Mary McLeod Bethune 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 4 bar

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 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 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 270 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 269 students 35 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 66 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 76 students 37 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
7	33,004	2434.3	− 2567	−132.7	× 602 / 1229	−65
8	33,005	2455.3	− 2586	−130.7	× 627 / 1229	−66.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−132

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	31,218	2457.0	− 2567	−110	× 541 / 1110	−53.6
8	31,220	2476.6	− 2586	−109.4	× 569 / 1110	−56.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	31,779	2466.6	− 2567	−100.4	× 560 / 1084	−51.9
8	31,781	2465.5	− 2586	−120.5	× 524 / 1084	−58.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	31,815	2456.0	− 2567	−111	× 516 / 1049	−54.6
8	31,817	2468.5	− 2586	−117.5	× 533 / 1049	−59.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	31,992	2467.1	− 2567	−99.9	× 460 / 986	−46.6
8	31,993	2456.7	− 2586	−129.3	× 526 / 986	−69
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	32,019	2455.7	− 2567	−111.3	× 401 / 826	−54
8	32,020	2448.6	− 2586	−137.4	× 425 / 826	−70.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,077	2500.4	− 2552	−51.6	× 18 / 850	−1.1
7	32,078	2464.6	− 2567	−102.4	× 412 / 850	−49.6
8	32,079	2448.3	− 2586	−137.7	× 420 / 850	−68
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,943	2484.9	− 2552	−67.1	× 24 / 868	−1.9
7	31,944	2449.5	− 2567	−117.5	× 412 / 868	−55.8
8	31,945	2450.0	− 2586	−136	× 432 / 868	−67.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,802	2477.4	− 2552	−74.6	× 34 / 810	−3.1
7	31,803	2467.2	− 2567	−99.8	× 375 / 810	−46.2
8	31,804	2458.5	− 2586	−127.5	× 401 / 810	−63.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,790	2469.5	− 2552	−82.5	× 21 / 702	−2.5
7	31,791	2472.8	− 2567	−94.2	× 336 / 702	−45.1
8	31,792	2472.6	− 2586	−113.4	× 345 / 702	−55.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −132, −110, −110, −114, −116, −125, −119, −125, −112, −103 → −116.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 7.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.9 × 2.66 = 21. Upper limit −95.6, lower limit −137.6.

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.