San Ramon Valley Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	8,090	2489.4	− 2436	53.4	× 2491 / 16995	7.8
4	8,092	2530.7	− 2485	45.7	× 2469 / 16995	6.6
5	8,094	2562.6	− 2528	34.6	× 2513 / 16995	5.1
6	8,096	2602.7	− 2552	50.7	× 2616 / 16995	7.8
7	8,098	2614.9	− 2567	47.9	× 2548 / 16995	7.2
8	8,100	2635.8	− 2586	49.8	× 2504 / 16995	7.3
11	8,102	2681.3	− 2628	53.3	× 1854 / 16995	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,234	2497.5	− 2436	61.5	× 2322 / 17268	8.3
4	7,236	2536.5	− 2485	51.5	× 2527 / 17268	7.5
5	7,239	2570.2	− 2528	42.2	× 2519 / 17268	6.2
6	7,241	2610.3	− 2552	58.3	× 2559 / 17268	8.6
7	7,243	2625.3	− 2567	58.3	× 2629 / 17268	8.9
8	7,244	2650.8	− 2586	64.8	× 2520 / 17268	9.5
11	7,247	2695.7	− 2628	67.7	× 2192 / 17268	8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						58

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,447	2500.4	− 2436	64.4	× 2286 / 17558	8.4
4	7,449	2541.6	− 2485	56.6	× 2377 / 17558	7.7
5	7,451	2575.5	− 2528	47.5	× 2605 / 17558	7
6	7,452	2609.9	− 2552	57.9	× 2549 / 17558	8.4
7	7,455	2630.1	− 2567	63.1	× 2616 / 17558	9.4
8	7,457	2658.8	− 2586	72.8	× 2636 / 17558	10.9
11	7,458	2683.4	− 2628	55.4	× 2489 / 17558	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,464	2502.6	− 2436	66.6	× 2204 / 17333	8.5
4	7,467	2543.6	− 2485	58.6	× 2344 / 17333	7.9
5	7,468	2581.9	− 2528	53.9	× 2416 / 17333	7.5
6	7,471	2606.5	− 2552	54.5	× 2639 / 17333	8.3
7	7,472	2629.6	− 2567	62.6	× 2593 / 17333	9.4
8	7,475	2655.9	− 2586	69.9	× 2658 / 17333	10.7
11	7,476	2685.6	− 2628	57.6	× 2479 / 17333	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						61

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,522	2502.1	− 2436	66.1	× 2251 / 17174	8.7
4	7,523	2544.9	− 2485	59.9	× 2238 / 17174	7.8
5	7,524	2586.8	− 2528	58.8	× 2390 / 17174	8.2
6	7,525	2610.1	− 2552	58.1	× 2487 / 17174	8.4
7	7,526	2629.2	− 2567	62.2	× 2682 / 17174	9.7
8	7,527	2655.2	− 2586	69.2	× 2599 / 17174	10.5
11	7,528	2689.4	− 2628	61.4	× 2527 / 17174	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						62

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	7,320	2759.1	− 2628	131.1	× 82 / 82	131.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						131

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,449	2498.0	− 2436	62	× 1881 / 15230	7.7
4	7,450	2545.2	− 2485	60.2	× 2094 / 15230	8.3
5	7,451	2575.1	− 2528	47.1	× 2189 / 15230	6.8
6	7,452	2592.8	− 2552	40.8	× 2323 / 15230	6.2
7	7,453	2613.2	− 2567	46.2	× 2274 / 15230	6.9
8	7,454	2634.8	− 2586	48.8	× 2391 / 15230	7.7
11	7,455	2684.9	− 2628	56.9	× 2078 / 15230	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,439	2496.7	− 2436	60.7	× 2049 / 15310	8.1
4	7,440	2546.5	− 2485	61.5	× 1971 / 15310	7.9
5	7,441	2583.6	− 2528	55.6	× 2143 / 15310	7.8
6	7,442	2591.4	− 2552	39.4	× 2232 / 15310	5.7
7	7,443	2619.2	− 2567	52.2	× 2317 / 15310	7.9
8	7,444	2633.8	− 2586	47.8	× 2293 / 15310	7.2
11	7,445	2654.1	− 2628	26.1	× 2305 / 15310	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,383	2491.3	− 2436	55.3	× 1830 / 15092	6.7
4	7,384	2541.7	− 2485	56.7	× 2096 / 15092	7.9
5	7,385	2577.6	− 2528	49.6	× 2022 / 15092	6.6
6	7,386	2600.2	− 2552	48.2	× 2208 / 15092	7.1
7	7,387	2616.9	− 2567	49.9	× 2261 / 15092	7.5
8	7,388	2641.4	− 2586	55.4	× 2327 / 15092	8.5
11	7,389	2666.1	− 2628	38.1	× 2348 / 15092	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,342	2494.6	− 2436	58.6	× 1877 / 14756	7.5
4	7,343	2545.7	− 2485	60.7	× 1878 / 14756	7.7
5	7,344	2584.1	− 2528	56.1	× 2132 / 14756	8.1
6	7,345	2603.1	− 2552	51.1	× 2033 / 14756	7
7	7,346	2636.5	− 2567	69.5	× 2211 / 14756	10.4
8	7,347	2658.6	− 2586	72.6	× 2261 / 14756	11.1
11	7,348	2672.0	− 2628	44	× 2364 / 14756	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,346	2502.6	− 2436	66.6	× 1790 / 14285	8.3
4	7,347	2546.1	− 2485	61.1	× 1905 / 14285	8.1
5	7,348	2583.8	− 2528	55.8	× 1918 / 14285	7.5
6	7,349	2608.2	− 2552	56.2	× 2164 / 14285	8.5
7	7,350	2631.8	− 2567	64.8	× 2034 / 14285	9.2
8	7,351	2673.8	− 2586	87.8	× 2190 / 14285	13.5
11	7,352	2678.0	− 2628	50	× 2284 / 14285	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						63

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 48, 58, 60, 61, 62, 131, 51, 49, 50, 59, 63 → 62.9
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 69 · 2021→2022: 80 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 17.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.9 × 2.66 = 47.6. Upper limit 110.5, lower limit 15.3.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

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