Coliseum Street 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 5.

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, 22 of the 85 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2346 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 4th 16 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 11 students 31 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	29,940	2369.3	− 2436	−66.7	× 43 / 127	−22.6
4	29,942	2373.5	− 2485	−111.5	× 49 / 127	−43
5	29,944	2390.8	− 2528	−137.2	× 35 / 127	−37.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,161	2372.4	− 2436	−63.6	× 41 / 108	−24.1
4	28,164	2400.5	− 2485	−84.5	× 29 / 108	−22.7
5	28,166	2424.9	− 2528	−103.1	× 38 / 108	−36.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,729	2332.4	− 2436	−103.6	× 29 / 100	−30
4	28,730	2392.6	− 2485	−92.4	× 37 / 100	−34.2
5	28,732	2371.6	− 2528	−156.4	× 34 / 100	−53.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,777	2379.2	− 2436	−56.8	× 28 / 85	−18.7
4	28,779	2361.6	− 2485	−123.4	× 24 / 85	−34.8
5	28,781	2364.2	− 2528	−163.8	× 33 / 85	−63.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,957	2369.9	− 2436	−66.1	× 23 / 68	−22.4
4	28,958	2363.0	− 2485	−122	× 25 / 68	−44.9
5	28,959	2351.1	− 2528	−176.9	× 20 / 68	−52
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,992	2352.3	− 2436	−83.7	× 28 / 80	−29.3
4	28,993	2396.2	− 2485	−88.8	× 31 / 80	−34.4
5	28,994	2383.4	− 2528	−144.6	× 21 / 80	−38
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,051	2329.1	− 2436	−106.9	× 28 / 88	−34
4	29,052	2401.3	− 2485	−83.7	× 33 / 88	−31.4
5	29,053	2410.9	− 2528	−117.1	× 27 / 88	−35.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,917	2362.1	− 2436	−73.9	× 28 / 86	−24.1
4	28,918	2425.3	− 2485	−59.7	× 29 / 86	−20.1
5	28,919	2404.0	− 2528	−124	× 29 / 86	−41.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,780	2344.1	− 2436	−91.9	× 27 / 80	−31
4	28,781	2458.1	− 2485	−26.9	× 25 / 80	−8.4
5	28,782	2428.5	− 2528	−99.5	× 28 / 80	−34.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,774	2346.2	− 2436	−89.8	× 38 / 85	−40.1
4	28,775	2429.6	− 2485	−55.4	× 27 / 85	−17.6
5	28,776	2464.5	− 2528	−63.5	× 20 / 85	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −103, −83, −117, −117, −119, −102, −101, −86, −74, −73 → −97.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 34 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.3 × 2.66 = 30.1. Upper limit −67.4, lower limit −127.6.

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.