Beverly Hills Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	21,535	2467.5	− 2436	31.5	× 255 / 2172	3.7
4	21,537	2519.2	− 2485	34.2	× 266 / 2172	4.2
5	21,539	2526.2	− 2528	−1.8	× 272 / 2172	−0.2
6	21,541	2557.8	− 2552	5.8	× 329 / 2172	0.9
7	21,543	2604.4	− 2567	37.4	× 285 / 2172	4.9
8	21,545	2622.3	− 2586	36.3	× 374 / 2172	6.3
11	21,547	2611.9	− 2628	−16.1	× 391 / 2172	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,397	2486.4	− 2436	50.4	× 272 / 2080	6.6
4	20,399	2511.4	− 2485	26.4	× 271 / 2080	3.4
5	20,401	2548.8	− 2528	20.8	× 277 / 2080	2.8
6	20,402	2556.7	− 2552	4.7	× 278 / 2080	0.6
7	20,405	2592.5	− 2567	25.5	× 324 / 2080	4
8	20,406	2641.7	− 2586	55.7	× 280 / 2080	7.5
11	20,409	2660.2	− 2628	32.2	× 378 / 2080	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,722	2488.5	− 2436	52.5	× 257 / 2149	6.3
4	20,725	2520.5	− 2485	35.5	× 305 / 2149	5
5	20,726	2540.6	− 2528	12.6	× 277 / 2149	1.6
6	20,729	2576.0	− 2552	24	× 301 / 2149	3.4
7	20,730	2594.9	− 2567	27.9	× 286 / 2149	3.7
8	20,732	2616.2	− 2586	30.2	× 339 / 2149	4.8
11	20,735	2653.9	− 2628	25.9	× 384 / 2149	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,718	2477.6	− 2436	41.6	× 253 / 2121	5
4	20,720	2518.3	− 2485	33.3	× 271 / 2121	4.3
5	20,722	2542.7	− 2528	14.7	× 310 / 2121	2.1
6	20,724	2565.6	− 2552	13.6	× 311 / 2121	2
7	20,726	2599.1	− 2567	32.1	× 295 / 2121	4.5
8	20,728	2621.3	− 2586	35.3	× 284 / 2121	4.7
11	20,730	2649.5	− 2628	21.5	× 397 / 2121	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,901	2478.9	− 2436	42.9	× 234 / 2000	5
4	20,902	2528.5	− 2485	43.5	× 245 / 2000	5.3
5	20,903	2550.6	− 2528	22.6	× 280 / 2000	3.2
6	20,904	2575.2	− 2552	23.2	× 327 / 2000	3.8
7	20,905	2588.8	− 2567	21.8	× 305 / 2000	3.3
8	20,906	2601.7	− 2586	15.7	× 291 / 2000	2.3
11	20,907	2656.1	− 2628	28.1	× 318 / 2000	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,386	2472.7	− 2436	36.7	× 216 / 1721	4.6
4	20,387	2527.7	− 2485	42.7	× 195 / 1721	4.8
5	20,388	2516.3	− 2528	−11.7	× 250 / 1721	−1.7
6	20,389	2558.5	− 2552	6.5	× 239 / 1721	0.9
7	20,390	2572.9	− 2567	5.9	× 266 / 1721	0.9
8	20,391	2592.8	− 2586	6.8	× 278 / 1721	1.1
11	20,392	2632.8	− 2628	4.8	× 277 / 1721	0.8
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	20,912	2487.2	− 2436	51.2	× 160 / 1644	5
4	20,913	2532.4	− 2485	47.4	× 215 / 1644	6.2
5	20,914	2540.4	− 2528	12.4	× 203 / 1644	1.5
6	20,915	2534.8	− 2552	−17.2	× 271 / 1644	−2.8
7	20,916	2584.9	− 2567	17.9	× 253 / 1644	2.8
8	20,917	2577.7	− 2586	−8.3	× 273 / 1644	−1.4
11	20,918	2613.0	− 2628	−15	× 269 / 1644	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,871	2486.1	− 2436	50.1	× 188 / 1628	5.8
4	20,872	2538.0	− 2485	53	× 163 / 1628	5.3
5	20,873	2544.3	− 2528	16.3	× 228 / 1628	2.3
6	20,874	2562.8	− 2552	10.8	× 224 / 1628	1.5
7	20,875	2561.7	− 2567	−5.3	× 266 / 1628	−0.9
8	20,876	2585.5	− 2586	−0.5	× 266 / 1628	−0.1
11	20,877	2598.4	− 2628	−29.6	× 293 / 1628	−5.3
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	20,749	2487.1	− 2436	51.1	× 147 / 1531	4.9
4	20,750	2543.2	− 2485	58.2	× 197 / 1531	7.5
5	20,751	2545.8	− 2528	17.8	× 176 / 1531	2
6	20,752	2564.4	− 2552	12.4	× 233 / 1531	1.9
7	20,753	2578.7	− 2567	11.7	× 227 / 1531	1.7
8	20,754	2574.8	− 2586	−11.2	× 266 / 1531	−1.9
11	20,755	2609.4	− 2628	−18.6	× 285 / 1531	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,668	2498.4	− 2436	62.4	× 173 / 1497	7.2
4	20,669	2550.4	− 2485	65.4	× 146 / 1497	6.4
5	20,670	2557.7	− 2528	29.7	× 219 / 1497	4.3
6	20,671	2563.1	− 2552	11.1	× 197 / 1497	1.5
7	20,672	2601.3	− 2567	34.3	× 241 / 1497	5.5
8	20,673	2608.5	− 2586	22.5	× 239 / 1497	3.6
11	20,674	2618.4	− 2628	−9.6	× 282 / 1497	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,728	2498.1	− 2436	62.1	× 190 / 1464	8.1
4	20,729	2569.7	− 2485	84.7	× 180 / 1464	10.4
5	20,730	2574.8	− 2528	46.8	× 159 / 1464	5.1
6	20,731	2581.4	− 2552	29.4	× 243 / 1464	4.9
7	20,732	2595.3	− 2567	28.3	× 196 / 1464	3.8
8	20,733	2639.2	− 2586	53.2	× 235 / 1464	8.5
11	20,734	2654.7	− 2628	26.7	× 261 / 1464	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 17, 31, 29, 27, 27, 11, 9, 9, 13, 27, 46 → 22.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit 41.8, lower limit 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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

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