Paramount Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	35,954	2398.1	− 2436	−37.9	× 1255 / 8393	−5.7
4	35,956	2439.1	− 2485	−45.9	× 1178 / 8393	−6.4
5	35,958	2451.4	− 2528	−76.6	× 1174 / 8393	−10.7
6	35,959	2459.9	− 2552	−92.1	× 1171 / 8393	−12.8
7	35,961	2481.4	− 2567	−85.6	× 1216 / 8393	−12.4
8	35,963	2509.8	− 2586	−76.2	× 1185 / 8393	−10.8
11	35,966	2547.9	− 2628	−80.1	× 1214 / 8393	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,582	2420.2	− 2436	−15.8	× 1031 / 8198	−2
4	33,585	2446.7	− 2485	−38.3	× 1265 / 8198	−5.9
5	33,586	2466.4	− 2528	−61.6	× 1152 / 8198	−8.7
6	33,588	2480.6	− 2552	−71.4	× 1179 / 8198	−10.3
7	33,591	2490.5	− 2567	−76.5	× 1193 / 8198	−11.1
8	33,592	2523.4	− 2586	−62.6	× 1214 / 8198	−9.3
11	33,595	2538.6	− 2628	−89.4	× 1164 / 8198	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,180	2422.2	− 2436	−13.8	× 1049 / 8186	−1.8
4	34,182	2452.6	− 2485	−32.4	× 1053 / 8186	−4.2
5	34,184	2467.4	− 2528	−60.6	× 1265 / 8186	−9.4
6	34,186	2480.2	− 2552	−71.8	× 1230 / 8186	−10.8
7	34,187	2501.8	− 2567	−65.2	× 1213 / 8186	−9.7
8	34,190	2520.3	− 2586	−65.7	× 1189 / 8186	−9.5
11	34,192	2519.3	− 2628	−108.7	× 1187 / 8186	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,184	2428.5	− 2436	−7.5	× 985 / 7959	−0.9
4	34,186	2450.5	− 2485	−34.5	× 1076 / 7959	−4.7
5	34,188	2473.1	− 2528	−54.9	× 1077 / 7959	−7.4
6	34,190	2474.8	− 2552	−77.2	× 1282 / 7959	−12.4
7	34,192	2501.1	− 2567	−65.9	× 1227 / 7959	−10.2
8	34,194	2523.1	− 2586	−62.9	× 1200 / 7959	−9.5
11	34,196	2531.1	− 2628	−96.9	× 1112 / 7959	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,353	2427.8	− 2436	−8.2	× 1020 / 7856	−1.1
4	34,354	2461.1	− 2485	−23.9	× 1005 / 7856	−3.1
5	34,355	2473.7	− 2528	−54.3	× 1039 / 7856	−7.2
6	34,356	2477.2	− 2552	−74.8	× 1089 / 7856	−10.4
7	34,357	2492.8	− 2567	−74.2	× 1285 / 7856	−12.1
8	34,358	2515.5	− 2586	−70.5	× 1233 / 7856	−11.1
11	34,359	2514.6	− 2628	−113.4	× 1185 / 7856	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,566	2371.1	− 2436	−64.9	× 915 / 6617	−9
4	33,567	2405.0	− 2485	−80	× 952 / 6617	−11.5
5	33,568	2420.7	− 2528	−107.3	× 965 / 6617	−15.6
6	33,569	2443.0	− 2552	−109	× 939 / 6617	−15.5
7	33,570	2470.5	− 2567	−96.5	× 971 / 6617	−14.2
8	33,571	2465.9	− 2586	−120.1	× 1054 / 6617	−19.1
11	33,572	2547.4	− 2628	−80.6	× 821 / 6617	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,282	2398.1	− 2436	−37.9	× 841 / 6777	−4.7
4	34,283	2422.7	− 2485	−62.3	× 930 / 6777	−8.5
5	34,284	2441.2	− 2528	−86.8	× 990 / 6777	−12.7
6	34,285	2447.0	− 2552	−105	× 971 / 6777	−15
7	34,286	2476.5	− 2567	−90.5	× 964 / 6777	−12.9
8	34,287	2481.2	− 2586	−104.8	× 1031 / 6777	−15.9
11	34,288	2489.8	− 2628	−138.2	× 1050 / 6777	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,335	2407.6	− 2436	−28.4	× 830 / 6529	−3.6
4	34,336	2432.9	− 2485	−52.1	× 821 / 6529	−6.6
5	34,337	2452.6	− 2528	−75.4	× 909 / 6529	−10.5
6	34,338	2457.9	− 2552	−94.1	× 982 / 6529	−14.2
7	34,339	2471.3	− 2567	−95.7	× 951 / 6529	−13.9
8	34,340	2494.8	− 2586	−91.2	× 949 / 6529	−13.3
11	34,341	2497.2	− 2628	−130.8	× 1087 / 6529	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,189	2403.9	− 2436	−32.1	× 784 / 6189	−4.1
4	34,190	2438.7	− 2485	−46.3	× 819 / 6189	−6.1
5	34,191	2455.5	− 2528	−72.5	× 814 / 6189	−9.5
6	34,192	2457.4	− 2552	−94.6	× 873 / 6189	−13.3
7	34,193	2484.2	− 2567	−82.8	× 960 / 6189	−12.8
8	34,194	2492.4	− 2586	−93.6	× 922 / 6189	−13.9
11	34,195	2499.6	− 2628	−128.4	× 1017 / 6189	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,042	2408.3	− 2436	−27.7	× 798 / 6027	−3.7
4	34,043	2440.7	− 2485	−44.3	× 778 / 6027	−5.7
5	34,044	2456.5	− 2528	−71.5	× 825 / 6027	−9.8
6	34,045	2457.1	− 2552	−94.9	× 819 / 6027	−12.9
7	34,046	2494.5	− 2567	−72.5	× 897 / 6027	−10.8
8	34,047	2506.6	− 2586	−79.4	× 969 / 6027	−12.8
11	34,048	2513.4	− 2628	−114.6	× 941 / 6027	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,056	2403.3	− 2436	−32.7	× 771 / 5735	−4.4
4	34,057	2441.5	− 2485	−43.5	× 795 / 5735	−6
5	34,058	2464.4	− 2528	−63.6	× 762 / 5735	−8.5
6	34,059	2457.2	− 2552	−94.8	× 807 / 5735	−13.3
7	34,060	2491.9	− 2567	−75.1	× 839 / 5735	−11
8	34,061	2517.9	− 2586	−68.1	× 895 / 5735	−10.6
11	34,062	2512.7	− 2628	−115.3	× 866 / 5735	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −60, −61, −59, −62, −95, −91, −84, −81, −74, −71 → −73.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit −54.1, lower limit −92.9.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

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