Para Los Niños 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 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.

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, 109 of the 279 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2528. 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 6th 53 students 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 48 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 69 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 33 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 43 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 33 students 21 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	27,413	2427.9	− 2552	−124.1	× 113 / 290	−48.4
7	27,415	2440.7	− 2567	−126.3	× 119 / 290	−51.8
8	27,417	2482.8	− 2586	−103.2	× 58 / 290	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,498	2452.1	− 2552	−99.9	× 120 / 351	−34.2
7	25,500	2461.4	− 2567	−105.6	× 119 / 351	−35.8
8	25,501	2461.9	− 2586	−124.1	× 112 / 351	−39.6
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
6	25,974	2435.6	− 2552	−116.4	× 113 / 342	−38.5
7	25,976	2488.6	− 2567	−78.4	× 113 / 342	−25.9
8	25,979	2477.6	− 2586	−108.4	× 116 / 342	−36.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,953	2449.2	− 2552	−102.8	× 115 / 324	−36.5
7	25,956	2444.9	− 2567	−122.1	× 98 / 324	−36.9
8	25,957	2488.5	− 2586	−97.5	× 111 / 324	−33.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,099	2439.0	− 2552	−113	× 91 / 309	−33.3
7	26,100	2426.1	− 2567	−140.9	× 116 / 309	−52.9
8	26,101	2469.3	− 2586	−116.7	× 102 / 309	−38.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,050	2449.9	− 2552	−102.1	× 86 / 287	−30.6
7	26,051	2435.4	− 2567	−131.6	× 100 / 287	−45.9
8	26,052	2449.7	− 2586	−136.3	× 101 / 287	−48
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,009	2432.8	− 2552	−119.2	× 109 / 323	−40.2
7	26,010	2459.6	− 2567	−107.4	× 96 / 323	−31.9
8	26,011	2434.6	− 2586	−151.4	× 118 / 323	−55.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−127

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,859	2467.8	− 2552	−84.2	× 105 / 324	−27.3
7	25,860	2458.9	− 2567	−108.1	× 117 / 324	−39
8	25,861	2481.8	− 2586	−104.2	× 102 / 324	−32.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,748	2455.3	− 2552	−96.7	× 91 / 309	−28.5
7	25,749	2469.2	− 2567	−97.8	× 108 / 309	−34.2
8	25,750	2464.7	− 2586	−121.3	× 110 / 309	−43.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,764	2461.5	− 2552	−90.5	× 86 / 279	−27.9
7	25,765	2459.8	− 2567	−107.2	× 91 / 279	−35
8	25,766	2504.6	− 2586	−81.4	× 102 / 279	−29.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −121, −110, −101, −107, −125, −124, −127, −99, −106, −93 → −111.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 28 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit −82.8, lower limit −139.8.

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.