Luther Burbank Middle School Science, Technology,: 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 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2590 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 252 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 277 students 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 245 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 16 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 22 students 38 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 11 students 34 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	32,819	2478.9	− 2552	−73.1	× 76 / 855	−6.5
7	32,821	2518.8	− 2567	−48.2	× 382 / 855	−21.5
8	32,823	2512.5	− 2586	−73.5	× 397 / 855	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,031	2492.9	− 2552	−59.1	× 95 / 814	−6.9
7	31,034	2509.7	− 2567	−57.3	× 348 / 814	−24.5
8	31,036	2554.8	− 2586	−31.2	× 371 / 814	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,595	2485.5	− 2552	−66.5	× 193 / 878	−14.6
7	31,596	2528.6	− 2567	−38.4	× 360 / 878	−15.7
8	31,599	2545.3	− 2586	−40.7	× 325 / 878	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,640	2488.8	− 2552	−63.2	× 283 / 977	−18.3
7	31,642	2537.1	− 2567	−29.9	× 347 / 977	−10.6
8	31,644	2558.2	− 2586	−27.8	× 347 / 977	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,817	2497.5	− 2552	−54.5	× 280 / 1027	−14.9
7	31,818	2543.7	− 2567	−23.3	× 407 / 1027	−9.2
8	31,819	2561.2	− 2586	−24.8	× 340 / 1027	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,844	2492.0	− 2552	−60	× 289 / 928	−18.7
7	31,845	2527.8	− 2567	−39.2	× 297 / 928	−12.5
8	31,846	2517.9	− 2586	−68.1	× 342 / 928	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,901	2487.1	− 2552	−64.9	× 257 / 872	−19.1
7	31,902	2533.9	− 2567	−33.1	× 313 / 872	−11.9
8	31,903	2540.7	− 2586	−45.3	× 302 / 872	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,767	2488.1	− 2552	−63.9	× 246 / 831	−18.9
7	31,768	2534.1	− 2567	−32.9	× 266 / 831	−10.5
8	31,769	2543.8	− 2586	−42.2	× 319 / 831	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,626	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 273 / 802	−18.9
7	31,627	2539.4	− 2567	−27.6	× 265 / 802	−9.1
8	31,628	2574.1	− 2586	−11.9	× 264 / 802	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,614	2512.6	− 2552	−39.4	× 268 / 823	−12.8
7	31,615	2537.6	− 2567	−29.4	× 299 / 823	−10.7
8	31,616	2589.8	− 2586	3.8	× 256 / 823	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −46, −45, −39, −32, −56, −47, −46, −32, −22 → −42.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −16.6, lower limit −68.8.

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.