Verde Elementary: 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, 119 of the 186 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 2337 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 2344 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 2347 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2477 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 3rd 15 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 12 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 17 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,919	2340.7	− 2436	−95.3	× 47 / 163	−27.5
4	7,921	2402.9	− 2485	−82.1	× 46 / 163	−23.2
5	7,923	2420.6	− 2528	−107.4	× 39 / 163	−25.7
6	7,925	2465.0	− 2552	−87	× 31 / 163	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,102	2336.2	− 2436	−99.8	× 59 / 174	−33.8
4	7,105	2378.0	− 2485	−107	× 40 / 174	−24.6
5	7,106	2412.3	− 2528	−115.7	× 43 / 174	−28.6
6	7,108	2433.9	− 2552	−118.1	× 32 / 174	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,315	2356.7	− 2436	−79.3	× 47 / 190	−19.6
4	7,317	2381.6	− 2485	−103.4	× 57 / 190	−31
5	7,318	2380.0	− 2528	−148	× 42 / 190	−32.7
6	7,321	2440.2	− 2552	−111.8	× 44 / 190	−25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,333	2379.2	− 2436	−56.8	× 45 / 170	−15
4	7,334	2374.2	− 2485	−110.8	× 45 / 170	−29.3
5	7,336	2389.5	− 2528	−138.5	× 47 / 170	−38.3
6	7,339	2419.5	− 2552	−132.5	× 33 / 170	−25.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,384	2361.0	− 2436	−75	× 36 / 194	−13.9
4	7,385	2393.4	− 2485	−91.6	× 47 / 194	−22.2
5	7,386	2402.5	− 2528	−125.5	× 40 / 194	−25.9
6	7,387	2418.1	− 2552	−133.9	× 42 / 194	−29
7	7,388	2415.1	− 2567	−151.9	× 29 / 194	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,330	2332.7	− 2436	−103.3	× 40 / 202	−20.5
4	7,331	2383.8	− 2485	−101.2	× 48 / 202	−24
5	7,332	2371.7	− 2528	−156.3	× 36 / 202	−27.9
6	7,333	2433.2	− 2552	−118.8	× 26 / 202	−15.3
7	7,334	2434.8	− 2567	−132.2	× 29 / 202	−19
8	7,335	2399.0	− 2586	−187	× 23 / 202	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−128

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,318	2351.5	− 2436	−84.5	× 41 / 197	−17.6
4	7,319	2375.1	− 2485	−109.9	× 32 / 197	−17.9
5	7,320	2398.6	− 2528	−129.4	× 46 / 197	−30.2
6	7,321	2408.7	− 2552	−143.3	× 27 / 197	−19.6
7	7,322	2427.2	− 2567	−139.8	× 27 / 197	−19.2
8	7,323	2462.9	− 2586	−123.1	× 24 / 197	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,265	2304.1	− 2436	−131.9	× 43 / 232	−24.4
4	7,266	2353.9	− 2485	−131.1	× 41 / 232	−23.2
5	7,267	2361.5	− 2528	−166.5	× 41 / 232	−29.4
6	7,268	2413.2	− 2552	−138.8	× 54 / 232	−32.3
7	7,269	2398.9	− 2567	−168.1	× 27 / 232	−19.6
8	7,270	2454.0	− 2586	−132	× 26 / 232	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−144

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,225	2321.3	− 2436	−114.7	× 34 / 189	−20.6
4	7,226	2323.4	− 2485	−161.6	× 34 / 189	−29.1
5	7,227	2389.9	− 2528	−138.1	× 30 / 189	−21.9
6	7,228	2388.0	− 2552	−164	× 34 / 189	−29.5
7	7,229	2481.4	− 2567	−85.6	× 38 / 189	−17.2
8	7,230	2417.6	− 2586	−168.4	× 19 / 189	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−135

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,229	2337.0	− 2436	−99	× 36 / 186	−19.2
4	7,230	2344.0	− 2485	−141	× 33 / 186	−25
5	7,231	2347.0	− 2528	−181	× 34 / 186	−33.1
6	7,232	2402.4	− 2552	−149.6	× 28 / 186	−22.5
7	7,233	2392.2	− 2567	−174.8	× 26 / 186	−24.4
8	7,234	2477.1	− 2586	−108.9	× 29 / 186	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −93, −109, −109, −108, −114, −128, −119, −144, −135, −141 → −120
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 25 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −94.5, lower limit −145.5.

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.