Bill E. Young Jr. Middle: 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.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2519 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2527 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 5th 68 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 55 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 60 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 62 students 17 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 5th 12 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 11 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 students 47 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
5	14,811	2455.5	− 2528	−72.5	× 85 / 344	−17.9
6	14,812	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 79 / 344	−17.5
7	14,815	2479.9	− 2567	−87.1	× 92 / 344	−23.3
8	14,816	2515.5	− 2586	−70.5	× 88 / 344	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,838	2470.0	− 2528	−58	× 89 / 352	−14.7
6	13,841	2483.4	− 2552	−68.6	× 86 / 352	−16.8
7	13,843	2467.8	− 2567	−99.2	× 83 / 352	−23.4
8	13,844	2485.4	− 2586	−100.6	× 94 / 352	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,169	2457.2	− 2528	−70.8	× 91 / 355	−18.1
6	14,172	2501.0	− 2552	−51	× 97 / 355	−13.9
7	14,174	2480.8	− 2567	−86.2	× 87 / 355	−21.1
8	14,175	2487.9	− 2586	−98.1	× 80 / 355	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,177	2469.7	− 2528	−58.3	× 76 / 355	−12.5
6	14,180	2480.2	− 2552	−71.8	× 97 / 355	−19.6
7	14,181	2489.5	− 2567	−77.5	× 95 / 355	−20.7
8	14,184	2480.8	− 2586	−105.2	× 87 / 355	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,289	2459.4	− 2528	−68.6	× 90 / 355	−17.4
6	14,290	2508.5	− 2552	−43.5	× 79 / 355	−9.7
7	14,291	2478.7	− 2567	−88.3	× 87 / 355	−21.6
8	14,292	2509.4	− 2586	−76.6	× 99 / 355	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,957	2417.2	− 2528	−110.8	× 74 / 290	−28.3
6	13,958	2416.3	− 2552	−135.7	× 72 / 290	−33.7
7	13,959	2460.9	− 2567	−106.1	× 77 / 290	−28.2
8	13,960	2475.5	− 2586	−110.5	× 67 / 290	−25.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,290	2413.8	− 2528	−114.2	× 82 / 344	−27.2
6	14,291	2464.7	− 2552	−87.3	× 87 / 344	−22.1
7	14,292	2452.7	− 2567	−114.3	× 86 / 344	−28.6
8	14,293	2488.0	− 2586	−98	× 89 / 344	−25.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,251	2445.4	− 2528	−82.6	× 89 / 343	−21.4
6	14,252	2449.5	− 2552	−102.5	× 82 / 343	−24.5
7	14,253	2470.4	− 2567	−96.6	× 87 / 343	−24.5
8	14,254	2475.1	− 2586	−110.9	× 85 / 343	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,206	2486.7	− 2528	−41.3	× 71 / 326	−9
6	14,207	2482.1	− 2552	−69.9	× 86 / 326	−18.4
7	14,208	2452.5	− 2567	−114.5	× 85 / 326	−29.9
8	14,209	2488.6	− 2586	−97.4	× 84 / 326	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,166	2478.9	− 2528	−49.1	× 75 / 318	−11.6
6	14,167	2500.6	− 2552	−51.4	× 74 / 318	−12
7	14,168	2496.5	− 2567	−70.5	× 81 / 318	−18
8	14,169	2486.2	− 2586	−99.8	× 88 / 318	−27.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,192	2466.2	− 2528	−61.8	× 80 / 298	−16.6
6	14,193	2519.2	− 2552	−32.8	× 74 / 298	−8.1
7	14,194	2526.5	− 2567	−40.5	× 71 / 298	−9.6
8	14,195	2513.2	− 2586	−72.8	× 73 / 298	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −77, −82, −75, −79, −70, −116, −103, −98, −82, −69, −52 → −82.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 46 · 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 13.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.5 × 2.66 = 35.9. Upper limit −46.2, lower limit −118.

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.