Palmdale Aerospace 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2550 vs. 2552. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 73 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 74 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 85 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 160 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 219 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 219 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 11th 230 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 29 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 26 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 14 students 28 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
7	35,560	2490.7	− 2567	−76.3	× 247 / 545	−34.6
8	35,562	2489.9	− 2586	−96.1	× 220 / 545	−38.8
11	35,564	2598.7	− 2628	−29.3	× 78 / 545	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	33,200	2509.2	− 2567	−57.8	× 230 / 593	−22.4
8	33,203	2485.1	− 2586	−100.9	× 250 / 593	−42.5
11	33,205	2563.8	− 2628	−64.2	× 113 / 593	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	33,780	2483.3	− 2567	−83.7	× 252 / 683	−30.9
8	33,782	2501.9	− 2586	−84.1	× 254 / 683	−31.3
11	33,783	2570.3	− 2628	−57.7	× 177 / 683	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	33,808	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 254 / 945	−15.5
7	33,809	2479.7	− 2567	−87.3	× 255 / 945	−23.6
8	33,812	2488.4	− 2586	−97.6	× 259 / 945	−26.7
11	33,813	2557.1	− 2628	−70.9	× 177 / 945	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	33,986	2493.1	− 2552	−58.9	× 255 / 963	−15.6
7	33,987	2497.3	− 2567	−69.7	× 256 / 963	−18.5
8	33,988	2504.8	− 2586	−81.2	× 255 / 963	−21.5
11	33,989	2561.1	− 2628	−66.9	× 197 / 963	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,902	2369.3	− 2436	−66.7	× 94 / 1187	−5.3
4	33,903	2408.0	− 2485	−77	× 93 / 1187	−6
5	33,904	2439.0	− 2528	−89	× 95 / 1187	−7.1
6	33,905	2456.2	− 2552	−95.8	× 192 / 1187	−15.5
7	33,906	2465.3	− 2567	−101.7	× 248 / 1187	−21.2
8	33,907	2476.5	− 2586	−109.5	× 247 / 1187	−22.8
11	33,908	2547.4	− 2628	−80.6	× 218 / 1187	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,951	2371.2	− 2436	−64.8	× 95 / 1183	−5.2
4	33,952	2443.8	− 2485	−41.2	× 95 / 1183	−3.3
5	33,953	2440.7	− 2528	−87.3	× 96 / 1183	−7.1
6	33,954	2451.8	− 2552	−100.2	× 191 / 1183	−16.2
7	33,955	2484.4	− 2567	−82.6	× 248 / 1183	−17.3
8	33,956	2473.2	− 2586	−112.8	× 250 / 1183	−23.8
11	33,957	2558.4	− 2628	−69.6	× 208 / 1183	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,809	2383.1	− 2436	−52.9	× 96 / 1224	−4.1
4	33,810	2440.4	− 2485	−44.6	× 95 / 1224	−3.5
5	33,811	2452.5	− 2528	−75.5	× 96 / 1224	−5.9
6	33,812	2443.8	− 2552	−108.2	× 190 / 1224	−16.8
7	33,813	2459.8	− 2567	−107.2	× 242 / 1224	−21.2
8	33,814	2490.7	− 2586	−95.3	× 249 / 1224	−19.4
11	33,815	2550.0	− 2628	−78	× 256 / 1224	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,670	2378.0	− 2436	−58	× 95 / 1197	−4.6
4	33,671	2428.4	− 2485	−56.6	× 96 / 1197	−4.5
5	33,672	2440.6	− 2528	−87.4	× 96 / 1197	−7
6	33,673	2458.9	− 2552	−93.1	× 185 / 1197	−14.4
7	33,674	2460.1	− 2567	−106.9	× 240 / 1197	−21.4
8	33,675	2462.9	− 2586	−123.1	× 254 / 1197	−26.1
11	33,676	2534.7	− 2628	−93.3	× 231 / 1197	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,674	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 96 / 1211	−3.5
4	33,675	2439.5	− 2485	−45.5	× 95 / 1211	−3.6
5	33,676	2460.1	− 2528	−67.9	× 96 / 1211	−5.4
6	33,677	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 189 / 1211	−15.2
7	33,678	2459.9	− 2567	−107.1	× 246 / 1211	−21.8
8	33,679	2494.1	− 2586	−91.9	× 245 / 1211	−18.6
11	33,680	2550.1	− 2628	−77.9	× 244 / 1211	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −77, −77, −79, −69, −93, −85, −87, −96, −84 → −82.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −62.3, lower limit −102.7.

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.