Maxwell Academy (PK-8): 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.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 102 of the 380 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2520 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2542 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 37 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2528. 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 22 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 56 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 76 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 65 students 16 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 14 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 21 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 17 students 24 points 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	22,891	2402.6	− 2436	−33.4	× 53 / 212	−8.4
4	22,892	2438.3	− 2485	−46.7	× 52 / 212	−11.5
5	22,895	2450.8	− 2528	−77.2	× 59 / 212	−21.5
6	22,896	2482.4	− 2552	−69.6	× 48 / 212	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,503	2395.3	− 2436	−40.7	× 55 / 226	−9.9
4	21,505	2446.7	− 2485	−38.3	× 64 / 226	−10.8
5	21,506	2486.2	− 2528	−41.8	× 53 / 226	−9.8
6	21,508	2511.7	− 2552	−40.3	× 54 / 226	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,921	2424.1	− 2436	−11.9	× 55 / 221	−3
4	21,923	2446.7	− 2485	−38.3	× 56 / 221	−9.7
5	21,925	2474.4	− 2528	−53.6	× 58 / 221	−14.1
6	21,927	2512.4	− 2552	−39.6	× 52 / 221	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,898	2406.7	− 2436	−29.3	× 39 / 262	−4.4
4	21,900	2455.9	− 2485	−29.1	× 57 / 262	−6.3
5	21,902	2455.1	− 2528	−72.9	× 56 / 262	−15.6
6	21,904	2512.4	− 2552	−39.6	× 51 / 262	−7.7
7	21,906	2560.4	− 2567	−6.6	× 59 / 262	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,080	2448.8	− 2436	12.8	× 39 / 335	1.5
4	22,081	2417.9	− 2485	−67.1	× 48 / 335	−9.6
5	22,082	2472.7	− 2528	−55.3	× 56 / 335	−9.2
6	22,083	2477.6	− 2552	−74.4	× 60 / 335	−13.3
7	22,084	2545.8	− 2567	−21.2	× 66 / 335	−4.2
8	22,085	2542.5	− 2586	−43.5	× 66 / 335	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,537	2365.8	− 2436	−70.2	× 34 / 242	−9.9
4	21,538	2414.2	− 2485	−70.8	× 40 / 242	−11.7
5	21,539	2455.2	− 2528	−72.8	× 39 / 242	−11.7
6	21,540	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 32 / 242	−16.5
7	21,541	2533.4	− 2567	−33.6	× 45 / 242	−6.2
8	21,542	2503.8	− 2586	−82.2	× 52 / 242	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,055	2442.3	− 2436	6.3	× 46 / 276	1.1
4	22,056	2417.3	− 2485	−67.7	× 39 / 276	−9.6
5	22,057	2435.0	− 2528	−93	× 45 / 276	−15.2
6	22,058	2506.4	− 2552	−45.6	× 37 / 276	−6.1
7	22,059	2435.5	− 2567	−131.5	× 45 / 276	−21.4
8	22,060	2492.5	− 2586	−93.5	× 64 / 276	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,028	2420.8	− 2436	−15.2	× 44 / 297	−2.3
4	22,029	2450.5	− 2485	−34.5	× 53 / 297	−6.2
5	22,030	2449.7	− 2528	−78.3	× 48 / 297	−12.7
6	22,031	2490.1	− 2552	−61.9	× 51 / 297	−10.6
7	22,032	2513.2	− 2567	−53.8	× 43 / 297	−7.8
8	22,033	2479.8	− 2586	−106.2	× 58 / 297	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,886	2413.3	− 2436	−22.7	× 39 / 294	−3
4	21,887	2468.4	− 2485	−16.6	× 46 / 294	−2.6
5	21,888	2474.8	− 2528	−53.2	× 53 / 294	−9.6
6	21,889	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 51 / 294	−14.4
7	21,890	2518.1	− 2567	−48.9	× 58 / 294	−9.6
8	21,891	2535.2	− 2586	−50.8	× 47 / 294	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,799	2385.2	− 2436	−50.8	× 38 / 353	−5.5
4	21,800	2421.1	− 2485	−63.9	× 45 / 353	−8.1
5	21,801	2474.6	− 2528	−53.4	× 45 / 353	−6.8
6	21,802	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 82 / 353	−5.9
7	21,803	2492.1	− 2567	−74.9	× 70 / 353	−14.9
8	21,804	2497.7	− 2586	−88.3	× 73 / 353	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,855	2399.8	− 2436	−36.2	× 36 / 380	−3.4
4	21,856	2400.8	− 2485	−84.2	× 43 / 380	−9.5
5	21,857	2450.7	− 2528	−77.3	× 46 / 380	−9.4
6	21,858	2519.6	− 2552	−32.4	× 77 / 380	−6.6
7	21,859	2542.2	− 2567	−24.8	× 96 / 380	−6.3
8	21,860	2491.3	− 2586	−94.7	× 82 / 380	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −40, −36, −35, −43, −74, −73, −60, −47, −59, −56 → −52.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 31 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit −25.3, lower limit −80.1.

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.