Ramona 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2481 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 55 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 45 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students Just 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	21,477	2399.9	− 2436	−36.1	× 91 / 374	−8.8
4	21,478	2434.6	− 2485	−50.4	× 93 / 374	−12.5
5	21,481	2445.9	− 2528	−82.1	× 96 / 374	−21.1
6	21,482	2474.0	− 2552	−78	× 94 / 374	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,356	2406.8	− 2436	−29.2	× 96 / 372	−7.5
4	20,358	2430.9	− 2485	−54.1	× 93 / 372	−13.5
5	20,361	2479.3	− 2528	−48.7	× 80 / 372	−10.5
6	20,362	2469.5	− 2552	−82.5	× 103 / 372	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,682	2424.7	− 2436	−11.3	× 79 / 349	−2.6
4	20,685	2439.5	− 2485	−45.5	× 95 / 349	−12.4
5	20,686	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 91 / 349	−17.3
6	20,688	2494.2	− 2552	−57.8	× 84 / 349	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,677	2425.4	− 2436	−10.6	× 73 / 336	−2.3
4	20,679	2443.7	− 2485	−41.3	× 88 / 336	−10.8
5	20,681	2466.8	− 2528	−61.2	× 88 / 336	−16
6	20,683	2476.5	− 2552	−75.5	× 87 / 336	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,858	2429.5	− 2436	−6.5	× 72 / 313	−1.5
4	20,859	2462.2	− 2485	−22.8	× 71 / 313	−5.2
5	20,860	2478.3	− 2528	−49.7	× 79 / 313	−12.5
6	20,861	2502.5	− 2552	−49.5	× 91 / 313	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,869	2409.3	− 2436	−26.7	× 67 / 282	−6.3
4	20,870	2431.3	− 2485	−53.7	× 70 / 282	−13.3
5	20,871	2441.5	− 2528	−86.5	× 70 / 282	−21.5
6	20,872	2482.1	− 2552	−69.9	× 75 / 282	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,828	2385.6	− 2436	−50.4	× 51 / 253	−10.2
4	20,829	2431.9	− 2485	−53.1	× 69 / 253	−14.5
5	20,830	2427.6	− 2528	−100.4	× 64 / 253	−25.4
6	20,831	2458.3	− 2552	−93.7	× 69 / 253	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,706	2381.8	− 2436	−54.2	× 68 / 250	−14.7
4	20,707	2416.6	− 2485	−68.4	× 52 / 250	−14.2
5	20,708	2437.0	− 2528	−91	× 61 / 250	−22.2
6	20,709	2476.7	− 2552	−75.3	× 69 / 250	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,625	2381.3	− 2436	−54.7	× 79 / 259	−16.7
4	20,626	2429.5	− 2485	−55.5	× 62 / 259	−13.3
5	20,627	2416.9	− 2528	−111.1	× 59 / 259	−25.3
6	20,628	2465.2	− 2552	−86.8	× 59 / 259	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,685	2398.7	− 2436	−37.3	× 68 / 262	−9.7
4	20,686	2417.6	− 2485	−67.4	× 73 / 262	−18.8
5	20,687	2458.9	− 2528	−69.1	× 62 / 262	−16.4
6	20,688	2481.2	− 2552	−70.8	× 59 / 262	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −54, −46, −49, −34, −60, −76, −72, −75, −61 → −58.9
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 14 → 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 −30.2, lower limit −87.6.

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.