Union Avenue 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, 152 of the 377 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 70 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 87 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 68 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 46 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 49 students 46 points 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	32,417	2389.5	− 2436	−46.5	× 213 / 547	−18.1
4	32,419	2424.7	− 2485	−60.3	× 160 / 547	−17.6
5	32,421	2443.1	− 2528	−84.9	× 174 / 547	−27
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,632	2406.6	− 2436	−29.4	× 184 / 558	−9.7
4	30,633	2453.4	− 2485	−31.6	× 218 / 558	−12.3
5	30,635	2459.6	− 2528	−68.4	× 156 / 558	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,197	2409.2	− 2436	−26.8	× 184 / 586	−8.4
4	31,198	2441.6	− 2485	−43.4	× 189 / 586	−14
5	31,201	2489.4	− 2528	−38.6	× 213 / 586	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,243	2418.2	− 2436	−17.8	× 178 / 559	−5.7
4	31,246	2459.2	− 2485	−25.8	× 190 / 559	−8.8
5	31,247	2488.6	− 2528	−39.4	× 191 / 559	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,419	2414.9	− 2436	−21.1	× 176 / 544	−6.8
4	31,420	2450.1	− 2485	−34.9	× 187 / 544	−12
5	31,421	2486.1	− 2528	−41.9	× 181 / 544	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,436	2394.0	− 2436	−42	× 154 / 456	−14.2
4	31,437	2424.8	− 2485	−60.2	× 144 / 456	−19
5	31,438	2440.3	− 2528	−87.7	× 158 / 456	−30.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,493	2402.4	− 2436	−33.6	× 129 / 424	−10.2
4	31,494	2446.1	− 2485	−38.9	× 151 / 424	−13.9
5	31,495	2433.0	− 2528	−95	× 144 / 424	−32.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,359	2391.6	− 2436	−44.4	× 121 / 390	−13.8
4	31,360	2448.2	− 2485	−36.8	× 126 / 390	−11.9
5	31,361	2468.6	− 2528	−59.4	× 143 / 390	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,218	2395.9	− 2436	−40.1	× 147 / 391	−15.1
4	31,219	2440.2	− 2485	−44.8	× 120 / 391	−13.7
5	31,220	2470.6	− 2528	−57.4	× 124 / 391	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,206	2402.1	− 2436	−33.9	× 116 / 377	−10.4
4	31,207	2457.9	− 2485	−27.1	× 144 / 377	−10.4
5	31,208	2491.9	− 2528	−36.1	× 117 / 377	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −41, −36, −28, −33, −64, −56, −47, −47, −32 → −44.7
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −14.4, lower limit −75.

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.