Kern 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, 116 of the 375 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 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 70 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 49 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 82 students 25 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 33 students 94 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 54 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	18,409	2377.3	− 2436	−58.7	× 179 / 565	−18.6
4	18,412	2430.3	− 2485	−54.7	× 190 / 565	−18.4
5	18,413	2431.6	− 2528	−96.4	× 196 / 565	−33.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,427	2372.4	− 2436	−63.6	× 178 / 556	−20.4
4	17,430	2437.3	− 2485	−47.7	× 193 / 556	−16.6
5	17,432	2457.2	− 2528	−70.8	× 185 / 556	−23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,748	2355.6	− 2436	−80.4	× 131 / 346	−30.4
4	17,750	2404.1	− 2485	−80.9	× 95 / 346	−22.2
5	17,751	2457.9	− 2528	−70.1	× 120 / 346	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,765	2393.2	− 2436	−42.8	× 105 / 334	−13.5
4	17,767	2406.0	− 2485	−79	× 131 / 334	−31
5	17,769	2436.2	− 2528	−91.8	× 98 / 334	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,912	2394.0	− 2436	−42	× 123 / 347	−14.9
4	17,913	2445.0	− 2485	−40	× 102 / 347	−11.8
5	17,914	2436.3	− 2528	−91.7	× 122 / 347	−32.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,513	2379.3	− 2436	−56.7	× 101 / 413	−13.9
4	17,514	2387.8	− 2485	−97.2	× 94 / 413	−22.1
5	17,515	2417.8	− 2528	−110.2	× 123 / 413	−32.8
6	17,516	2444.5	− 2552	−107.5	× 95 / 413	−24.7
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	17,979	2363.1	− 2436	−72.9	× 103 / 398	−18.9
4	17,980	2427.8	− 2485	−57.2	× 90 / 398	−12.9
5	17,981	2429.0	− 2528	−99	× 89 / 398	−22.1
6	17,982	2470.7	− 2552	−81.3	× 116 / 398	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,925	2381.1	− 2436	−54.9	× 104 / 381	−15
4	17,926	2424.1	− 2485	−60.9	× 98 / 381	−15.7
5	17,927	2440.4	− 2528	−87.6	× 91 / 381	−20.9
6	17,928	2453.1	− 2552	−98.9	× 88 / 381	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,881	2378.2	− 2436	−57.8	× 81 / 386	−12.1
4	17,882	2417.5	− 2485	−67.5	× 114 / 386	−19.9
5	17,883	2441.2	− 2528	−86.8	× 98 / 386	−22
6	17,884	2481.8	− 2552	−70.2	× 93 / 386	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,877	2371.3	− 2436	−64.7	× 87 / 375	−15
4	17,878	2417.9	− 2485	−67.1	× 79 / 375	−14.1
5	17,879	2434.5	− 2528	−93.5	× 106 / 375	−26.4
6	17,880	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 103 / 375	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,916	2369.4	− 2436	−66.6	× 103 / 375	−18.3
4	17,917	2413.5	− 2485	−71.5	× 89 / 375	−17
5	17,918	2443.5	− 2528	−84.5	× 75 / 375	−16.9
6	17,919	2473.6	− 2552	−78.4	× 108 / 375	−22.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −60, −77, −71, −59, −94, −78, −74, −71, −73, −75 → −72.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2021: 35 · 2021→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit −44.4, lower limit −101.4.

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.