Piute Middle: 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 3 bar

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

6th The average 6th grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2436. 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 6th 162 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 217 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 257 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 27 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 31 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 30 students 85 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
6	25,103	2398.4	− 2552	−153.6	× 178 / 831	−32.9
7	25,105	2430.3	− 2567	−136.7	× 335 / 831	−55.1
8	25,107	2443.4	− 2586	−142.6	× 318 / 831	−54.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−143

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,371	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 247 / 1011	−30.4
7	23,373	2429.8	− 2567	−137.2	× 356 / 1011	−48.3
8	23,375	2452.5	− 2586	−133.5	× 408 / 1011	−53.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−133

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,827	2406.8	− 2552	−145.2	× 235 / 977	−34.9
7	23,830	2420.0	− 2567	−147	× 370 / 977	−55.7
8	23,832	2432.4	− 2586	−153.6	× 372 / 977	−58.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−149

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,848	2423.4	− 2552	−128.6	× 248 / 907	−35.2
7	23,850	2395.8	− 2567	−171.2	× 323 / 907	−61
8	23,852	2425.3	− 2586	−160.7	× 336 / 907	−59.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−156

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,023	2396.4	− 2552	−155.6	× 235 / 901	−40.6
7	24,024	2435.7	− 2567	−131.3	× 351 / 901	−51.2
8	24,025	2419.2	− 2586	−166.8	× 315 / 901	−58.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−150

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,986	2398.4	− 2552	−153.6	× 168 / 685	−37.7
7	23,987	2414.8	− 2567	−152.2	× 255 / 685	−56.7
8	23,988	2437.1	− 2586	−148.9	× 262 / 685	−57
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−151

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,947	2394.0	− 2552	−158	× 164 / 718	−36.1
7	23,948	2421.7	− 2567	−145.3	× 289 / 718	−58.5
8	23,949	2408.5	− 2586	−177.5	× 265 / 718	−65.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−160

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,797	2384.8	− 2552	−167.2	× 168 / 772	−36.4
7	23,798	2413.7	− 2567	−153.3	× 296 / 772	−58.8
8	23,799	2398.2	− 2586	−187.8	× 308 / 772	−74.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−170

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,680	2387.8	− 2552	−164.2	× 163 / 703	−38.1
7	23,681	2397.8	− 2567	−169.2	× 270 / 703	−65
8	23,682	2419.5	− 2586	−166.5	× 270 / 703	−63.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−167

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,732	2361.3	− 2552	−190.7	× 189 / 724	−49.8
7	23,733	2418.2	− 2567	−148.8	× 248 / 724	−51
8	23,734	2416.8	− 2586	−169.2	× 287 / 724	−67.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−168

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −143, −133, −149, −156, −150, −151, −160, −170, −167, −168 → −154.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7 × 2.66 = 18.6. Upper limit −136.1, lower limit −173.3.

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.