College Heights 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.

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, 108 of the 355 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2345 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2485. 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 63 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 52 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 63 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 69 students 31 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 30 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 29 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 50 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	15,893	2353.2	− 2436	−82.8	× 140 / 484	−24
4	15,894	2401.9	− 2485	−83.1	× 112 / 484	−19.2
5	15,897	2394.5	− 2528	−133.5	× 119 / 484	−32.8
6	15,898	2451.6	− 2552	−100.4	× 113 / 484	−23.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,914	2353.7	− 2436	−82.3	× 126 / 488	−21.2
4	14,917	2417.3	− 2485	−67.7	× 132 / 488	−18.3
5	14,918	2429.9	− 2528	−98.1	× 116 / 488	−23.3
6	14,920	2415.2	− 2552	−136.8	× 114 / 488	−32
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,231	2359.3	− 2436	−76.7	× 111 / 468	−18.2
4	15,233	2415.3	− 2485	−69.7	× 116 / 468	−17.3
5	15,236	2435.0	− 2528	−93	× 126 / 468	−25
6	15,237	2454.7	− 2552	−97.3	× 115 / 468	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,253	2373.9	− 2436	−62.1	× 108 / 474	−14.1
4	15,254	2406.5	− 2485	−78.5	× 113 / 474	−18.7
5	15,257	2396.7	− 2528	−131.3	× 119 / 474	−33
6	15,258	2420.8	− 2552	−131.2	× 134 / 474	−37.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,365	2372.3	− 2436	−63.7	× 122 / 446	−17.4
4	15,366	2428.5	− 2485	−56.5	× 100 / 446	−12.7
5	15,367	2392.3	− 2528	−135.7	× 103 / 446	−31.3
6	15,368	2433.7	− 2552	−118.3	× 121 / 446	−32.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,389	2346.0	− 2436	−90	× 119 / 514	−20.8
4	15,390	2357.9	− 2485	−127.1	× 118 / 514	−29.2
5	15,391	2376.8	− 2528	−151.2	× 127 / 514	−37.4
6	15,392	2425.1	− 2552	−126.9	× 150 / 514	−37
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,339	2344.5	− 2436	−91.5	× 99 / 440	−20.6
4	15,340	2396.5	− 2485	−88.5	× 108 / 440	−21.7
5	15,341	2373.6	− 2528	−154.4	× 119 / 440	−41.8
6	15,342	2432.5	− 2552	−119.5	× 114 / 440	−31
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,290	2333.1	− 2436	−102.9	× 108 / 424	−26.2
4	15,291	2383.5	− 2485	−101.5	× 101 / 424	−24.2
5	15,292	2371.6	− 2528	−156.4	× 101 / 424	−37.3
6	15,293	2420.4	− 2552	−131.6	× 114 / 424	−35.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−123

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,283	2354.9	− 2436	−81.1	× 91 / 408	−18.1
4	15,284	2390.8	− 2485	−94.2	× 104 / 408	−24
5	15,285	2392.5	− 2528	−135.5	× 111 / 408	−36.9
6	15,286	2429.3	− 2552	−122.7	× 102 / 408	−30.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,294	2345.1	− 2436	−90.9	× 93 / 355	−23.8
4	15,295	2391.1	− 2485	−93.9	× 79 / 355	−20.9
5	15,296	2400.9	− 2528	−127.1	× 92 / 355	−32.9
6	15,297	2437.7	− 2552	−114.3	× 91 / 355	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −99, −95, −84, −103, −94, −124, −115, −123, −110, −107 → −105.4
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −74, lower limit −136.8.

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.