Newhall 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.

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, 142 of the 278 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 42 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 42 students 21 points 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 3rd 33 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students 33 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
3	35,173	2402.2	− 2436	−33.8	× 98 / 351	−9.4
4	35,175	2473.5	− 2485	−11.5	× 82 / 351	−2.7
5	35,177	2477.0	− 2528	−51	× 89 / 351	−12.9
6	35,179	2513.6	− 2552	−38.4	× 82 / 351	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,841	2402.9	− 2436	−33.1	× 101 / 388	−8.6
4	32,844	2467.1	− 2485	−17.9	× 102 / 388	−4.7
5	32,845	2505.5	− 2528	−22.5	× 90 / 388	−5.2
6	32,848	2490.4	− 2552	−61.6	× 95 / 388	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,408	2436.4	− 2436	0.4	× 91 / 376	0.1
4	33,409	2470.1	− 2485	−14.9	× 101 / 376	−4
5	33,412	2512.2	− 2528	−15.8	× 98 / 376	−4.1
6	33,414	2525.3	− 2552	−26.7	× 86 / 376	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,431	2439.8	− 2436	3.8	× 73 / 370	0.7
4	33,433	2497.7	− 2485	12.7	× 90 / 370	3.1
5	33,435	2492.2	− 2528	−35.8	× 100 / 370	−9.7
6	33,437	2517.3	− 2552	−34.7	× 107 / 370	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,608	2436.5	− 2436	0.5	× 103 / 384	0.1
4	33,609	2479.5	− 2485	−5.5	× 78 / 384	−1.1
5	33,610	2496.6	− 2528	−31.4	× 98 / 384	−8
6	33,611	2504.6	− 2552	−47.4	× 105 / 384	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,815	2407.9	− 2436	−28.1	× 133 / 568	−6.6
4	32,816	2442.4	− 2485	−42.6	× 151 / 568	−11.3
5	32,817	2468.5	− 2528	−59.5	× 141 / 568	−14.8
6	32,818	2501.7	− 2552	−50.3	× 143 / 568	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,537	2392.7	− 2436	−43.3	× 78 / 344	−9.8
4	33,538	2431.5	− 2485	−53.5	× 78 / 344	−12.1
5	33,539	2455.5	− 2528	−72.5	× 94 / 344	−19.8
6	33,540	2500.7	− 2552	−51.3	× 94 / 344	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,588	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 75 / 343	−9.7
4	33,589	2441.2	− 2485	−43.8	× 84 / 343	−10.7
5	33,590	2445.5	− 2528	−82.5	× 82 / 343	−19.7
6	33,591	2460.5	− 2552	−91.5	× 102 / 343	−27.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,448	2390.5	− 2436	−45.5	× 81 / 333	−11.1
4	33,449	2416.0	− 2485	−69	× 77 / 333	−16
5	33,450	2447.9	− 2528	−80.1	× 93 / 333	−22.4
6	33,451	2475.2	− 2552	−76.8	× 82 / 333	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,309	2392.5	− 2436	−43.5	× 82 / 336	−10.6
4	33,310	2435.6	− 2485	−49.4	× 80 / 336	−11.8
5	33,311	2443.9	− 2528	−84.1	× 80 / 336	−20
6	33,312	2452.6	− 2552	−99.4	× 94 / 336	−27.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,313	2404.7	− 2436	−31.3	× 48 / 278	−5.4
4	33,314	2412.6	− 2485	−72.4	× 76 / 278	−19.8
5	33,315	2448.2	− 2528	−79.8	× 74 / 278	−21.2
6	33,316	2457.9	− 2552	−94.1	× 80 / 278	−27.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −34, −14, −16, −22, −45, −56, −67, −68, −70, −74 → −45.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −24.2, lower limit −66.8.

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.