Miguel Hidalgo 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 3 bar

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.

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, 120 of the 292 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 2370 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 44 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 48 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 37 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 25 students 79 points 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	11,151	2353.9	− 2436	−82.1	× 99 / 372	−21.8
4	11,152	2393.5	− 2485	−91.5	× 89 / 372	−21.9
5	11,155	2454.2	− 2528	−73.8	× 90 / 372	−17.9
6	11,156	2446.5	− 2552	−105.5	× 94 / 372	−26.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,168	2386.9	− 2436	−49.1	× 86 / 364	−11.6
4	10,170	2396.0	− 2485	−89	× 94 / 364	−23
5	10,173	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 91 / 364	−16.1
6	10,175	2471.6	− 2552	−80.4	× 93 / 364	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,496	2376.7	− 2436	−59.3	× 80 / 320	−14.8
4	10,498	2400.4	− 2485	−84.6	× 71 / 320	−18.8
5	10,500	2468.0	− 2528	−60	× 90 / 320	−16.9
6	10,503	2471.0	− 2552	−81	× 79 / 320	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,508	2370.8	− 2436	−65.2	× 76 / 305	−16.2
4	10,511	2392.9	− 2485	−92.1	× 75 / 305	−22.6
5	10,512	2437.1	− 2528	−90.9	× 72 / 305	−21.5
6	10,514	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 82 / 305	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,589	2413.6	− 2436	−22.4	× 91 / 309	−6.6
4	10,590	2417.9	− 2485	−67.1	× 70 / 309	−15.2
5	10,591	2443.5	− 2528	−84.5	× 74 / 309	−20.2
6	10,592	2476.3	− 2552	−75.7	× 74 / 309	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,582	2334.9	− 2436	−101.1	× 77 / 312	−25
4	10,583	2382.7	− 2485	−102.3	× 74 / 312	−24.3
5	10,584	2421.0	− 2528	−107	× 85 / 312	−29.2
6	10,585	2400.4	− 2552	−151.6	× 76 / 312	−36.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,570	2355.0	− 2436	−81	× 82 / 311	−21.4
4	10,571	2400.7	− 2485	−84.3	× 85 / 311	−23
5	10,572	2424.1	− 2528	−103.9	× 68 / 311	−22.7
6	10,573	2441.9	− 2552	−110.1	× 76 / 311	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,536	2342.0	− 2436	−94	× 62 / 295	−19.8
4	10,537	2407.5	− 2485	−77.5	× 77 / 295	−20.2
5	10,538	2401.1	− 2528	−126.9	× 87 / 295	−37.4
6	10,539	2406.0	− 2552	−146	× 69 / 295	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,513	2355.2	− 2436	−80.8	× 83 / 310	−21.6
4	10,514	2416.0	− 2485	−69	× 63 / 310	−14
5	10,515	2407.1	− 2528	−120.9	× 83 / 310	−32.4
6	10,516	2436.3	− 2552	−115.7	× 81 / 310	−30.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,545	2369.7	− 2436	−66.3	× 81 / 292	−18.4
4	10,546	2411.0	− 2485	−74	× 80 / 292	−20.3
5	10,547	2408.4	− 2528	−119.6	× 58 / 292	−23.8
6	10,548	2424.6	− 2552	−127.4	× 73 / 292	−31.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −88, −71, −70, −83, −60, −115, −94, −112, −98, −94 → −88.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 23 · 2019→2022: 55 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 18.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.4 × 2.66 = 48.9. Upper limit −39.6, lower limit −137.4.

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.