Nueva Vista Language 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 5.

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, 96 of the 295 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2465 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 71 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 63 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 65 students 32 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 38 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 35 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	16,619	2380.4	− 2436	−55.6	× 102 / 287	−19.8
4	16,622	2403.4	− 2485	−81.6	× 90 / 287	−25.6
5	16,623	2406.6	− 2528	−121.4	× 95 / 287	−40.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,640	2387.8	− 2436	−48.2	× 85 / 259	−15.8
4	15,642	2407.6	− 2485	−77.4	× 90 / 259	−26.9
5	15,645	2431.4	− 2528	−96.6	× 84 / 259	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,961	2418.2	− 2436	−17.8	× 77 / 259	−5.3
4	15,964	2425.8	− 2485	−59.2	× 91 / 259	−20.8
5	15,966	2416.4	− 2528	−111.6	× 91 / 259	−39.2
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
3	15,979	2428.6	− 2436	−7.4	× 88 / 253	−2.6
4	15,981	2442.1	− 2485	−42.9	× 80 / 253	−13.6
5	15,983	2443.3	− 2528	−84.7	× 85 / 253	−28.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,108	2429.2	− 2436	−6.8	× 81 / 243	−2.3
4	16,109	2471.2	− 2485	−13.8	× 86 / 243	−4.9
5	16,110	2478.1	− 2528	−49.9	× 76 / 243	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,135	2407.9	− 2436	−28.1	× 86 / 297	−8.1
4	16,136	2443.7	− 2485	−41.3	× 91 / 297	−12.7
5	16,137	2425.8	− 2528	−102.2	× 75 / 297	−25.8
6	16,138	2472.3	− 2552	−79.7	× 45 / 297	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,087	2416.5	− 2436	−19.5	× 115 / 331	−6.8
4	16,088	2446.2	− 2485	−38.8	× 90 / 331	−10.5
5	16,089	2461.4	− 2528	−66.6	× 90 / 331	−18.1
6	16,090	2523.8	− 2552	−28.2	× 36 / 331	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,032	2422.9	− 2436	−13.1	× 98 / 360	−3.6
4	16,033	2465.2	− 2485	−19.8	× 111 / 360	−6.1
5	16,034	2470.3	− 2528	−57.7	× 92 / 360	−14.7
6	16,035	2517.3	− 2552	−34.7	× 59 / 360	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,022	2441.4	− 2436	5.4	× 109 / 308	1.9
4	16,023	2460.3	− 2485	−24.7	× 88 / 308	−7.1
5	16,024	2482.1	− 2528	−45.9	× 111 / 308	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,037	2464.6	− 2436	28.6	× 109 / 295	10.6
4	16,038	2467.7	− 2485	−17.3	× 102 / 295	−6
5	16,039	2485.7	− 2528	−42.3	× 84 / 295	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −86, −74, −65, −45, −23, −59, −39, −30, −22, −7 → −45
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 20 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 16.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.8 × 2.66 = 44.7. Upper limit −0.3, lower limit −89.7.

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.