Summit Public School: Tamalpais: 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 4 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 11.

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, 88 of the 305 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2485. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 7th 73 students 35 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 87 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 11th 57 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 7th 26 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 37 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 25 students Just 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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,966	2535.4	− 2567	−31.6	× 115 / 115	−31.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,983	2513.4	− 2567	−53.6	× 115 / 226	−27.3
8	6,984	2533.3	− 2586	−52.7	× 111 / 226	−25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	7,027	2516.0	− 2567	−51	× 118 / 221	−27.2
8	7,028	2540.0	− 2586	−46	× 103 / 221	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,945	2464.7	− 2567	−102.3	× 93 / 271	−35.1
8	6,946	2496.2	− 2586	−89.8	× 104 / 271	−34.5
11	6,947	2493.6	− 2628	−134.4	× 74 / 271	−36.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,927	2472.3	− 2567	−94.7	× 112 / 323	−32.8
8	6,928	2459.7	− 2586	−126.3	× 108 / 323	−42.2
11	6,929	2482.4	− 2628	−145.6	× 103 / 323	−46.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,872	2471.4	− 2567	−95.6	× 115 / 330	−33.3
8	6,873	2480.8	− 2586	−105.2	× 116 / 330	−37
11	6,874	2503.7	− 2628	−124.3	× 99 / 330	−37.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,828	2477.8	− 2567	−89.2	× 109 / 313	−31.1
8	6,829	2461.5	− 2586	−124.5	× 110 / 313	−43.8
11	6,830	2474.0	− 2628	−154	× 94 / 313	−46.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	6,830	2466.1	− 2567	−100.9	× 99 / 305	−32.8
8	6,831	2473.2	− 2586	−112.8	× 124 / 305	−45.9
11	6,832	2468.4	− 2628	−159.6	× 82 / 305	−42.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −32, −53, −49, −106, −121, −108, −121, −122 → −89
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 57 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 17.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.7 × 2.66 = 47.1. Upper limit −41.9, lower limit −136.1.

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