Virginia Avenue 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, 113 of the 350 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2362 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 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 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2436. 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 54 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 74 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 49 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 3rd 31 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 62 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	16,860	2356.0	− 2436	−80	× 92 / 366	−20.1
4	16,861	2383.1	− 2485	−101.9	× 89 / 366	−24.8
5	16,864	2417.0	− 2528	−111	× 95 / 366	−28.8
6	16,865	2437.7	− 2552	−114.3	× 90 / 366	−28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,877	2358.2	− 2436	−77.8	× 108 / 379	−22.2
4	15,879	2405.6	− 2485	−79.4	× 92 / 379	−19.3
5	15,880	2419.6	− 2528	−108.4	× 88 / 379	−25.2
6	15,882	2451.1	− 2552	−100.9	× 91 / 379	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,198	2369.5	− 2436	−66.5	× 97 / 379	−17
4	16,199	2406.3	− 2485	−78.7	× 107 / 379	−22.2
5	16,201	2418.3	− 2528	−109.7	× 91 / 379	−26.3
6	16,203	2446.0	− 2552	−106	× 84 / 379	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,212	2378.8	− 2436	−57.2	× 98 / 388	−14.4
4	16,215	2434.7	− 2485	−50.3	× 93 / 388	−12.1
5	16,216	2420.8	− 2528	−107.2	× 108 / 388	−29.8
6	16,219	2458.3	− 2552	−93.7	× 89 / 388	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,345	2377.3	− 2436	−58.7	× 85 / 382	−13.1
4	16,346	2424.7	− 2485	−60.3	× 101 / 382	−15.9
5	16,347	2435.9	− 2528	−92.1	× 94 / 382	−22.7
6	16,348	2467.6	− 2552	−84.4	× 102 / 382	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,385	2354.1	− 2436	−81.9	× 99 / 373	−21.7
4	16,386	2383.1	− 2485	−101.9	× 99 / 373	−27
5	16,387	2420.2	− 2528	−107.8	× 92 / 373	−26.6
6	16,388	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 83 / 373	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,325	2343.3	− 2436	−92.7	× 81 / 356	−21.1
4	16,326	2395.0	− 2485	−90	× 98 / 356	−24.8
5	16,327	2414.0	− 2528	−114	× 96 / 356	−30.7
6	16,328	2453.8	− 2552	−98.2	× 81 / 356	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,270	2365.2	− 2436	−70.8	× 96 / 357	−19
4	16,271	2404.6	− 2485	−80.4	× 78 / 357	−17.6
5	16,272	2418.0	− 2528	−110	× 90 / 357	−27.7
6	16,273	2433.6	− 2552	−118.4	× 93 / 357	−30.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,255	2375.1	− 2436	−60.9	× 97 / 367	−16.1
4	16,256	2423.3	− 2485	−61.7	× 98 / 367	−16.5
5	16,257	2435.5	− 2528	−92.5	× 72 / 367	−18.1
6	16,258	2448.1	− 2552	−103.9	× 100 / 367	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,272	2361.8	− 2436	−74.2	× 85 / 350	−18
4	16,273	2422.2	− 2485	−62.8	× 99 / 350	−17.8
5	16,274	2437.4	− 2528	−90.6	× 95 / 350	−24.6
6	16,275	2416.8	− 2552	−135.2	× 71 / 350	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −102, −91, −89, −78, −74, −94, −99, −95, −79, −88 → −88.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit −64.7, lower limit −113.1.

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.