Freedom 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2471 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2490 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2543 vs. 2552.

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	10,155	2438.1	− 2436	2.1	× 103 / 428	0.5
4	10,157	2484.6	− 2485	−0.4	× 109 / 428	−0.1
5	10,159	2542.5	− 2528	14.5	× 110 / 428	3.7
6	10,161	2555.6	− 2552	3.6	× 106 / 428	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,206	2452.4	− 2436	16.4	× 108 / 432	4.1
4	9,209	2476.3	− 2485	−8.7	× 110 / 432	−2.2
5	9,210	2536.1	− 2528	8.1	× 104 / 432	2
6	9,213	2583.5	− 2552	31.5	× 110 / 432	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,517	2455.1	− 2436	19.1	× 94 / 406	4.4
4	9,518	2504.8	− 2485	19.8	× 105 / 406	5.1
5	9,520	2511.8	− 2528	−16.2	× 107 / 406	−4.3
6	9,522	2556.6	− 2552	4.6	× 100 / 406	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,537	2445.9	− 2436	9.9	× 79 / 407	1.9
4	9,539	2503.3	− 2485	18.3	× 108 / 407	4.9
5	9,541	2554.6	− 2528	26.6	× 111 / 407	7.3
6	9,543	2542.4	− 2552	−9.6	× 109 / 407	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,613	2457.3	− 2436	21.3	× 94 / 395	5.1
4	9,614	2512.3	− 2485	27.3	× 85 / 395	5.9
5	9,615	2549.0	− 2528	21	× 105 / 395	5.6
6	9,616	2602.8	− 2552	50.8	× 111 / 395	14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,582	2467.8	− 2436	31.8	× 100 / 415	7.7
4	9,583	2482.4	− 2485	−2.6	× 113 / 415	−0.7
5	9,584	2516.5	− 2528	−11.5	× 96 / 415	−2.7
6	9,585	2545.3	− 2552	−6.7	× 106 / 415	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,558	2453.6	− 2436	17.6	× 94 / 416	4
4	9,559	2490.0	− 2485	5	× 110 / 416	1.3
5	9,560	2519.3	− 2528	−8.7	× 116 / 416	−2.4
6	9,561	2527.6	− 2552	−24.4	× 96 / 416	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,514	2440.0	− 2436	4	× 89 / 411	0.9
4	9,515	2493.0	− 2485	8	× 92 / 411	1.8
5	9,516	2516.8	− 2528	−11.2	× 114 / 411	−3.1
6	9,517	2528.8	− 2552	−23.2	× 116 / 411	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,495	2444.2	− 2436	8.2	× 91 / 382	2
4	9,496	2512.9	− 2485	27.9	× 88 / 382	6.4
5	9,497	2534.2	− 2528	6.2	× 89 / 382	1.4
6	9,498	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 114 / 382	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,513	2471.2	− 2436	35.2	× 83 / 356	8.2
4	9,514	2489.6	− 2485	4.6	× 85 / 356	1.1
5	9,515	2532.7	− 2528	4.7	× 89 / 356	1.2
6	9,516	2543.1	− 2552	−8.9	× 99 / 356	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 5, 12, 6, 11, 31, 3, −3, −7, 3, 8 → 6.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 20 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit 33.8, lower limit −20.

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.