Downtown Value: 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, 66 of the 237 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2476 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2551 vs. 2552. 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 5th 20 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 30 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 5th 18 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 27 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	33,757	2416.8	− 2436	−19.2	× 41 / 314	−2.5
4	33,759	2437.0	− 2485	−48	× 50 / 314	−7.6
5	33,761	2468.7	− 2528	−59.3	× 50 / 314	−9.4
6	33,763	2499.2	− 2552	−52.8	× 55 / 314	−9.2
7	33,765	2489.9	− 2567	−77.1	× 58 / 314	−14.2
8	33,767	2517.5	− 2586	−68.5	× 60 / 314	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,938	2401.8	− 2436	−34.2	× 41 / 326	−4.3
4	31,940	2456.9	− 2485	−28.1	× 50 / 326	−4.3
5	31,941	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 50 / 326	−10.2
6	31,943	2488.8	− 2552	−63.2	× 62 / 326	−12
7	31,946	2525.6	− 2567	−41.4	× 61 / 326	−7.7
8	31,947	2583.7	− 2586	−2.3	× 62 / 326	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,490	2421.3	− 2436	−14.7	× 44 / 324	−2
4	32,492	2449.9	− 2485	−35.1	× 48 / 324	−5.2
5	32,494	2499.7	− 2528	−28.3	× 49 / 324	−4.3
6	32,497	2498.1	− 2552	−53.9	× 61 / 324	−10.1
7	32,499	2523.7	− 2567	−43.3	× 62 / 324	−8.3
8	32,500	2612.7	− 2586	26.7	× 60 / 324	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,518	2432.5	− 2436	−3.5	× 44 / 330	−0.5
4	32,520	2464.2	− 2485	−20.8	× 50 / 330	−3.2
5	32,522	2462.9	− 2528	−65.1	× 50 / 330	−9.9
6	32,524	2537.9	− 2552	−14.1	× 62 / 330	−2.6
7	32,526	2479.8	− 2567	−87.2	× 62 / 330	−16.4
8	32,528	2528.2	− 2586	−57.8	× 62 / 330	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,702	2426.8	− 2436	−9.2	× 44 / 328	−1.2
4	32,703	2453.3	− 2485	−31.7	× 50 / 328	−4.8
5	32,704	2452.1	− 2528	−75.9	× 50 / 328	−11.6
6	32,705	2480.2	− 2552	−71.8	× 61 / 328	−13.4
7	32,706	2557.1	− 2567	−9.9	× 61 / 328	−1.8
8	32,707	2497.2	− 2586	−88.8	× 62 / 328	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,913	2395.0	− 2436	−41	× 46 / 314	−6
4	31,914	2379.4	− 2485	−105.6	× 48 / 314	−16.1
5	31,915	2407.9	− 2528	−120.1	× 48 / 314	−18.4
6	31,916	2433.3	− 2552	−118.7	× 60 / 314	−22.7
7	31,917	2503.9	− 2567	−63.1	× 53 / 314	−10.7
8	31,918	2481.6	− 2586	−104.4	× 59 / 314	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,729	2421.5	− 2436	−14.5	× 44 / 321	−2
4	32,730	2439.4	− 2485	−45.6	× 50 / 321	−7.1
5	32,731	2411.6	− 2528	−116.4	× 50 / 321	−18.1
6	32,732	2441.2	− 2552	−110.8	× 57 / 321	−19.7
7	32,733	2470.3	− 2567	−96.7	× 62 / 321	−18.7
8	32,734	2470.1	− 2586	−115.9	× 58 / 321	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,784	2423.5	− 2436	−12.5	× 43 / 316	−1.7
4	32,785	2429.6	− 2485	−55.4	× 47 / 316	−8.2
5	32,786	2463.9	− 2528	−64.1	× 49 / 316	−9.9
6	32,787	2448.8	− 2552	−103.2	× 57 / 316	−18.6
7	32,788	2432.3	− 2567	−134.7	× 60 / 316	−25.6
8	32,789	2492.5	− 2586	−93.5	× 60 / 316	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,652	2392.8	− 2436	−43.2	× 42 / 290	−6.3
4	32,653	2432.8	− 2485	−52.2	× 39 / 290	−7
5	32,654	2434.9	− 2528	−93.1	× 48 / 290	−15.4
6	32,655	2465.8	− 2552	−86.2	× 55 / 290	−16.3
7	32,656	2433.0	− 2567	−134	× 50 / 290	−23.1
8	32,657	2430.7	− 2586	−155.3	× 56 / 290	−30
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,511	2431.6	− 2436	−4.4	× 41 / 273	−0.7
4	32,512	2412.0	− 2485	−73	× 43 / 273	−11.5
5	32,513	2455.6	− 2528	−72.4	× 44 / 273	−11.7
6	32,514	2489.7	− 2552	−62.3	× 37 / 273	−8.4
7	32,515	2485.6	− 2567	−81.4	× 62 / 273	−18.5
8	32,516	2460.0	− 2586	−126	× 46 / 273	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,501	2392.4	− 2436	−43.6	× 29 / 237	−5.3
4	32,502	2431.3	− 2485	−53.7	× 39 / 237	−8.8
5	32,503	2447.3	− 2528	−80.7	× 38 / 237	−12.9
6	32,504	2475.9	− 2552	−76.1	× 39 / 237	−12.5
7	32,505	2492.3	− 2567	−74.7	× 42 / 237	−13.2
8	32,506	2550.5	− 2586	−35.5	× 50 / 237	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −39, −25, −43, −50, −93, −87, −82, −98, −72, −60 → −64.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 43 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 26 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 16.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.4 × 2.66 = 43.6. Upper limit −20.5, lower limit −107.7.

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.