Meadows 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, 101 of the 225 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 43 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2506 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2552. 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 3rd 15 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 22 students 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 21 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 28 students 16 points under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 21 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 13 students 38 points under the grade 4 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	15,227	2381.9	− 2436	−54.1	× 40 / 293	−7.4
4	15,228	2446.9	− 2485	−38.1	× 55 / 293	−7.2
5	15,231	2446.0	− 2528	−82	× 44 / 293	−12.3
6	15,232	2484.9	− 2552	−67.1	× 57 / 293	−13.1
7	15,235	2515.5	− 2567	−51.5	× 49 / 293	−8.6
8	15,236	2536.0	− 2586	−50	× 48 / 293	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,248	2384.3	− 2436	−51.7	× 53 / 316	−8.7
4	14,251	2444.8	− 2485	−40.2	× 46 / 316	−5.9
5	14,252	2460.9	− 2528	−67.1	× 59 / 316	−12.5
6	14,254	2449.4	− 2552	−102.6	× 47 / 316	−15.3
7	14,256	2506.4	− 2567	−60.6	× 58 / 316	−11.1
8	14,259	2540.3	− 2586	−45.7	× 53 / 316	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,584	2373.6	− 2436	−62.4	× 48 / 323	−9.3
4	14,585	2441.4	− 2485	−43.6	× 54 / 323	−7.3
5	14,587	2465.1	− 2528	−62.9	× 55 / 323	−10.7
6	14,590	2481.4	− 2552	−70.6	× 58 / 323	−12.7
7	14,592	2471.0	− 2567	−96	× 51 / 323	−15.2
8	14,593	2562.5	− 2586	−23.5	× 57 / 323	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,592	2385.2	− 2436	−50.8	× 54 / 340	−8.1
4	14,593	2434.9	− 2485	−50.1	× 51 / 340	−7.5
5	14,596	2457.0	− 2528	−71	× 57 / 340	−11.9
6	14,597	2494.4	− 2552	−57.6	× 56 / 340	−9.5
7	14,600	2523.2	− 2567	−43.8	× 63 / 340	−8.1
8	14,601	2556.3	− 2586	−29.7	× 59 / 340	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,687	2390.6	− 2436	−45.4	× 56 / 335	−7.6
4	14,688	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 51 / 335	−4.6
5	14,689	2463.9	− 2528	−64.1	× 52 / 335	−9.9
6	14,690	2460.7	− 2552	−91.3	× 50 / 335	−13.6
7	14,691	2496.9	− 2567	−70.1	× 63 / 335	−13.2
8	14,692	2525.4	− 2586	−60.6	× 63 / 335	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,367	2384.9	− 2436	−51.1	× 30 / 253	−6.1
4	14,368	2415.9	− 2485	−69.1	× 44 / 253	−12
5	14,369	2449.2	− 2528	−78.8	× 46 / 253	−14.3
6	14,370	2506.7	− 2552	−45.3	× 38 / 253	−6.8
7	14,371	2456.9	− 2567	−110.1	× 47 / 253	−20.5
8	14,372	2471.0	− 2586	−115	× 48 / 253	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,704	2395.0	− 2436	−41	× 41 / 282	−6
4	14,705	2479.3	− 2485	−5.7	× 41 / 282	−0.8
5	14,706	2416.6	− 2528	−111.4	× 45 / 282	−17.8
6	14,707	2460.1	− 2552	−91.9	× 52 / 282	−16.9
7	14,708	2496.6	− 2567	−70.4	× 47 / 282	−11.7
8	14,709	2476.1	− 2586	−109.9	× 56 / 282	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,663	2403.4	− 2436	−32.6	× 43 / 263	−5.3
4	14,664	2452.0	− 2485	−33	× 38 / 263	−4.8
5	14,665	2433.8	− 2528	−94.2	× 41 / 263	−14.7
6	14,666	2429.8	− 2552	−122.2	× 47 / 263	−21.8
7	14,667	2519.0	− 2567	−48	× 49 / 263	−8.9
8	14,668	2520.5	− 2586	−65.5	× 45 / 263	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,620	2371.5	− 2436	−64.5	× 43 / 254	−10.9
4	14,621	2442.7	− 2485	−42.3	× 44 / 254	−7.3
5	14,622	2421.9	− 2528	−106.1	× 35 / 254	−14.6
6	14,623	2467.1	− 2552	−84.9	× 36 / 254	−12
7	14,624	2485.7	− 2567	−81.3	× 46 / 254	−14.7
8	14,625	2520.0	− 2586	−66	× 50 / 254	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,584	2407.2	− 2436	−28.8	× 30 / 237	−3.6
4	14,585	2420.8	− 2485	−64.2	× 41 / 237	−11.1
5	14,586	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 44 / 237	−12
6	14,587	2452.5	− 2552	−99.5	× 32 / 237	−13.4
7	14,588	2514.2	− 2567	−52.8	× 45 / 237	−10
8	14,589	2500.0	− 2586	−86	× 45 / 237	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,606	2406.1	− 2436	−29.9	× 36 / 225	−4.8
4	14,607	2408.0	− 2485	−77	× 28 / 225	−9.6
5	14,608	2436.7	− 2528	−91.3	× 45 / 225	−18.3
6	14,609	2485.0	− 2552	−67	× 43 / 225	−12.8
7	14,610	2505.7	− 2567	−61.3	× 32 / 225	−8.7
8	14,611	2531.1	− 2586	−54.9	× 41 / 225	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −61, −59, −50, −60, −81, −75, −67, −73, −66, −64 → −64.8
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.5 × 2.66 = 20. Upper limit −44.8, lower limit −84.8.

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.