Daisy Gibson 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.

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, 149 of the 481 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2485. 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 49 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 56 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 58 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 48 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 73 students 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 47 students 37 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 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 21 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 21 students 18 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	24,854	2391.7	− 2436	−44.3	× 73 / 389	−8.3
4	24,855	2417.7	− 2485	−67.3	× 80 / 389	−13.8
5	24,858	2446.8	− 2528	−81.2	× 53 / 389	−11.1
6	24,859	2460.0	− 2552	−92	× 62 / 389	−14.7
7	24,862	2491.0	− 2567	−76	× 65 / 389	−12.7
8	24,863	2496.6	− 2586	−89.4	× 56 / 389	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,150	2387.0	− 2436	−49	× 90 / 416	−10.6
4	23,151	2423.3	− 2485	−61.7	× 76 / 416	−11.3
5	23,153	2433.3	− 2528	−94.7	× 67 / 416	−15.3
6	23,155	2438.3	− 2552	−113.7	× 54 / 416	−14.8
7	23,157	2476.5	− 2567	−90.5	× 66 / 416	−14.4
8	23,160	2492.8	− 2586	−93.2	× 63 / 416	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,599	2404.4	− 2436	−31.6	× 60 / 399	−4.8
4	23,602	2411.5	− 2485	−73.5	× 85 / 399	−15.7
5	23,603	2449.7	− 2528	−78.3	× 66 / 399	−13
6	23,606	2453.8	− 2552	−98.2	× 66 / 399	−16.2
7	23,607	2484.5	− 2567	−82.5	× 56 / 399	−11.6
8	23,610	2503.5	− 2586	−82.5	× 66 / 399	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,619	2407.5	− 2436	−28.5	× 69 / 403	−4.9
4	23,621	2444.0	− 2485	−41	× 69 / 403	−7
5	23,623	2427.6	− 2528	−100.4	× 80 / 403	−19.9
6	23,625	2468.4	− 2552	−83.6	× 65 / 403	−13.5
7	23,627	2481.4	− 2567	−85.6	× 66 / 403	−14
8	23,629	2500.2	− 2586	−85.8	× 54 / 403	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,794	2411.9	− 2436	−24.1	× 59 / 387	−3.7
4	23,795	2448.6	− 2485	−36.4	× 60 / 387	−5.6
5	23,796	2458.6	− 2528	−69.4	× 63 / 387	−11.3
6	23,797	2442.3	− 2552	−109.7	× 79 / 387	−22.4
7	23,798	2492.0	− 2567	−75	× 64 / 387	−12.4
8	23,799	2530.7	− 2586	−55.3	× 62 / 387	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,737	2390.7	− 2436	−45.3	× 78 / 407	−8.7
4	23,738	2388.5	− 2485	−96.5	× 68 / 407	−16.1
5	23,739	2422.1	− 2528	−105.9	× 67 / 407	−17.4
6	23,740	2423.4	− 2552	−128.6	× 64 / 407	−20.2
7	23,741	2456.1	− 2567	−110.9	× 66 / 407	−18
8	23,742	2474.3	− 2586	−111.7	× 64 / 407	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,700	2401.4	− 2436	−34.6	× 71 / 390	−6.3
4	23,701	2438.6	− 2485	−46.4	× 65 / 390	−7.7
5	23,702	2424.7	− 2528	−103.3	× 65 / 390	−17.2
6	23,703	2412.4	− 2552	−139.6	× 66 / 390	−23.6
7	23,704	2458.0	− 2567	−109	× 60 / 390	−16.8
8	23,705	2480.6	− 2586	−105.4	× 63 / 390	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,552	2372.3	− 2436	−63.7	× 78 / 392	−12.7
4	23,553	2419.7	− 2485	−65.3	× 66 / 392	−11
5	23,554	2449.6	− 2528	−78.4	× 64 / 392	−12.8
6	23,555	2417.0	− 2552	−135	× 63 / 392	−21.7
7	23,556	2459.6	− 2567	−107.4	× 62 / 392	−17
8	23,557	2484.6	− 2586	−101.4	× 59 / 392	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,453	2373.5	− 2436	−62.5	× 91 / 483	−11.8
4	23,454	2405.5	− 2485	−79.5	× 89 / 483	−14.6
5	23,455	2448.5	− 2528	−79.5	× 64 / 483	−10.5
6	23,456	2447.0	− 2552	−105	× 91 / 483	−19.8
7	23,457	2427.2	− 2567	−139.8	× 67 / 483	−19.4
8	23,458	2468.8	− 2586	−117.2	× 81 / 483	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,493	2389.0	− 2436	−47	× 71 / 481	−6.9
4	23,494	2415.6	− 2485	−69.4	× 91 / 481	−13.1
5	23,495	2413.2	− 2528	−114.8	× 89 / 481	−21.2
6	23,496	2450.5	− 2552	−101.5	× 67 / 481	−14.1
7	23,497	2465.5	− 2567	−101.5	× 95 / 481	−20
8	23,498	2468.6	− 2586	−117.4	× 68 / 481	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −73, −80, −75, −71, −64, −98, −89, −90, −96, −92 → −82.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −59.9, lower limit −105.7.

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.