Theodore Roosevelt: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 2420 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 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 56 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 70 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 63 students 13 points 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 19 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 22 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	36,105	2385.8	− 2436	−50.2	× 137 / 418	−16.5
4	36,107	2434.0	− 2485	−51	× 143 / 418	−17.4
5	36,109	2444.9	− 2528	−83.1	× 138 / 418	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,730	2408.5	− 2436	−27.5	× 108 / 380	−7.8
4	33,733	2436.7	− 2485	−48.3	× 148 / 380	−18.8
5	33,734	2482.8	− 2528	−45.2	× 124 / 380	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,320	2409.6	− 2436	−26.4	× 111 / 375	−7.8
4	34,323	2440.4	− 2485	−44.6	× 110 / 375	−13.1
5	34,325	2463.3	− 2528	−64.7	× 154 / 375	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,325	2434.9	− 2436	−1.1	× 100 / 331	−0.3
4	34,327	2443.5	− 2485	−41.5	× 117 / 331	−14.7
5	34,329	2465.0	− 2528	−63	× 114 / 331	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,491	2405.2	− 2436	−30.8	× 99 / 311	−9.8
4	34,492	2465.6	− 2485	−19.4	× 100 / 311	−6.2
5	34,493	2479.3	− 2528	−48.7	× 112 / 311	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,702	2363.1	− 2436	−72.9	× 80 / 274	−21.3
4	33,703	2409.5	− 2485	−75.5	× 95 / 274	−26.2
5	33,704	2406.3	− 2528	−121.7	× 99 / 274	−44
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,422	2383.3	− 2436	−52.7	× 104 / 305	−18
4	34,423	2428.2	− 2485	−56.8	× 81 / 305	−15.1
5	34,424	2447.7	− 2528	−80.3	× 120 / 305	−31.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,481	2383.9	− 2436	−52.1	× 89 / 263	−17.6
4	34,482	2422.7	− 2485	−62.3	× 96 / 263	−22.7
5	34,483	2449.8	− 2528	−78.2	× 78 / 263	−23.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,333	2394.4	− 2436	−41.6	× 80 / 256	−13
4	34,334	2416.0	− 2485	−69	× 83 / 256	−22.4
5	34,335	2465.0	− 2528	−63	× 93 / 256	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,180	2375.5	− 2436	−60.5	× 98 / 257	−23.1
4	34,181	2416.2	− 2485	−68.8	× 79 / 257	−21.1
5	34,182	2469.5	− 2528	−58.5	× 80 / 257	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,184	2399.7	− 2436	−36.3	× 75 / 251	−10.8
4	34,185	2420.2	− 2485	−64.8	× 101 / 251	−26.1
5	34,186	2462.6	− 2528	−65.4	× 75 / 251	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −41, −47, −37, −34, −91, −65, −64, −58, −62, −56 → −56
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 57 · 2021→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 13.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.9 × 2.66 = 37. Upper limit −19, lower limit −93.

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.