Golden Oak 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 392 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2479 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 61 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 89 students 22 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 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 31 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 46 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	17,345	2367.5	− 2436	−68.5	× 148 / 530	−19.1
4	17,348	2418.6	− 2485	−66.4	× 104 / 530	−13
5	17,349	2441.3	− 2528	−86.7	× 133 / 530	−21.8
6	17,352	2462.4	− 2552	−89.6	× 145 / 530	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,363	2427.2	− 2436	−8.8	× 102 / 486	−1.8
4	16,364	2425.7	− 2485	−59.3	× 141 / 486	−17.2
5	16,367	2473.6	− 2528	−54.4	× 114 / 486	−12.8
6	16,368	2481.5	− 2552	−70.5	× 129 / 486	−18.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,668	2420.3	− 2436	−15.7	× 161 / 514	−4.9
4	16,669	2457.4	− 2485	−27.6	× 100 / 514	−5.4
5	16,671	2467.4	− 2528	−60.6	× 137 / 514	−16.2
6	16,674	2483.9	− 2552	−68.1	× 116 / 514	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,691	2409.0	− 2436	−27	× 107 / 476	−6.1
4	16,692	2475.2	− 2485	−9.8	× 125 / 476	−2.6
5	16,695	2475.0	− 2528	−53	× 102 / 476	−11.4
6	16,696	2472.3	− 2552	−79.7	× 142 / 476	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,825	2427.6	− 2436	−8.4	× 86 / 416	−1.7
4	16,826	2467.5	− 2485	−17.5	× 107 / 416	−4.5
5	16,827	2510.8	− 2528	−17.2	× 123 / 416	−5.1
6	16,828	2471.6	− 2552	−80.4	× 100 / 416	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,425	2340.0	− 2436	−96	× 81 / 375	−20.7
4	16,426	2380.7	− 2485	−104.3	× 104 / 375	−28.9
5	16,427	2427.0	− 2528	−101	× 79 / 375	−21.3
6	16,428	2431.9	− 2552	−120.1	× 111 / 375	−35.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,869	2384.5	− 2436	−51.5	× 96 / 375	−13.2
4	16,870	2421.5	− 2485	−63.5	× 84 / 375	−14.2
5	16,871	2438.6	− 2528	−89.4	× 112 / 375	−26.7
6	16,872	2451.7	− 2552	−100.3	× 83 / 375	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,811	2394.6	− 2436	−41.4	× 123 / 420	−12.1
4	16,812	2436.6	− 2485	−48.4	× 100 / 420	−11.5
5	16,813	2471.0	− 2528	−57	× 83 / 420	−11.3
6	16,814	2461.5	− 2552	−90.5	× 114 / 420	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,764	2426.6	− 2436	−9.4	× 98 / 390	−2.4
4	16,765	2454.4	− 2485	−30.6	× 114 / 390	−8.9
5	16,766	2475.9	− 2528	−52.1	× 98 / 390	−13.1
6	16,767	2477.9	− 2552	−74.1	× 80 / 390	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,745	2387.5	− 2436	−48.5	× 81 / 392	−10
4	16,746	2460.1	− 2485	−24.9	× 100 / 392	−6.4
5	16,747	2467.3	− 2528	−60.7	× 112 / 392	−17.3
6	16,748	2457.3	− 2552	−94.7	× 99 / 392	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,754	2412.6	− 2436	−23.4	× 94 / 392	−5.6
4	16,755	2457.4	− 2485	−27.6	× 87 / 392	−6.1
5	16,756	2486.5	− 2528	−41.5	× 95 / 392	−10.1
6	16,757	2479.2	− 2552	−72.8	× 116 / 392	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −51, −42, −44, −31, −106, −76, −59, −40, −58, −43 → −57.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 75 · 2021→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 22.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 22.5 × 2.66 = 59.9. Upper limit 2.8, lower limit −117.

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.