Maricopa Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	17,438	2370.1	− 2436	−65.9	× 25 / 135	−12.2
4	17,439	2433.3	− 2485	−51.7	× 25 / 135	−9.6
5	17,442	2401.9	− 2528	−126.1	× 17 / 135	−15.9
6	17,444	2389.2	− 2552	−162.8	× 18 / 135	−21.7
7	17,445	2415.9	− 2567	−151.1	× 16 / 135	−17.9
8	17,448	2423.4	− 2586	−162.6	× 18 / 135	−21.7
11	17,450	2451.1	− 2628	−176.9	× 16 / 135	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,454	2388.9	− 2436	−47.1	× 28 / 157	−8.4
4	16,456	2396.2	− 2485	−88.8	× 23 / 157	−13
5	16,459	2457.8	− 2528	−70.2	× 31 / 157	−13.9
6	16,460	2358.9	− 2552	−193.1	× 19 / 157	−23.4
7	16,462	2435.9	− 2567	−131.1	× 19 / 157	−15.9
8	16,464	2445.1	− 2586	−140.9	× 19 / 157	−17.1
11	16,466	2474.6	− 2628	−153.4	× 18 / 157	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,764	2380.8	− 2436	−55.2	× 24 / 162	−8.2
4	16,765	2385.3	− 2485	−99.7	× 29 / 162	−17.8
5	16,768	2405.0	− 2528	−123	× 25 / 162	−19
6	16,770	2449.1	− 2552	−102.9	× 28 / 162	−17.8
7	16,772	2389.5	− 2567	−177.5	× 15 / 162	−16.4
8	16,774	2464.9	− 2586	−121.1	× 16 / 162	−12
11	16,775	2453.4	− 2628	−174.6	× 25 / 162	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,783	2368.7	− 2436	−67.3	× 27 / 167	−10.9
4	16,785	2387.3	− 2485	−97.7	× 21 / 167	−12.3
5	16,787	2409.5	− 2528	−118.5	× 30 / 167	−21.3
6	16,789	2425.0	− 2552	−127	× 23 / 167	−17.5
7	16,791	2458.2	− 2567	−108.8	× 30 / 167	−19.5
8	16,793	2413.4	− 2586	−172.6	× 17 / 167	−17.6
11	16,795	2427.5	− 2628	−200.5	× 19 / 167	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,920	2345.4	− 2436	−90.6	× 21 / 145	−13.1
4	16,921	2382.9	− 2485	−102.1	× 23 / 145	−16.2
5	16,922	2404.1	− 2528	−123.9	× 19 / 145	−16.2
6	16,923	2419.2	− 2552	−132.8	× 23 / 145	−21.1
7	16,924	2451.3	− 2567	−115.7	× 19 / 145	−15.2
8	16,925	2491.5	− 2586	−94.5	× 23 / 145	−15
11	16,926	2461.3	− 2628	−166.7	× 17 / 145	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,512	2352.3	− 2436	−83.7	× 23 / 153	−12.6
4	16,513	2386.9	− 2485	−98.1	× 21 / 153	−13.5
5	16,514	2396.5	− 2528	−131.5	× 21 / 153	−18
6	16,515	2402.2	− 2552	−149.8	× 25 / 153	−24.5
7	16,516	2460.1	− 2567	−106.9	× 21 / 153	−14.7
8	16,517	2443.0	− 2586	−143	× 25 / 153	−23.4
11	16,518	2409.0	− 2628	−219	× 17 / 153	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,964	2362.8	− 2436	−73.2	× 26 / 180	−10.6
4	16,965	2405.4	− 2485	−79.6	× 26 / 180	−11.5
5	16,966	2380.6	− 2528	−147.4	× 25 / 180	−20.5
6	16,967	2407.7	− 2552	−144.3	× 29 / 180	−23.2
7	16,968	2417.4	− 2567	−149.6	× 28 / 180	−23.3
8	16,969	2473.2	− 2586	−112.8	× 21 / 180	−13.2
11	16,970	2410.7	− 2628	−217.3	× 25 / 180	−30.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−132

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,898	2340.1	− 2436	−95.9	× 29 / 186	−15
4	16,899	2371.2	− 2485	−113.8	× 29 / 186	−17.7
5	16,900	2406.3	− 2528	−121.7	× 29 / 186	−19
6	16,901	2394.4	− 2552	−157.6	× 25 / 186	−21.2
7	16,902	2426.4	− 2567	−140.6	× 28 / 186	−21.2
8	16,903	2408.4	− 2586	−177.6	× 24 / 186	−22.9
11	16,904	2469.1	− 2628	−158.9	× 22 / 186	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−136

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,855	2342.2	− 2436	−93.8	× 19 / 166	−10.7
4	16,856	2374.4	− 2485	−110.6	× 29 / 166	−19.3
5	16,857	2419.7	− 2528	−108.3	× 24 / 166	−15.7
6	16,858	2425.4	− 2552	−126.6	× 27 / 166	−20.6
7	16,859	2423.3	− 2567	−143.7	× 23 / 166	−19.9
8	16,860	2417.8	− 2586	−168.2	× 24 / 166	−24.3
11	16,861	2525.2	− 2628	−102.8	× 20 / 166	−12.4
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	16,840	2373.4	− 2436	−62.6	× 25 / 158	−9.9
4	16,841	2419.1	− 2485	−65.9	× 21 / 158	−8.8
5	16,842	2422.9	− 2528	−105.1	× 30 / 158	−20
6	16,843	2472.8	− 2552	−79.2	× 21 / 158	−10.5
7	16,844	2439.4	− 2567	−127.6	× 28 / 158	−22.6
8	16,845	2455.8	− 2586	−130.2	× 19 / 158	−15.7
11	16,846	2508.9	− 2628	−119.1	× 14 / 158	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,849	2391.4	− 2436	−44.6	× 20 / 163	−5.5
4	16,850	2393.5	− 2485	−91.5	× 29 / 163	−16.3
5	16,851	2430.0	− 2528	−98	× 20 / 163	−12
6	16,852	2414.0	− 2552	−138	× 28 / 163	−23.7
7	16,853	2461.0	− 2567	−106	× 24 / 163	−15.6
8	16,854	2450.6	− 2586	−135.4	× 27 / 163	−22.4
11	16,855	2469.2	− 2628	−158.8	× 15 / 163	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −120, −109, −118, −122, −116, −131, −132, −136, −123, −98, −110 → −119.5
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: 9 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −92.9, lower limit −146.1.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Maricopa Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in Maricopa Unified

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Charter schools in Maricopa Unified

K–8 schools

High schools

K–12 schools