Monroe 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2474 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2507 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2510 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 44 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 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 Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students Just 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
3	34,653	2414.1	− 2436	−21.9	× 96 / 240	−8.8
4	34,655	2452.3	− 2485	−32.7	× 74 / 240	−10.1
5	34,657	2498.1	− 2528	−29.9	× 70 / 240	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,396	2423.8	− 2436	−12.2	× 104 / 255	−5
4	32,398	2461.1	− 2485	−23.9	× 84 / 255	−7.9
5	32,400	2521.2	− 2528	−6.8	× 67 / 255	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,956	2432.9	− 2436	−3.1	× 100 / 280	−1.1
4	32,957	2471.8	− 2485	−13.2	× 98 / 280	−4.6
5	32,960	2482.9	− 2528	−45.1	× 82 / 280	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,973	2441.5	− 2436	5.5	× 72 / 258	1.5
4	32,975	2489.7	− 2485	4.7	× 95 / 258	1.7
5	32,977	2481.9	− 2528	−46.1	× 91 / 258	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,145	2431.8	− 2436	−4.2	× 89 / 240	−1.6
4	33,146	2488.8	− 2485	3.8	× 64 / 240	1
5	33,147	2508.2	− 2528	−19.8	× 87 / 240	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,348	2444.8	− 2436	8.8	× 102 / 278	3.2
4	32,349	2450.0	− 2485	−35	× 90 / 278	−11.3
5	32,350	2475.7	− 2528	−52.3	× 86 / 278	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,100	2420.2	− 2436	−15.8	× 81 / 257	−5
4	33,101	2477.5	− 2485	−7.5	× 102 / 257	−3
5	33,102	2457.6	− 2528	−70.4	× 74 / 257	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,151	2413.0	− 2436	−23	× 76 / 245	−7.1
4	33,152	2445.2	− 2485	−39.8	× 72 / 245	−11.7
5	33,153	2485.5	− 2528	−42.5	× 97 / 245	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,011	2416.3	− 2436	−19.7	× 68 / 218	−6.1
4	33,012	2445.8	− 2485	−39.2	× 75 / 218	−13.5
5	33,013	2479.2	− 2528	−48.8	× 75 / 218	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,866	2437.5	− 2436	1.5	× 65 / 203	0.5
4	32,867	2460.5	− 2485	−24.5	× 63 / 203	−7.6
5	32,868	2492.9	− 2528	−35.1	× 75 / 203	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,867	2473.9	− 2436	37.9	× 56 / 223	9.5
4	32,868	2506.6	− 2485	21.6	× 69 / 223	6.7
5	32,869	2510.3	− 2528	−17.7	× 52 / 223	−4.1
6	32,870	2537.7	− 2552	−14.3	× 46 / 223	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −15, −19, −13, −8, −24, −28, −36, −36, −20, 9 → −19.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 29 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit 7.1, lower limit −46.7.

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.