Harbor City 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2439 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 37 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 4th 64 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students 18 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 4th 13 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 11 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	30,649	2410.6	− 2436	−25.4	× 99 / 285	−8.8
4	30,651	2445.4	− 2485	−39.6	× 99 / 285	−13.8
5	30,653	2464.2	− 2528	−63.8	× 87 / 285	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,867	2420.0	− 2436	−16	× 103 / 298	−5.5
4	28,869	2455.1	− 2485	−29.9	× 101 / 298	−10.1
5	28,871	2482.0	− 2528	−46	× 94 / 298	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,432	2412.5	− 2436	−23.5	× 88 / 283	−7.3
4	29,434	2433.3	− 2485	−51.7	× 99 / 283	−18.1
5	29,436	2478.1	− 2528	−49.9	× 96 / 283	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,481	2429.4	− 2436	−6.6	× 93 / 290	−2.1
4	29,483	2441.4	− 2485	−43.6	× 98 / 290	−14.7
5	29,485	2496.1	− 2528	−31.9	× 99 / 290	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,657	2432.8	− 2436	−3.2	× 78 / 259	−1
4	29,658	2459.0	− 2485	−26	× 88 / 259	−8.8
5	29,659	2494.8	− 2528	−33.2	× 93 / 259	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,692	2400.7	− 2436	−35.3	× 69 / 195	−12.5
4	29,693	2437.5	− 2485	−47.5	× 60 / 195	−14.6
5	29,694	2486.4	− 2528	−41.6	× 66 / 195	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,749	2436.4	− 2436	0.4	× 65 / 193	0.1
4	29,750	2446.4	− 2485	−38.6	× 72 / 193	−14.4
5	29,751	2484.5	− 2528	−43.5	× 56 / 193	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,615	2446.5	− 2436	10.5	× 58 / 197	3.1
4	29,616	2445.7	− 2485	−39.3	× 68 / 197	−13.6
5	29,617	2460.4	− 2528	−67.6	× 71 / 197	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,478	2438.9	− 2436	2.9	× 78 / 211	1.1
4	29,479	2465.5	− 2485	−19.5	× 62 / 211	−5.7
5	29,480	2464.7	− 2528	−63.3	× 71 / 211	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,466	2439.4	− 2436	3.4	× 58 / 200	1
4	29,467	2455.1	− 2485	−29.9	× 77 / 200	−11.5
5	29,468	2490.8	− 2528	−37.2	× 65 / 200	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −30, −42, −28, −22, −41, −27, −35, −26, −23 → −31.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit −2.9, lower limit −60.3.

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.