Fremont 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2544 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2549 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2584 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2594 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 52 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 75 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 52 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 17 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 26 points under the grade 4 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	40,676	2362.8	− 2436	−73.2	× 67 / 395	−12.4
4	40,677	2436.8	− 2485	−48.2	× 60 / 395	−7.3
5	40,680	2479.4	− 2528	−48.6	× 60 / 395	−7.4
6	40,681	2489.6	− 2552	−62.4	× 71 / 395	−11.2
7	40,684	2505.2	− 2567	−61.8	× 73 / 395	−11.4
8	40,685	2571.8	− 2586	−14.2	× 64 / 395	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,626	2410.0	− 2436	−26	× 55 / 369	−3.9
4	37,628	2425.5	− 2485	−59.5	× 66 / 369	−10.6
5	37,630	2476.4	− 2528	−51.6	× 58 / 369	−8.1
6	37,632	2500.4	− 2552	−51.6	× 57 / 369	−8
7	37,635	2517.9	− 2567	−49.1	× 65 / 369	−8.6
8	37,637	2560.8	− 2586	−25.2	× 68 / 369	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,482	2431.6	− 2436	−4.4	× 52 / 358	−0.6
4	38,484	2472.4	− 2485	−12.6	× 58 / 358	−2
5	38,486	2450.0	− 2528	−78	× 65 / 358	−14.2
6	38,488	2482.2	− 2552	−69.8	× 60 / 358	−11.7
7	38,491	2539.0	− 2567	−28	× 60 / 358	−4.7
8	38,493	2541.0	− 2586	−45	× 63 / 358	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,458	2431.0	− 2436	−5	× 47 / 319	−0.7
4	38,460	2468.2	− 2485	−16.8	× 49 / 319	−2.6
5	38,462	2475.9	− 2528	−52.1	× 49 / 319	−8
6	38,464	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 55 / 319	−14
7	38,466	2515.0	− 2567	−52	× 62 / 319	−10.1
8	38,468	2552.1	− 2586	−33.9	× 57 / 319	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,658	2427.9	− 2436	−8.1	× 48 / 309	−1.3
4	38,659	2463.7	− 2485	−21.3	× 48 / 309	−3.3
5	38,660	2469.4	− 2528	−58.6	× 47 / 309	−8.9
6	38,661	2503.6	− 2552	−48.4	× 51 / 309	−8
7	38,662	2477.7	− 2567	−89.3	× 57 / 309	−16.5
8	38,663	2549.6	− 2586	−36.4	× 58 / 309	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,475	2429.2	− 2436	−6.8	× 60 / 340	−1.2
4	38,476	2470.4	− 2485	−14.6	× 67 / 340	−2.9
5	38,477	2468.3	− 2528	−59.7	× 64 / 340	−11.2
6	38,478	2528.9	− 2552	−23.1	× 51 / 340	−3.5
7	38,479	2556.8	− 2567	−10.2	× 44 / 340	−1.3
8	38,480	2568.6	− 2586	−17.4	× 54 / 340	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,534	2444.5	− 2436	8.5	× 72 / 347	1.8
4	38,535	2477.8	− 2485	−7.2	× 56 / 347	−1.2
5	38,536	2504.3	− 2528	−23.7	× 64 / 347	−4.4
6	38,537	2534.9	− 2552	−17.1	× 63 / 347	−3.1
7	38,538	2574.4	− 2567	7.4	× 49 / 347	1
8	38,539	2564.1	− 2586	−21.9	× 43 / 347	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,368	2453.9	− 2436	17.9	× 71 / 390	3.3
4	38,369	2487.5	− 2485	2.5	× 73 / 390	0.5
5	38,370	2519.5	− 2528	−8.5	× 59 / 390	−1.3
6	38,371	2523.3	− 2552	−28.7	× 72 / 390	−5.3
7	38,372	2542.1	− 2567	−24.9	× 63 / 390	−4
8	38,373	2566.6	− 2586	−19.4	× 52 / 390	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,147	2450.0	− 2436	14	× 95 / 400	3.3
4	38,148	2511.8	− 2485	26.8	× 68 / 400	4.6
5	38,149	2526.9	− 2528	−1.1	× 74 / 400	−0.2
6	38,150	2554.6	− 2552	2.6	× 47 / 400	0.3
7	38,151	2549.1	− 2567	−17.9	× 65 / 400	−2.9
8	38,152	2556.6	− 2586	−29.4	× 51 / 400	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,097	2434.7	− 2436	−1.3	× 75 / 411	−0.2
4	38,098	2493.0	− 2485	8	× 91 / 411	1.8
5	38,099	2544.1	− 2528	16.1	× 69 / 411	2.7
6	38,100	2548.7	− 2552	−3.3	× 70 / 411	−0.6
7	38,101	2584.0	− 2567	17	× 44 / 411	1.8
8	38,102	2594.4	− 2586	8.4	× 62 / 411	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −44, −41, −41, −45, −23, −9, −9, 1, 7 → −25.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −5.9, lower limit −45.3.

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.