Sun Valley Magnet: 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 11.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2521 vs. 2528. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 194 students 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 203 students 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 233 students Just 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 6th 62 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 50 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 47 students 44 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	33,400	2457.0	− 2552	−95	× 314 / 867	−34.4
7	33,401	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 270 / 867	−29
8	33,404	2475.2	− 2586	−110.8	× 283 / 867	−36.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,585	2465.4	− 2552	−86.6	× 394 / 1095	−31.2
7	31,588	2446.3	− 2567	−120.7	× 353 / 1095	−38.9
8	31,589	2498.6	− 2586	−87.4	× 298 / 1095	−23.8
11	31,592	2602.0	− 2628	−26	× 50 / 1095	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,138	2469.9	− 2552	−82.1	× 386 / 1178	−26.9
7	32,141	2465.0	− 2567	−102	× 395 / 1178	−34.2
8	32,142	2474.8	− 2586	−111.2	× 334 / 1178	−31.5
11	32,145	2567.1	− 2628	−60.9	× 63 / 1178	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,166	2472.9	− 2552	−79.1	× 392 / 1236	−25.1
7	32,168	2457.8	− 2567	−109.2	× 386 / 1236	−34.1
8	32,170	2492.5	− 2586	−93.5	× 385 / 1236	−29.1
11	32,172	2602.0	− 2628	−26	× 73 / 1236	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,348	2481.1	− 2552	−70.9	× 327 / 1181	−19.6
7	32,349	2480.8	− 2567	−86.2	× 394 / 1181	−28.8
8	32,350	2487.0	− 2586	−99	× 379 / 1181	−31.8
11	32,351	2590.7	− 2628	−37.3	× 81 / 1181	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	31,564	2522.5	− 2628	−105.5	× 83 / 83	−105.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,377	2453.8	− 2552	−98.2	× 272 / 949	−28.1
7	32,378	2450.3	− 2567	−116.7	× 275 / 949	−33.8
8	32,379	2423.3	− 2586	−162.7	× 308 / 949	−52.8
11	32,380	2492.6	− 2628	−135.4	× 94 / 949	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−128

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,434	2438.1	− 2552	−113.9	× 267 / 945	−32.2
7	32,435	2450.7	− 2567	−116.3	× 291 / 945	−35.8
8	32,436	2446.2	− 2586	−139.8	× 303 / 945	−44.8
11	32,437	2514.9	− 2628	−113.1	× 84 / 945	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−123

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,300	2441.8	− 2552	−110.2	× 298 / 961	−34.2
7	32,301	2463.8	− 2567	−103.2	× 280 / 961	−30.1
8	32,302	2477.8	− 2586	−108.2	× 293 / 961	−33
11	32,303	2529.6	− 2628	−98.4	× 90 / 961	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,159	2462.1	− 2552	−89.9	× 262 / 935	−25.2
7	32,160	2474.8	− 2567	−92.2	× 298 / 935	−29.4
8	32,161	2476.9	− 2586	−109.1	× 276 / 935	−32.2
11	32,162	2547.0	− 2628	−81	× 99 / 935	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,149	2468.0	− 2552	−84	× 256 / 898	−23.9
7	32,150	2477.6	− 2567	−89.4	× 253 / 898	−25.2
8	32,151	2503.5	− 2586	−82.5	× 280 / 898	−25.7
11	32,152	2521.1	− 2628	−106.9	× 109 / 898	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −100, −95, −96, −90, −83, −106, −128, −123, −106, −95, −88 → −100.9
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: 6 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit −73.2, lower limit −128.6.

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.