Abraham Lincoln Jr. High: 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 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, 140 of the 557 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2436. 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 7th 230 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 187 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 7th 75 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 65 students 58 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
4	16,199	2427.8	− 2485	−57.2	× 181 / 569	−18.2
5	16,201	2493.9	− 2528	−34.1	× 188 / 569	−11.3
6	16,204	2474.8	− 2552	−77.2	× 200 / 569	−27.1
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
4	15,221	2434.1	− 2485	−50.9	× 211 / 581	−18.5
5	15,223	2476.1	− 2528	−51.9	× 174 / 581	−15.5
6	15,224	2495.9	− 2552	−56.1	× 196 / 581	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	15,538	2442.8	− 2485	−42.2	× 198 / 593	−14.1
5	15,539	2456.9	− 2528	−71.1	× 220 / 593	−26.4
6	15,541	2469.7	− 2552	−82.3	× 175 / 593	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	15,558	2430.7	− 2485	−54.3	× 172 / 604	−15.5
5	15,561	2468.4	− 2528	−59.6	× 210 / 604	−20.7
6	15,562	2487.0	− 2552	−65	× 222 / 604	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	15,672	2433.2	− 2485	−51.8	× 177 / 566	−16.2
5	15,673	2429.9	− 2528	−98.1	× 185 / 566	−32.1
6	15,674	2491.3	− 2552	−60.7	× 204 / 566	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	15,712	2412.0	− 2485	−73	× 151 / 498	−22.1
5	15,713	2419.9	− 2528	−108.1	× 181 / 498	−39.3
6	15,714	2460.5	− 2552	−91.5	× 166 / 498	−30.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	15,663	2421.6	− 2567	−145.4	× 301 / 576	−76
8	15,664	2419.3	− 2586	−166.7	× 275 / 576	−79.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−156

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	15,616	2397.9	− 2567	−169.1	× 200 / 471	−71.8
8	15,617	2407.4	− 2586	−178.6	× 271 / 471	−102.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−175

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	15,603	2396.4	− 2567	−170.6	× 277 / 492	−96
8	15,604	2407.6	− 2586	−178.4	× 215 / 492	−78
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−174

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	15,612	2411.5	− 2567	−155.5	× 305 / 557	−85.1
8	15,613	2417.6	− 2586	−168.4	× 252 / 557	−76.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−161

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −53, −65, −60, −70, −92, −156, −175, −174, −161 → −106.3
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: 12 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 64 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 16.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.7 × 2.66 = 44.4. Upper limit −61.9, lower limit −150.7.

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.