Alvina Elementary Charter: 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, 28 of the 109 students who took the math test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2516 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 32 points under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2553 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 39 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 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
3	9,633	2427.6	− 2436	−8.4	× 16 / 114	−1.2
4	9,634	2404.1	− 2485	−80.9	× 26 / 114	−18.5
5	9,637	2437.9	− 2528	−90.1	× 11 / 114	−8.7
6	9,638	2471.9	− 2552	−80.1	× 16 / 114	−11.2
7	9,641	2471.9	− 2567	−95.1	× 22 / 114	−18.4
8	9,642	2527.0	− 2586	−59	× 23 / 114	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,685	2447.8	− 2436	11.8	× 23 / 112	2.4
4	8,687	2488.0	− 2485	3	× 15 / 112	0.4
5	8,689	2442.5	− 2528	−85.5	× 23 / 112	−17.6
6	8,690	2447.8	− 2552	−104.2	× 13 / 112	−12.1
7	8,693	2494.6	− 2567	−72.4	× 17 / 112	−11
8	8,694	2549.4	− 2586	−36.6	× 21 / 112	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,981	2421.9	− 2436	−14.1	× 24 / 108	−3.1
4	8,983	2510.3	− 2485	25.3	× 23 / 108	5.4
5	8,984	2497.5	− 2528	−30.5	× 15 / 108	−4.2
6	8,987	2461.6	− 2552	−90.4	× 20 / 108	−16.7
7	8,988	2514.0	− 2567	−53	× 11 / 108	−5.4
8	8,990	2580.2	− 2586	−5.8	× 15 / 108	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,999	2430.4	− 2436	−5.6	× 23 / 118	−1.1
4	9,000	2446.0	− 2485	−39	× 24 / 118	−7.9
5	9,003	2506.6	− 2528	−21.4	× 24 / 118	−4.4
6	9,004	2515.2	− 2552	−36.8	× 16 / 118	−5
7	9,006	2465.0	− 2567	−102	× 20 / 118	−17.3
8	9,009	2544.3	− 2586	−41.7	× 11 / 118	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,075	2417.2	− 2436	−18.8	× 25 / 132	−3.6
4	9,076	2486.9	− 2485	1.9	× 23 / 132	0.3
5	9,077	2473.9	− 2528	−54.1	× 24 / 132	−9.8
6	9,078	2541.0	− 2552	−11	× 23 / 132	−1.9
7	9,079	2582.2	− 2567	15.2	× 18 / 132	2.1
8	9,080	2527.6	− 2586	−58.4	× 19 / 132	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,909	2395.0	− 2436	−41	× 18 / 115	−6.4
4	8,910	2462.9	− 2485	−22.1	× 15 / 115	−2.9
5	8,911	2476.6	− 2528	−51.4	× 23 / 115	−10.3
6	8,912	2489.8	− 2552	−62.2	× 17 / 115	−9.2
7	8,913	2524.3	− 2567	−42.7	× 20 / 115	−7.4
8	8,914	2536.0	− 2586	−50	× 22 / 115	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,024	2427.6	− 2436	−8.4	× 19 / 115	−1.4
4	9,025	2447.7	− 2485	−37.3	× 17 / 115	−5.5
5	9,026	2467.7	− 2528	−60.3	× 18 / 115	−9.4
6	9,027	2493.3	− 2552	−58.7	× 19 / 115	−9.7
7	9,028	2531.6	− 2567	−35.4	× 19 / 115	−5.8
8	9,029	2519.2	− 2586	−66.8	× 23 / 115	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,006	2391.4	− 2436	−44.6	× 20 / 115	−7.8
4	9,007	2494.0	− 2485	9	× 17 / 115	1.3
5	9,008	2424.6	− 2528	−103.4	× 18 / 115	−16.2
6	9,009	2509.9	− 2552	−42.1	× 21 / 115	−7.7
7	9,010	2552.1	− 2567	−14.9	× 21 / 115	−2.7
8	9,011	2548.7	− 2586	−37.3	× 18 / 115	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,956	2420.6	− 2436	−15.4	× 20 / 115	−2.7
4	8,957	2460.7	− 2485	−24.3	× 19 / 115	−4
5	8,958	2488.3	− 2528	−39.7	× 16 / 115	−5.5
6	8,959	2442.8	− 2552	−109.2	× 18 / 115	−17.1
7	8,960	2576.8	− 2567	9.8	× 20 / 115	1.7
8	8,961	2556.0	− 2586	−30	× 22 / 115	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,925	2408.9	− 2436	−27.1	× 19 / 113	−4.6
4	8,926	2479.9	− 2485	−5.1	× 20 / 113	−0.9
5	8,927	2509.4	− 2528	−18.6	× 20 / 113	−3.3
6	8,928	2549.8	− 2552	−2.2	× 16 / 113	−0.3
7	8,929	2481.2	− 2567	−85.8	× 18 / 113	−13.7
8	8,930	2585.2	− 2586	−0.8	× 20 / 113	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,943	2415.1	− 2436	−20.9	× 17 / 109	−3.3
4	8,944	2447.1	− 2485	−37.9	× 19 / 109	−6.6
5	8,945	2515.6	− 2528	−12.4	× 20 / 109	−2.3
6	8,946	2495.7	− 2552	−56.3	× 21 / 109	−10.8
7	8,947	2553.2	− 2567	−13.8	× 16 / 109	−2
8	8,948	2488.9	− 2586	−97.1	× 16 / 109	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −45, −25, −40, −21, −46, −45, −39, −33, −23, −39 → −38.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 25 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 14.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.3 × 2.66 = 38. Upper limit −0.7, lower limit −76.7.

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.