George Washington Carver 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.

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, 141 of the 515 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2528. 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 95 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 116 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 163 students 28 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 56 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 45 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 40 students 48 points under the grade 4 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	32,843	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 256 / 913	−34.9
7	32,845	2429.8	− 2567	−137.2	× 293 / 913	−44
8	32,847	2469.1	− 2586	−116.9	× 364 / 913	−46.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,057	2410.0	− 2552	−142	× 232 / 789	−41.8
7	31,059	2439.0	− 2567	−128	× 255 / 789	−41.4
8	31,062	2471.0	− 2586	−115	× 302 / 789	−44
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−127

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,619	2416.6	− 2552	−135.4	× 293 / 782	−50.7
7	31,621	2438.5	− 2567	−128.5	× 224 / 782	−36.8
8	31,622	2449.8	− 2586	−136.2	× 265 / 782	−46.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−134

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,664	2446.6	− 2552	−105.4	× 241 / 774	−32.8
7	31,666	2439.6	− 2567	−127.4	× 295 / 774	−48.6
8	31,668	2450.4	− 2586	−135.6	× 238 / 774	−41.7
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	31,841	2468.9	− 2552	−83.1	× 217 / 728	−24.8
7	31,842	2469.4	− 2567	−97.6	× 232 / 728	−31.1
8	31,843	2437.2	− 2586	−148.8	× 279 / 728	−57
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,868	2438.3	− 2552	−113.7	× 220 / 668	−37.4
7	31,869	2413.8	− 2567	−153.2	× 223 / 668	−51.1
8	31,870	2421.6	− 2586	−164.4	× 225 / 668	−55.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−144

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,925	2428.4	− 2552	−123.6	× 214 / 684	−38.7
7	31,926	2431.1	− 2567	−135.9	× 239 / 684	−47.5
8	31,927	2433.0	− 2586	−153	× 231 / 684	−51.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−138

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,791	2432.0	− 2552	−120	× 226 / 690	−39.3
7	31,792	2454.4	− 2567	−112.6	× 218 / 690	−35.6
8	31,793	2432.6	− 2586	−153.4	× 246 / 690	−54.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−130

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,650	2461.1	− 2552	−90.9	× 181 / 587	−28
7	31,651	2455.1	− 2567	−111.9	× 201 / 587	−38.3
8	31,652	2459.3	− 2586	−126.7	× 205 / 587	−44.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,638	2449.4	− 2552	−102.6	× 151 / 515	−30.1
7	31,639	2486.6	− 2567	−80.4	× 161 / 515	−25.1
8	31,640	2487.6	− 2586	−98.4	× 203 / 515	−38.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −126, −127, −134, −123, −113, −144, −138, −130, −111, −94 → −124
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −91.5, lower limit −156.5.

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.