New Lexington 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.

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, 56 of the 174 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2494 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2490 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2532 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2562 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 31 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 31 students Meets 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 13 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 12 students 41 points under the grade 5 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	23,276	2403.3	− 2436	−32.7	× 49 / 213	−7.5
4	23,278	2427.4	− 2485	−57.6	× 57 / 213	−15.4
5	23,280	2449.1	− 2528	−78.9	× 55 / 213	−20.4
6	23,282	2473.9	− 2552	−78.1	× 52 / 213	−19.1
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	21,868	2399.2	− 2436	−36.8	× 50 / 199	−9.2
4	21,869	2407.6	− 2485	−77.4	× 45 / 199	−17.5
5	21,871	2470.2	− 2528	−57.8	× 50 / 199	−14.5
6	21,874	2444.2	− 2552	−107.8	× 54 / 199	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,285	2413.6	− 2436	−22.4	× 54 / 197	−6.1
4	22,286	2427.0	− 2485	−58	× 49 / 197	−14.4
5	22,288	2452.9	− 2528	−75.1	× 43 / 197	−16.4
6	22,290	2486.3	− 2552	−65.7	× 51 / 197	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,272	2380.3	− 2436	−55.7	× 52 / 192	−15.1
4	22,274	2466.8	− 2485	−18.2	× 55 / 192	−5.2
5	22,276	2444.5	− 2528	−83.5	× 42 / 192	−18.3
6	22,278	2495.3	− 2552	−56.7	× 43 / 192	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,450	2398.6	− 2436	−37.4	× 45 / 184	−9.1
4	22,451	2466.2	− 2485	−18.8	× 49 / 184	−5
5	22,452	2481.1	− 2528	−46.9	× 49 / 184	−12.5
6	22,453	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 41 / 184	−7.8
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	22,417	2402.4	− 2436	−33.6	× 32 / 138	−7.8
4	22,418	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 36 / 138	−7.9
5	22,419	2476.3	− 2528	−51.7	× 34 / 138	−12.7
6	22,420	2518.6	− 2552	−33.4	× 36 / 138	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,392	2430.4	− 2436	−5.6	× 28 / 125	−1.3
4	22,393	2463.1	− 2485	−21.9	× 28 / 125	−4.9
5	22,394	2471.0	− 2528	−57	× 35 / 125	−16
6	22,395	2517.6	− 2552	−34.4	× 34 / 125	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,242	2436.0	− 2436	0	× 44 / 132	0
4	22,243	2484.2	− 2485	−0.8	× 29 / 132	−0.2
5	22,244	2446.5	− 2528	−81.5	× 27 / 132	−16.7
6	22,245	2515.5	− 2552	−36.5	× 32 / 132	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,153	2452.2	− 2436	16.2	× 52 / 148	5.7
4	22,154	2516.8	− 2485	31.8	× 42 / 148	9
5	22,155	2485.0	− 2528	−43	× 28 / 148	−8.1
6	22,156	2534.5	− 2552	−17.5	× 26 / 148	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,209	2493.5	− 2436	57.5	× 53 / 174	17.5
4	22,210	2489.9	− 2485	4.9	× 49 / 174	1.4
5	22,211	2531.8	− 2528	3.8	× 43 / 174	0.9
6	22,212	2562.3	− 2552	10.3	× 29 / 174	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −71, −54, −51, −34, −37, −31, −26, 4, 22 → −34
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: 17 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 30 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 12
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12 × 2.66 = 31.9. Upper limit −2.1, lower limit −65.9.

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.