Animo James B. Taylor Charter 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 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.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 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 6th 105 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 119 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 120 students 35 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 6th 33 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 29 students 41 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	28,084	2458.4	− 2552	−93.6	× 129 / 302	−40
7	28,086	2450.9	− 2567	−116.1	× 173 / 302	−66.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,142	2454.7	− 2552	−97.3	× 163 / 455	−34.9
7	26,143	2463.5	− 2567	−103.5	× 122 / 455	−27.8
8	26,145	2464.5	− 2586	−121.5	× 170 / 455	−45.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,624	2440.2	− 2552	−111.8	× 155 / 461	−37.6
7	26,626	2448.7	− 2567	−118.3	× 158 / 461	−40.5
8	26,628	2437.1	− 2586	−148.9	× 148 / 461	−47.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,595	2440.8	− 2552	−111.2	× 155 / 458	−37.6
7	26,597	2440.5	− 2567	−126.5	× 153 / 458	−42.3
8	26,599	2453.4	− 2586	−132.6	× 150 / 458	−43.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−123

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,731	2452.6	− 2552	−99.4	× 156 / 464	−33.4
7	26,732	2471.2	− 2567	−95.8	× 153 / 464	−31.6
8	26,733	2476.4	− 2586	−109.6	× 155 / 464	−36.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,670	2432.6	− 2552	−119.4	× 125 / 439	−34
7	26,671	2454.2	− 2567	−112.8	× 157 / 439	−40.3
8	26,672	2474.0	− 2586	−112	× 157 / 439	−40.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,623	2446.3	− 2552	−105.7	× 148 / 486	−32.2
7	26,624	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 164 / 486	−38
8	26,625	2458.4	− 2586	−127.6	× 174 / 486	−45.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,473	2437.6	− 2552	−114.4	× 128 / 433	−33.8
7	26,474	2461.9	− 2567	−105.1	× 147 / 433	−35.7
8	26,475	2468.2	− 2586	−117.8	× 158 / 433	−43
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,360	2437.1	− 2552	−114.9	× 130 / 445	−33.6
7	26,361	2462.8	− 2567	−104.2	× 156 / 445	−36.5
8	26,362	2491.8	− 2586	−94.2	× 159 / 445	−33.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,372	2431.8	− 2552	−120.2	× 138 / 433	−38.3
7	26,373	2463.4	− 2567	−103.6	× 146 / 433	−34.9
8	26,374	2473.8	− 2586	−112.2	× 149 / 433	−38.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −106, −108, −126, −123, −102, −114, −116, −112, −104, −112 → −112.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.7 × 2.66 = 23.1. Upper limit −89.2, lower limit −135.4.

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.