Dewey Avenue 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, 49 of the 176 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2528. 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 28 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 40 students Just 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 12 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students 24 points under the grade 4 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	23,664	2466.7	− 2436	30.7	× 52 / 227	7
4	23,666	2471.0	− 2485	−14	× 56 / 227	−3.5
5	23,668	2474.7	− 2528	−53.3	× 48 / 227	−11.3
6	23,670	2538.3	− 2552	−13.7	× 71 / 227	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,171	2493.9	− 2436	57.9	× 55 / 207	15.4
4	22,174	2497.2	− 2485	12.2	× 48 / 207	2.8
5	22,176	2486.0	− 2528	−42	× 54 / 207	−11
6	22,178	2517.7	− 2552	−34.3	× 50 / 207	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,591	2487.2	− 2436	51.2	× 56 / 214	13.4
4	22,592	2512.2	− 2485	27.2	× 55 / 214	7
5	22,594	2518.6	− 2528	−9.4	× 45 / 214	−2
6	22,597	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 58 / 214	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,587	2407.1	− 2436	−28.9	× 56 / 215	−7.5
4	22,589	2512.7	− 2485	27.7	× 59 / 215	7.6
5	22,591	2509.2	− 2528	−18.8	× 53 / 215	−4.6
6	22,593	2560.4	− 2552	8.4	× 47 / 215	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,770	2427.4	− 2436	−8.6	× 58 / 219	−2.3
4	22,771	2503.1	− 2485	18.1	× 55 / 219	4.5
5	22,772	2521.6	− 2528	−6.4	× 53 / 219	−1.5
6	22,773	2543.8	− 2552	−8.2	× 53 / 219	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,737	2409.4	− 2436	−26.6	× 71 / 230	−8.2
4	22,738	2451.8	− 2485	−33.2	× 63 / 230	−9.1
5	22,739	2479.2	− 2528	−48.8	× 44 / 230	−9.3
6	22,740	2541.3	− 2552	−10.7	× 52 / 230	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,712	2406.5	− 2436	−29.5	× 54 / 222	−7.2
4	22,713	2462.4	− 2485	−22.6	× 69 / 222	−7
5	22,714	2474.2	− 2528	−53.8	× 57 / 222	−13.8
6	22,715	2525.6	− 2552	−26.4	× 42 / 222	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,572	2406.9	− 2436	−29.1	× 56 / 227	−7.2
4	22,573	2460.0	− 2485	−25	× 53 / 227	−5.8
5	22,574	2466.5	− 2528	−61.5	× 65 / 227	−17.6
6	22,575	2509.6	− 2552	−42.4	× 53 / 227	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,481	2363.3	− 2436	−72.7	× 45 / 214	−15.3
4	22,482	2460.1	− 2485	−24.9	× 52 / 214	−6.1
5	22,483	2468.3	− 2528	−59.7	× 49 / 214	−13.7
6	22,484	2503.8	− 2552	−48.2	× 68 / 214	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,537	2419.0	− 2436	−17	× 40 / 176	−3.9
4	22,538	2409.5	− 2485	−75.5	× 41 / 176	−17.6
5	22,539	2473.0	− 2528	−55	× 44 / 176	−13.8
6	22,540	2507.9	− 2552	−44.1	× 51 / 176	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, −1, 14, −3, −1, −29, −33, −41, −50, −48 → −20.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 8.1, lower limit −48.9.

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.