Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy: 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

6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485. 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 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2529 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 6th 140 students 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 151 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 164 students 14 points under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 55 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 49 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 46 students 42 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
6	16,650	2456.5	− 2552	−95.5	× 238 / 734	−31
7	16,651	2451.9	− 2567	−115.1	× 237 / 734	−37.2
8	16,654	2503.1	− 2586	−82.9	× 259 / 734	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	15,671	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 193 / 681	−24.6
7	15,672	2472.0	− 2567	−95	× 243 / 681	−33.9
8	15,674	2500.5	− 2586	−85.5	× 245 / 681	−30.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	15,991	2463.8	− 2552	−88.2	× 249 / 704	−31.2
7	15,993	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 201 / 704	−26.6
8	15,996	2501.9	− 2586	−84.1	× 254 / 704	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,009	2458.3	− 2552	−93.7	× 209 / 659	−29.7
7	16,011	2468.1	− 2567	−98.9	× 241 / 659	−36.2
8	16,013	2492.3	− 2586	−93.7	× 209 / 659	−29.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,138	2469.8	− 2552	−82.2	× 161 / 606	−21.8
7	16,139	2479.4	− 2567	−87.6	× 210 / 606	−30.4
8	16,140	2501.6	− 2586	−84.4	× 235 / 606	−32.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,180	2450.2	− 2552	−101.8	× 174 / 583	−30.4
7	16,181	2463.1	− 2567	−103.9	× 206 / 583	−36.7
8	16,182	2490.2	− 2586	−95.8	× 203 / 583	−33.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,118	2440.1	− 2552	−111.9	× 159 / 608	−29.3
7	16,119	2472.8	− 2567	−94.2	× 230 / 608	−35.6
8	16,120	2497.9	− 2586	−88.1	× 219 / 608	−31.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,063	2471.7	− 2552	−80.3	× 173 / 610	−22.8
7	16,064	2475.9	− 2567	−91.1	× 202 / 610	−30.2
8	16,065	2505.4	− 2586	−80.6	× 235 / 610	−31.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,052	2482.4	− 2552	−69.6	× 196 / 601	−22.7
7	16,053	2497.9	− 2567	−69.1	× 204 / 601	−23.5
8	16,054	2521.5	− 2586	−64.5	× 201 / 601	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	16,067	2472.0	− 2552	−80	× 195 / 605	−25.8
7	16,068	2505.9	− 2567	−61.1	× 200 / 605	−20.2
8	16,069	2528.6	− 2586	−57.4	× 210 / 605	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −97, −89, −88, −96, −85, −100, −97, −84, −68, −66 → −87
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −64.1, lower limit −109.9.

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.