Aloha 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2447 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2504 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	20,447	2428.8	− 2436	−7.2	× 56 / 223	−1.8
4	20,450	2421.3	− 2485	−63.7	× 49 / 223	−14
5	20,451	2466.2	− 2528	−61.8	× 61 / 223	−16.9
6	20,454	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 57 / 223	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,407	2442.9	− 2436	6.9	× 54 / 216	1.7
4	19,408	2478.5	− 2485	−6.5	× 56 / 216	−1.7
5	19,410	2481.5	− 2528	−46.5	× 44 / 216	−9.5
6	19,413	2518.2	− 2552	−33.8	× 62 / 216	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,700	2410.4	− 2436	−25.6	× 52 / 213	−6.2
4	19,702	2452.9	− 2485	−32.1	× 59 / 213	−8.9
5	19,704	2482.7	− 2528	−45.3	× 49 / 213	−10.4
6	19,707	2517.0	− 2552	−35	× 53 / 213	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,699	2417.3	− 2436	−18.7	× 56 / 197	−5.3
4	19,701	2439.4	− 2485	−45.6	× 43 / 197	−10
5	19,703	2491.7	− 2528	−36.3	× 53 / 197	−9.8
6	19,705	2545.7	− 2552	−6.3	× 45 / 197	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,884	2416.0	− 2436	−20	× 48 / 203	−4.7
4	19,885	2436.1	− 2485	−48.9	× 54 / 203	−13
5	19,886	2462.2	− 2528	−65.8	× 46 / 203	−14.9
6	19,887	2520.7	− 2552	−31.3	× 55 / 203	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,907	2394.1	− 2436	−41.9	× 51 / 167	−12.8
4	19,908	2426.4	− 2485	−58.6	× 39 / 167	−13.7
5	19,909	2438.7	− 2528	−89.3	× 38 / 167	−20.3
6	19,910	2481.5	− 2552	−70.5	× 39 / 167	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,882	2406.7	− 2436	−29.3	× 44 / 180	−7.2
4	19,883	2438.5	− 2485	−46.5	× 54 / 180	−14
5	19,884	2469.0	− 2528	−59	× 40 / 180	−13.1
6	19,885	2441.2	− 2552	−110.8	× 42 / 180	−25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,818	2437.8	− 2436	1.8	× 43 / 185	0.4
4	19,819	2428.9	− 2485	−56.1	× 43 / 185	−13
5	19,820	2477.1	− 2528	−50.9	× 58 / 185	−16
6	19,821	2495.6	− 2552	−56.4	× 41 / 185	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,755	2428.9	− 2436	−7.1	× 37 / 174	−1.5
4	19,756	2447.7	− 2485	−37.3	× 39 / 174	−8.4
5	19,757	2478.8	− 2528	−49.2	× 40 / 174	−11.3
6	19,758	2467.0	− 2552	−85	× 58 / 174	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,827	2447.1	− 2436	11.1	× 41 / 152	3
4	19,828	2429.9	− 2485	−55.1	× 36 / 152	−13.1
5	19,829	2472.9	− 2528	−55.1	× 38 / 152	−13.8
6	19,830	2503.5	− 2552	−48.5	× 37 / 152	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −19, −34, −26, −41, −63, −60, −41, −50, −36 → −41.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 29 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 14.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.9 × 2.66 = 39.6. Upper limit −2.2, lower limit −81.4.

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.