Synergy Charter Academy: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2445 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2501 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2536 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 37 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students Meets 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	26,652	2442.4	− 2436	6.4	× 52 / 156	2.1
4	26,654	2487.8	− 2485	2.8	× 52 / 156	0.9
5	26,656	2499.3	− 2528	−28.7	× 52 / 156	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,772	2407.5	− 2436	−28.5	× 53 / 157	−9.6
4	24,774	2475.0	− 2485	−10	× 52 / 157	−3.3
5	24,775	2496.1	− 2528	−31.9	× 52 / 157	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,269	2465.2	− 2436	29.2	× 52 / 156	9.7
4	25,271	2464.7	− 2485	−20.3	× 52 / 156	−6.8
5	25,272	2523.7	− 2528	−4.3	× 52 / 156	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,296	2468.7	− 2436	32.7	× 52 / 156	10.9
4	25,298	2504.8	− 2485	19.8	× 52 / 156	6.6
5	25,300	2517.1	− 2528	−10.9	× 52 / 156	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,457	2455.3	− 2436	19.3	× 50 / 154	6.3
4	25,458	2479.3	− 2485	−5.7	× 52 / 154	−1.9
5	25,459	2522.8	− 2528	−5.2	× 52 / 154	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,404	2425.9	− 2436	−10.1	× 51 / 152	−3.4
4	25,405	2472.8	− 2485	−12.2	× 51 / 152	−4.1
5	25,406	2486.9	− 2528	−41.1	× 50 / 152	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,357	2431.5	− 2436	−4.5	× 49 / 151	−1.5
4	25,358	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 51 / 151	−10.2
5	25,359	2520.3	− 2528	−7.7	× 51 / 151	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,209	2473.9	− 2436	37.9	× 52 / 153	12.9
4	25,210	2477.9	− 2485	−7.1	× 49 / 153	−2.3
5	25,211	2482.7	− 2528	−45.3	× 52 / 153	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,098	2419.9	− 2436	−16.1	× 51 / 154	−5.3
4	25,099	2513.3	− 2485	28.3	× 52 / 154	9.6
5	25,100	2509.5	− 2528	−18.5	× 51 / 154	−6.1
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	25,126	2444.5	− 2436	8.5	× 49 / 151	2.8
4	25,127	2501.4	− 2485	16.4	× 50 / 151	5.4
5	25,128	2535.8	− 2528	7.8	× 52 / 151	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, −23, 2, 14, 3, −21, −14, −5, −2, 11 → −4.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 25 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 13.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.3 × 2.66 = 35.4. Upper limit 31.2, lower limit −39.6.

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.