Mojave 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 3 bar

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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 2343 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 47 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 64 points 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 11 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 91 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	17,610	2347.1	− 2436	−88.9	× 61 / 235	−23.1
4	17,612	2392.3	− 2485	−92.7	× 72 / 235	−28.4
5	17,614	2402.7	− 2528	−125.3	× 57 / 235	−30.4
6	17,616	2408.6	− 2552	−143.4	× 45 / 235	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,620	2368.0	− 2436	−68	× 52 / 226	−15.6
4	16,621	2382.8	− 2485	−102.2	× 61 / 226	−27.6
5	16,624	2396.1	− 2528	−131.9	× 61 / 226	−35.6
6	16,626	2401.5	− 2552	−150.5	× 52 / 226	−34.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,941	2356.6	− 2436	−79.4	× 64 / 242	−21
4	16,944	2400.1	− 2485	−84.9	× 56 / 242	−19.6
5	16,946	2376.4	− 2528	−151.6	× 53 / 242	−33.2
6	16,948	2404.6	− 2552	−147.4	× 69 / 242	−42
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,963	2353.5	− 2436	−82.5	× 70 / 182	−31.7
4	16,965	2382.6	− 2485	−102.4	× 64 / 182	−36
5	16,967	2402.2	− 2528	−125.8	× 48 / 182	−33.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,112	2369.9	− 2436	−66.1	× 59 / 185	−21.1
4	17,113	2413.7	− 2485	−71.3	× 64 / 185	−24.7
5	17,114	2396.5	− 2528	−131.5	× 62 / 185	−44.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,156	2339.6	− 2436	−96.4	× 58 / 181	−30.9
4	17,157	2331.8	− 2485	−153.2	× 64 / 181	−54.2
5	17,158	2379.6	− 2528	−148.4	× 59 / 181	−48.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−133

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,094	2315.4	− 2436	−120.6	× 75 / 187	−48.4
4	17,095	2365.9	− 2485	−119.1	× 59 / 187	−37.6
5	17,096	2361.6	− 2528	−166.4	× 53 / 187	−47.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−133

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,051	2310.3	− 2436	−125.7	× 71 / 203	−44
4	17,052	2365.3	− 2485	−119.7	× 79 / 203	−46.6
5	17,053	2381.1	− 2528	−146.9	× 53 / 203	−38.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−129

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,038	2328.7	− 2436	−107.3	× 59 / 206	−30.7
4	17,039	2377.6	− 2485	−107.4	× 70 / 206	−36.5
5	17,040	2385.5	− 2528	−142.5	× 77 / 206	−53.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,045	2343.0	− 2436	−93	× 58 / 171	−31.5
4	17,046	2364.7	− 2485	−120.3	× 50 / 171	−35.2
5	17,047	2380.6	− 2528	−147.4	× 63 / 171	−54.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −109, −113, −116, −101, −90, −133, −133, −129, −120, −121 → −116.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 43 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 1 → 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 −89.9, lower limit −143.1.

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.