Almondale 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2482 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	17,831	2423.2	− 2436	−12.8	× 93 / 364	−3.3
4	17,834	2444.6	− 2485	−40.4	× 87 / 364	−9.7
5	17,835	2501.8	− 2528	−26.2	× 93 / 364	−6.7
6	17,838	2520.5	− 2552	−31.5	× 91 / 364	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,839	2404.2	− 2436	−31.8	× 78 / 343	−7.2
4	16,842	2456.0	− 2485	−29	× 95 / 343	−8
5	16,843	2468.2	− 2528	−59.8	× 83 / 343	−14.5
6	16,845	2551.2	− 2552	−0.8	× 87 / 343	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,162	2423.5	− 2436	−12.5	× 93 / 361	−3.2
4	17,164	2463.1	− 2485	−21.9	× 85 / 361	−5.2
5	17,165	2509.2	− 2528	−18.8	× 91 / 361	−4.7
6	17,167	2533.7	− 2552	−18.3	× 92 / 361	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,184	2474.4	− 2436	38.4	× 93 / 355	10.1
4	17,187	2486.7	− 2485	1.7	× 91 / 355	0.4
5	17,188	2518.5	− 2528	−9.5	× 82 / 355	−2.2
6	17,191	2572.9	− 2552	20.9	× 89 / 355	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,329	2460.4	− 2436	24.4	× 82 / 326	6.1
4	17,330	2502.5	− 2485	17.5	× 80 / 326	4.3
5	17,331	2523.9	− 2528	−4.1	× 89 / 326	−1.1
6	17,332	2558.8	− 2552	6.8	× 75 / 326	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,381	2460.5	− 2436	24.5	× 77 / 335	5.6
4	17,382	2473.7	− 2485	−11.3	× 84 / 335	−2.8
5	17,383	2472.0	− 2528	−56	× 87 / 335	−14.5
6	17,384	2519.0	− 2552	−33	× 87 / 335	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,319	2428.5	− 2436	−7.5	× 92 / 345	−2
4	17,320	2489.4	− 2485	4.4	× 81 / 345	1
5	17,321	2489.4	− 2528	−38.6	× 88 / 345	−9.8
6	17,322	2517.4	− 2552	−34.6	× 84 / 345	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,274	2423.8	− 2436	−12.2	× 90 / 357	−3.1
4	17,275	2461.5	− 2485	−23.5	× 91 / 357	−6
5	17,276	2485.0	− 2528	−43	× 86 / 357	−10.4
6	17,277	2506.0	− 2552	−46	× 90 / 357	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,271	2413.6	− 2436	−22.4	× 97 / 349	−6.2
4	17,272	2461.0	− 2485	−24	× 91 / 349	−6.3
5	17,273	2486.2	− 2528	−41.8	× 80 / 349	−9.6
6	17,274	2515.4	− 2552	−36.6	× 81 / 349	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,276	2422.9	− 2436	−13.1	× 70 / 322	−2.8
4	17,277	2461.5	− 2485	−23.5	× 93 / 322	−6.8
5	17,278	2482.1	− 2528	−45.9	× 85 / 322	−12.1
6	17,279	2500.8	− 2552	−51.2	× 74 / 322	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −30, −18, 14, 11, −20, −19, −31, −31, −34 → −18.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 32 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit 10.2, lower limit −47.2.

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.