Pinedale 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 scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 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	10,042	2423.1	− 2436	−12.9	× 68 / 243	−3.6
4	10,045	2439.9	− 2485	−45.1	× 66 / 243	−12.2
5	10,046	2466.6	− 2528	−61.4	× 61 / 243	−15.4
6	10,049	2501.6	− 2552	−50.4	× 48 / 243	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,095	2414.5	− 2436	−21.5	× 63 / 259	−5.2
4	9,097	2454.5	− 2485	−30.5	× 69 / 259	−8.1
5	9,098	2483.3	− 2528	−44.7	× 65 / 259	−11.2
6	9,100	2500.0	− 2552	−52	× 62 / 259	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,405	2429.2	− 2436	−6.8	× 72 / 265	−1.8
4	9,406	2431.2	− 2485	−53.8	× 63 / 265	−12.8
5	9,409	2484.9	− 2528	−43.1	× 67 / 265	−10.9
6	9,411	2479.8	− 2552	−72.2	× 63 / 265	−17.2
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	9,425	2429.9	− 2436	−6.1	× 75 / 277	−1.7
4	9,426	2457.4	− 2485	−27.6	× 72 / 277	−7.2
5	9,429	2468.5	− 2528	−59.5	× 67 / 277	−14.4
6	9,430	2499.3	− 2552	−52.7	× 63 / 277	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,501	2399.3	− 2436	−36.7	× 72 / 283	−9.3
4	9,502	2459.4	− 2485	−25.6	× 74 / 283	−6.7
5	9,503	2508.0	− 2528	−20	× 69 / 283	−4.9
6	9,504	2468.1	− 2552	−83.9	× 68 / 283	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,470	2386.8	− 2436	−49.2	× 63 / 275	−11.3
4	9,471	2438.2	− 2485	−46.8	× 70 / 275	−11.9
5	9,472	2447.1	− 2528	−80.9	× 77 / 275	−22.7
6	9,473	2501.8	− 2552	−50.2	× 65 / 275	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,446	2410.1	− 2436	−25.9	× 58 / 262	−5.7
4	9,447	2429.4	− 2485	−55.6	× 60 / 262	−12.7
5	9,448	2437.3	− 2528	−90.7	× 71 / 262	−24.6
6	9,449	2459.2	− 2552	−92.8	× 73 / 262	−25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,402	2408.3	− 2436	−27.7	× 68 / 256	−7.4
4	9,403	2443.1	− 2485	−41.9	× 58 / 256	−9.5
5	9,404	2445.4	− 2528	−82.6	× 62 / 256	−20
6	9,405	2476.7	− 2552	−75.3	× 68 / 256	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,383	2392.9	− 2436	−43.1	× 71 / 259	−11.8
4	9,384	2418.1	− 2485	−66.9	× 69 / 259	−17.8
5	9,385	2452.4	− 2528	−75.6	× 62 / 259	−18.1
6	9,386	2476.5	− 2552	−75.5	× 57 / 259	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,401	2423.4	− 2436	−12.6	× 54 / 248	−2.7
4	9,402	2404.5	− 2485	−80.5	× 70 / 248	−22.7
5	9,403	2442.3	− 2528	−85.7	× 66 / 248	−22.8
6	9,404	2463.8	− 2552	−88.2	× 58 / 248	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −37, −43, −35, −41, −58, −69, −57, −64, −69 → −51.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −29.1, lower limit −73.7.

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.