Aeolian 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, 33 of the 113 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2434 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 20 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students Just under 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 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 27 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	34,272	2391.0	− 2436	−45	× 85 / 292	−13.1
4	34,274	2415.5	− 2485	−69.5	× 80 / 292	−19
5	34,276	2457.0	− 2528	−71	× 71 / 292	−17.3
6	34,278	2512.9	− 2552	−39.1	× 56 / 292	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,054	2388.9	− 2436	−47.1	× 75 / 292	−12.1
4	32,056	2412.5	− 2485	−72.5	× 87 / 292	−21.6
5	32,058	2453.2	− 2528	−74.8	× 73 / 292	−18.7
6	32,059	2496.5	− 2552	−55.5	× 57 / 292	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,589	2394.9	− 2436	−41.1	× 83 / 330	−10.3
4	32,592	2421.8	− 2485	−63.2	× 76 / 330	−14.6
5	32,594	2420.4	− 2528	−107.6	× 95 / 330	−31
6	32,595	2466.3	− 2552	−85.7	× 76 / 330	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,606	2400.2	− 2436	−35.8	× 66 / 314	−7.5
4	32,608	2457.3	− 2485	−27.7	× 79 / 314	−7
5	32,610	2468.4	− 2528	−59.6	× 70 / 314	−13.3
6	32,612	2468.1	− 2552	−83.9	× 99 / 314	−26.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,786	2425.4	− 2436	−10.6	× 56 / 259	−2.3
4	32,787	2478.0	− 2485	−7	× 53 / 259	−1.4
5	32,788	2473.5	− 2528	−54.5	× 84 / 259	−17.7
6	32,789	2479.4	− 2552	−72.6	× 66 / 259	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,997	2373.9	− 2436	−62.1	× 46 / 212	−13.5
4	31,998	2390.9	− 2485	−94.1	× 55 / 212	−24.4
5	31,999	2444.4	− 2528	−83.6	× 62 / 212	−24.4
6	32,000	2463.4	− 2552	−88.6	× 49 / 212	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,817	2378.1	− 2436	−57.9	× 52 / 210	−14.3
4	32,818	2435.3	− 2485	−49.7	× 48 / 210	−11.4
5	32,819	2456.7	− 2528	−71.3	× 56 / 210	−19
6	32,820	2476.4	− 2552	−75.6	× 54 / 210	−19.4
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	32,872	2405.9	− 2436	−30.1	× 59 / 209	−8.5
4	32,873	2428.1	− 2485	−56.9	× 51 / 209	−13.9
5	32,874	2476.7	− 2528	−51.3	× 43 / 209	−10.6
6	32,875	2439.9	− 2552	−112.1	× 56 / 209	−30
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,740	2407.9	− 2436	−28.1	× 38 / 176	−6.1
4	32,741	2458.2	− 2485	−26.8	× 49 / 176	−7.5
5	32,742	2468.9	− 2528	−59.1	× 52 / 176	−17.5
6	32,743	2490.6	− 2552	−61.4	× 37 / 176	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,595	2368.7	− 2436	−67.3	× 45 / 189	−16
4	32,596	2414.5	− 2485	−70.5	× 39 / 189	−14.5
5	32,597	2473.1	− 2528	−54.9	× 49 / 189	−14.2
6	32,598	2474.2	− 2552	−77.8	× 56 / 189	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,600	2376.1	− 2436	−59.9	× 32 / 113	−17
4	32,601	2434.0	− 2485	−51	× 42 / 113	−19
5	32,602	2472.3	− 2528	−55.7	× 39 / 113	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −63, −76, −54, −40, −83, −64, −63, −44, −68, −55 → −60.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2021: 43 · 2021→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 17.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.4 × 2.66 = 46.3. Upper limit −14.3, lower limit −106.9.

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.