Magnolia Science Academy Bell: 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 just under the grade 4 bar. 2481 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 39 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2479 vs. 2485. 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 7th 136 students 31 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 132 students 37 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 7th 12 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 88 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
6	27,999	2472.3	− 2552	−79.7	× 146 / 483	−24.1
7	28,002	2502.4	− 2567	−64.6	× 156 / 483	−20.9
8	28,003	2526.3	− 2586	−59.7	× 181 / 483	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,059	2485.8	− 2552	−66.2	× 165 / 492	−22.2
7	26,062	2493.6	− 2567	−73.4	× 165 / 492	−24.6
8	26,063	2510.4	− 2586	−75.6	× 162 / 492	−24.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,541	2489.8	− 2552	−62.2	× 170 / 496	−21.3
7	26,542	2503.8	− 2567	−63.2	× 161 / 496	−20.5
8	26,545	2498.5	− 2586	−87.5	× 165 / 496	−29.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,511	2469.1	− 2552	−82.9	× 136 / 485	−23.2
7	26,513	2507.0	− 2567	−60	× 186 / 485	−23
8	26,515	2478.4	− 2586	−107.6	× 163 / 485	−36.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,647	2478.2	− 2552	−73.8	× 128 / 461	−20.5
7	26,648	2499.8	− 2567	−67.2	× 155 / 461	−22.6
8	26,649	2505.0	− 2586	−81	× 178 / 461	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,586	2465.9	− 2552	−86.1	× 100 / 386	−22.3
7	26,587	2515.8	− 2567	−51.2	× 127 / 386	−16.8
8	26,588	2485.4	− 2586	−100.6	× 159 / 386	−41.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,539	2451.6	− 2552	−100.4	× 101 / 380	−26.7
7	26,540	2475.6	− 2567	−91.4	× 141 / 380	−33.9
8	26,541	2487.3	− 2586	−98.7	× 138 / 380	−35.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,389	2452.3	− 2552	−99.7	× 116 / 397	−29.1
7	26,390	2473.2	− 2567	−93.8	× 142 / 397	−33.6
8	26,391	2467.8	− 2586	−118.2	× 139 / 397	−41.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,276	2484.5	− 2552	−67.5	× 92 / 377	−16.5
7	26,277	2482.8	− 2567	−84.2	× 153 / 377	−34.2
8	26,278	2467.1	− 2586	−118.9	× 132 / 377	−41.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,288	2480.9	− 2552	−71.1	× 97 / 390	−17.7
7	26,289	2489.0	− 2567	−78	× 148 / 390	−29.6
8	26,290	2478.5	− 2586	−107.5	× 145 / 390	−40
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −67, −72, −71, −82, −74, −81, −96, −104, −92, −87 → −82.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −61.3, lower limit −103.9.

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.