5,243	2520.3	− 2567	−46.7	× 24 / 67	−16.7
8	5,244	2553.8	− 2586	−32.2	× 21 / 67	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,081	2500.0	− 2552	−52	× 31 / 90	−17.9
7	5,082	2532.8	− 2567	−34.2	× 24 / 90	−9.1
8	5,083	2543.4	− 2586	−42.6	× 35 / 90	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,083	2457.9	− 2552	−94.1	× 27 / 80	−31.8
7	5,084	2507.1	− 2567	−59.9	× 28 / 80	−21
8	5,085	2519.9	− 2586	−66.1	× 25 / 80	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	5,018	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 36 / 91	−24.8
7	5,019	2476.5	− 2567	−90.5	× 28 / 91	−27.8
8	5,020	2494.0	− 2586	−92	× 27 / 91	−27.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	4,982	2474.8	− 2552	−77.2	× 26 / 92	−21.8
7	4,983	2503.1	− 2567	−63.9	× 37 / 92	−25.7
8	4,984	2491.2	− 2586	−94.8	× 29 / 92	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	4,964	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 17 / 77	−9.7
7	4,965	2523.0	− 2567	−44	× 25 / 77	−14.3
8	4,966	2564.6	− 2586	−21.4	× 35 / 77	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −91, −52, −69, −44, −44, −73, −80, −77, −34 → −62.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2016→2017: 39 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 25 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 29 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 43 → average 20.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 20.4 × 2.66 = 54.3. Upper limit −8.4, lower limit −117.

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 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.