Burrel 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, 27 of the 50 students who took the math test were English learners.

4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 8 bar. 2571 vs. 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
4	9,694	2437.9	− 2485	−47.1	× 13 / 65	−9.4
5	9,697	2439.0	− 2528	−89	× 12 / 65	−16.4
6	9,698	2466.8	− 2552	−85.2	× 14 / 65	−18.4
7	9,701	2512.5	− 2567	−54.5	× 15 / 65	−12.6
8	9,702	2498.4	− 2586	−87.6	× 11 / 65	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,744	2407.4	− 2436	−28.6	× 15 / 68	−6.3
5	8,748	2459.4	− 2528	−68.6	× 12 / 68	−12.1
6	8,751	2420.7	− 2552	−131.3	× 12 / 68	−23.2
7	8,753	2461.0	− 2567	−106	× 14 / 68	−21.8
8	8,754	2534.9	− 2586	−51.1	× 15 / 68	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,032	2404.8	− 2436	−31.2	× 14 / 52	−8.4
4	9,034	2464.9	− 2485	−20.1	× 15 / 52	−5.8
6	9,039	2465.6	− 2552	−86.4	× 11 / 52	−18.3
8	9,043	2539.8	− 2586	−46.2	× 12 / 52	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,054	2411.3	− 2436	−24.7	× 18 / 80	−5.6
4	9,057	2461.5	− 2485	−23.5	× 13 / 80	−3.8
5	9,058	2492.7	− 2528	−35.3	× 15 / 80	−6.6
6	9,061	2497.3	− 2552	−54.7	× 12 / 80	−8.2
7	9,062	2500.1	− 2567	−66.9	× 11 / 80	−9.2
8	9,065	2480.4	− 2586	−105.6	× 11 / 80	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,131	2433.7	− 2436	−2.3	× 13 / 92	−0.3
4	9,132	2431.3	− 2485	−53.7	× 22 / 92	−12.8
5	9,133	2499.9	− 2528	−28.1	× 14 / 92	−4.3
6	9,134	2466.6	− 2552	−85.4	× 17 / 92	−15.8
7	9,135	2480.9	− 2567	−86.1	× 13 / 92	−12.2
8	9,136	2496.5	− 2586	−89.5	× 13 / 92	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,965	2416.5	− 2436	−19.5	× 13 / 49	−5.2
4	8,966	2394.8	− 2485	−90.2	× 12 / 49	−22.1
5	8,967	2428.0	− 2528	−100	× 11 / 49	−22.4
6	8,968	2465.5	− 2552	−86.5	× 13 / 49	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	9,081	2442.3	− 2485	−42.7	× 13 / 63	−8.8
6	9,083	2501.4	− 2552	−50.6	× 13 / 63	−10.4
7	9,084	2484.9	− 2567	−82.1	× 21 / 63	−27.4
8	9,085	2404.5	− 2586	−181.5	× 16 / 63	−46.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,062	2432.8	− 2436	−3.2	× 13 / 71	−0.6
4	9,063	2414.8	− 2485	−70.2	× 11 / 71	−10.9
5	9,064	2471.8	− 2528	−56.2	× 12 / 71	−9.5
7	9,066	2489.4	− 2567	−77.6	× 14 / 71	−15.3
8	9,067	2439.6	− 2586	−146.4	× 21 / 71	−43.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,012	2372.7	− 2436	−63.3	× 14 / 25	−35.4
4	9,013	2427.7	− 2485	−57.3	× 11 / 25	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,981	2447.5	− 2436	11.5	× 11 / 37	3.4
4	8,982	2396.8	− 2485	−88.2	× 15 / 37	−35.8
7	8,985	2543.7	− 2567	−23.3	× 11 / 37	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	8,996	2438.2	− 2485	−46.8	× 12 / 50	−11.2
5	8,997	2431.0	− 2528	−97	× 15 / 50	−29.1
6	8,998	2452.3	− 2552	−99.7	× 12 / 50	−23.9
8	9,000	2570.7	− 2586	−15.3	× 11 / 50	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −75, −43, −48, −58, −73, −93, −80, −61, −39, −68 → −64.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 32 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 22 · 2025→2026: 29 → average 16.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.8 × 2.66 = 44.7. Upper limit −19.8, lower limit −109.2.

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.