Robert F. Kennedy 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. 2432 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 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 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2550 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 54 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 52 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 53 students 21 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 22 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 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	39,024	2367.4	− 2436	−68.6	× 121 / 390	−21.3
4	39,025	2396.3	− 2485	−88.7	× 103 / 390	−23.4
5	39,028	2425.6	− 2528	−102.4	× 98 / 390	−25.7
6	39,029	2447.8	− 2552	−104.2	× 68 / 390	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,197	2381.8	− 2436	−54.2	× 116 / 422	−14.9
4	36,198	2390.9	− 2485	−94.1	× 109 / 422	−24.3
5	36,200	2419.4	− 2528	−108.6	× 100 / 422	−25.7
6	36,203	2443.5	− 2552	−108.5	× 65 / 422	−16.7
7	36,204	2472.5	− 2567	−94.5	× 32 / 422	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,949	2416.6	− 2436	−19.4	× 108 / 435	−4.8
4	36,950	2424.8	− 2485	−60.2	× 111 / 435	−15.4
5	36,952	2443.5	− 2528	−84.5	× 97 / 435	−18.8
6	36,954	2472.2	− 2552	−79.8	× 61 / 435	−11.2
7	36,957	2476.9	− 2567	−90.1	× 41 / 435	−8.5
8	36,959	2479.5	− 2586	−106.5	× 17 / 435	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,915	2425.7	− 2436	−10.3	× 74 / 379	−2
4	36,917	2433.5	− 2485	−51.5	× 101 / 379	−13.7
5	36,919	2445.7	− 2528	−82.3	× 105 / 379	−22.8
6	36,921	2469.0	− 2552	−83	× 49 / 379	−10.7
7	36,923	2469.6	− 2567	−97.4	× 34 / 379	−8.7
8	36,925	2473.9	− 2586	−112.1	× 16 / 379	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,110	2421.6	− 2436	−14.4	× 95 / 420	−3.3
4	37,111	2446.6	− 2485	−38.4	× 81 / 420	−7.4
5	37,112	2450.2	− 2528	−77.8	× 100 / 420	−18.5
6	37,113	2468.5	− 2552	−83.5	× 70 / 420	−13.9
7	37,114	2492.1	− 2567	−74.9	× 40 / 420	−7.1
8	37,115	2535.7	− 2586	−50.3	× 34 / 420	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,029	2407.9	− 2436	−28.1	× 82 / 350	−6.6
4	37,030	2393.6	− 2485	−91.4	× 82 / 350	−21.4
5	37,031	2439.4	− 2528	−88.6	× 92 / 350	−23.3
6	37,032	2490.2	− 2552	−61.8	× 34 / 350	−6
7	37,033	2526.7	− 2567	−40.3	× 30 / 350	−3.5
8	37,034	2569.3	− 2586	−16.7	× 30 / 350	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,062	2390.6	− 2436	−45.4	× 74 / 326	−10.3
4	37,063	2438.4	− 2485	−46.6	× 82 / 326	−11.7
5	37,064	2444.4	− 2528	−83.6	× 79 / 326	−20.3
6	37,065	2464.7	− 2552	−87.3	× 34 / 326	−9.1
7	37,066	2502.2	− 2567	−64.8	× 32 / 326	−6.4
8	37,067	2544.4	− 2586	−41.6	× 25 / 326	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,912	2438.4	− 2436	2.4	× 77 / 354	0.5
4	36,913	2423.5	− 2485	−61.5	× 67 / 354	−11.6
5	36,914	2444.1	− 2528	−83.9	× 84 / 354	−19.9
6	36,915	2470.3	− 2552	−81.7	× 59 / 354	−13.6
7	36,916	2501.7	− 2567	−65.3	× 33 / 354	−6.1
8	36,917	2537.7	− 2586	−48.3	× 34 / 354	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,747	2435.9	− 2436	−0.1	× 67 / 346	0
4	36,748	2444.5	− 2485	−40.5	× 78 / 346	−9.1
5	36,749	2462.2	− 2528	−65.8	× 64 / 346	−12.2
6	36,750	2507.1	− 2552	−44.9	× 61 / 346	−7.9
7	36,751	2497.8	− 2567	−69.2	× 50 / 346	−10
8	36,752	2534.4	− 2586	−51.6	× 26 / 346	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,739	2431.5	− 2436	−4.5	× 76 / 384	−0.9
4	36,740	2440.4	− 2485	−44.6	× 70 / 384	−8.1
5	36,741	2483.4	− 2528	−44.6	× 79 / 384	−9.2
6	36,742	2500.2	− 2552	−51.8	× 47 / 384	−6.3
7	36,743	2530.5	− 2567	−36.5	× 61 / 384	−5.8
8	36,744	2550.4	− 2586	−35.6	× 51 / 384	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −89, −63, −63, −54, −62, −61, −55, −43, −35 → −61.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 26 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit −40.7, lower limit −82.1.

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.