Marguerita 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. 2433 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2537 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2570 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2551 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 34 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 29 students 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 50 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 57 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 13 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 12 students Just 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	40,718	2451.1	− 2436	15.1	× 61 / 413	2.2
4	40,719	2463.3	− 2485	−21.7	× 59 / 413	−3.1
5	40,722	2510.0	− 2528	−18	× 69 / 413	−3
6	40,723	2520.8	− 2552	−31.2	× 71 / 413	−5.4
7	40,726	2513.2	− 2567	−53.8	× 62 / 413	−8.1
8	40,728	2550.0	− 2586	−36	× 91 / 413	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,669	2435.8	− 2436	−0.2	× 65 / 404	0
4	37,671	2476.1	− 2485	−8.9	× 58 / 404	−1.3
5	37,673	2484.1	− 2528	−43.9	× 68 / 404	−7.4
6	37,674	2543.0	− 2552	−9	× 73 / 404	−1.6
7	37,677	2570.1	− 2567	3.1	× 76 / 404	0.6
8	37,678	2547.8	− 2586	−38.2	× 64 / 404	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,524	2432.1	− 2436	−3.9	× 55 / 409	−0.5
4	38,526	2482.9	− 2485	−2.1	× 64 / 409	−0.3
5	38,528	2507.6	− 2528	−20.4	× 68 / 409	−3.4
6	38,531	2517.1	− 2552	−34.9	× 72 / 409	−6.1
7	38,532	2587.1	− 2567	20.1	× 70 / 409	3.4
8	38,535	2581.3	− 2586	−4.7	× 80 / 409	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,499	2444.5	− 2436	8.5	× 57 / 405	1.2
4	38,501	2480.0	− 2485	−5	× 65 / 405	−0.8
5	38,503	2542.5	− 2528	14.5	× 67 / 405	2.4
6	38,505	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 73 / 405	−5.7
7	38,507	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 73 / 405	−1.9
8	38,509	2600.2	− 2586	14.2	× 70 / 405	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,700	2445.8	− 2436	9.8	× 82 / 423	1.9
4	38,701	2487.1	− 2485	2.1	× 55 / 423	0.3
5	38,702	2515.6	− 2528	−12.4	× 66 / 423	−1.9
6	38,703	2514.0	− 2552	−38	× 75 / 423	−6.7
7	38,704	2566.7	− 2567	−0.3	× 71 / 423	−0.1
8	38,705	2573.9	− 2586	−12.1	× 74 / 423	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,517	2410.1	− 2436	−25.9	× 52 / 394	−3.4
4	38,518	2436.7	− 2485	−48.3	× 63 / 394	−7.7
5	38,519	2498.1	− 2528	−29.9	× 65 / 394	−4.9
6	38,520	2535.2	− 2552	−16.8	× 89 / 394	−3.8
7	38,521	2561.6	− 2567	−5.4	× 57 / 394	−0.8
8	38,522	2557.5	− 2586	−28.5	× 68 / 394	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,576	2422.4	− 2436	−13.6	× 39 / 371	−1.4
4	38,577	2465.1	− 2485	−19.9	× 57 / 371	−3.1
5	38,578	2468.9	− 2528	−59.1	× 63 / 371	−10
6	38,579	2570.4	− 2552	18.4	× 62 / 371	3.1
7	38,580	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 89 / 371	−2.5
8	38,581	2558.8	− 2586	−27.2	× 61 / 371	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,410	2419.8	− 2436	−16.2	× 40 / 351	−1.8
4	38,411	2442.3	− 2485	−42.7	× 38 / 351	−4.6
5	38,412	2498.5	− 2528	−29.5	× 56 / 351	−4.7
6	38,413	2505.1	− 2552	−46.9	× 66 / 351	−8.8
7	38,414	2604.6	− 2567	37.6	× 64 / 351	6.9
8	38,415	2559.6	− 2586	−26.4	× 87 / 351	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,189	2410.9	− 2436	−25.1	× 43 / 319	−3.4
4	38,190	2475.3	− 2485	−9.7	× 42 / 319	−1.3
5	38,191	2498.7	− 2528	−29.3	× 42 / 319	−3.9
6	38,192	2535.9	− 2552	−16.1	× 62 / 319	−3.1
7	38,193	2550.2	− 2567	−16.8	× 65 / 319	−3.4
8	38,194	2624.5	− 2586	38.5	× 65 / 319	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,139	2433.2	− 2436	−2.8	× 46 / 317	−0.4
4	38,140	2455.1	− 2485	−29.9	× 46 / 317	−4.3
5	38,141	2482.7	− 2528	−45.3	× 43 / 317	−6.1
6	38,142	2536.6	− 2552	−15.4	× 50 / 317	−2.4
7	38,143	2570.0	− 2567	3	× 63 / 317	0.6
8	38,144	2550.5	− 2586	−35.5	× 69 / 317	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −16, −8, −2, −9, −26, −18, −20, −7, −20 → −15.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit 9.4, lower limit −39.6.

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.