Panorama 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.

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, 76 of the 202 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2534 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 42 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students Meets 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 3rd 25 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students Just 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
3	26,868	2354.9	− 2436	−81.1	× 76 / 232	−26.6
4	26,869	2406.1	− 2485	−78.9	× 74 / 232	−25.2
5	26,872	2412.7	− 2528	−115.3	× 82 / 232	−40.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,989	2362.1	− 2436	−73.9	× 91 / 230	−29.2
4	24,991	2404.8	− 2485	−80.2	× 68 / 230	−23.7
5	24,994	2431.3	− 2528	−96.7	× 71 / 230	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,486	2383.8	− 2436	−52.2	× 87 / 251	−18.1
4	25,489	2391.4	− 2485	−93.6	× 92 / 251	−34.3
5	25,491	2426.4	− 2528	−101.6	× 72 / 251	−29.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,514	2409.8	− 2436	−26.2	× 83 / 249	−8.7
4	25,516	2419.5	− 2485	−65.5	× 82 / 249	−21.6
5	25,518	2435.2	− 2528	−92.8	× 84 / 249	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,675	2430.4	− 2436	−5.6	× 81 / 244	−1.9
4	25,676	2444.3	− 2485	−40.7	× 83 / 244	−13.8
5	25,677	2428.8	− 2528	−99.2	× 80 / 244	−32.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,622	2409.3	− 2436	−26.7	× 77 / 215	−9.6
4	25,623	2431.8	− 2485	−53.2	× 62 / 215	−15.3
5	25,624	2451.0	− 2528	−77	× 76 / 215	−27.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,575	2424.5	− 2436	−11.5	× 67 / 206	−3.7
4	25,576	2445.6	− 2485	−39.4	× 76 / 206	−14.5
5	25,577	2449.8	− 2528	−78.2	× 63 / 206	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,427	2420.7	− 2436	−15.3	× 79 / 217	−5.6
4	25,428	2471.3	− 2485	−13.7	× 66 / 217	−4.2
5	25,429	2494.2	− 2528	−33.8	× 72 / 217	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,316	2434.9	− 2436	−1.1	× 70 / 215	−0.4
4	25,317	2505.8	− 2485	20.8	× 82 / 215	7.9
5	25,318	2494.4	− 2528	−33.6	× 63 / 215	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,344	2428.6	− 2436	−7.4	× 67 / 202	−2.5
4	25,345	2483.0	− 2485	−2	× 61 / 202	−0.6
5	25,346	2533.5	− 2528	5.5	× 74 / 202	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −92, −83, −82, −62, −48, −52, −42, −21, −2, −1 → −48.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit −19.2, lower limit −77.8.

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.