Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementa: 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 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 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 79 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 87 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 82 students 40 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 16 students 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 62 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	36,347	2361.5	− 2436	−74.5	× 43 / 149	−21.5
4	36,349	2434.4	− 2485	−50.6	× 65 / 149	−22.1
5	36,351	2451.1	− 2528	−76.9	× 41 / 149	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,936	2383.0	− 2436	−53	× 66 / 184	−19
4	33,939	2406.4	− 2485	−78.6	× 52 / 184	−22.2
5	33,941	2453.3	− 2528	−74.7	× 66 / 184	−26.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,532	2392.3	− 2436	−43.7	× 88 / 199	−19.3
4	34,534	2431.9	− 2485	−53.1	× 63 / 199	−16.8
5	34,537	2420.9	− 2528	−107.1	× 48 / 199	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,535	2428.6	− 2436	−7.4	× 99 / 249	−2.9
4	34,538	2429.1	− 2485	−55.9	× 87 / 249	−19.5
5	34,539	2425.2	− 2528	−102.8	× 63 / 249	−26
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,707	2435.0	− 2436	−1	× 113 / 292	−0.4
4	34,708	2475.7	− 2485	−9.3	× 97 / 292	−3.1
5	34,709	2430.4	− 2528	−97.6	× 82 / 292	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,632	2413.3	− 2436	−22.7	× 100 / 293	−7.7
4	34,633	2461.3	− 2485	−23.7	× 96 / 293	−7.8
5	34,634	2473.2	− 2528	−54.8	× 97 / 293	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,695	2415.5	− 2436	−20.5	× 91 / 279	−6.7
4	34,696	2479.3	− 2485	−5.7	× 96 / 279	−2
5	34,697	2452.0	− 2528	−76	× 92 / 279	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,549	2413.9	− 2436	−22.1	× 107 / 292	−8.1
4	34,550	2455.9	− 2485	−29.1	× 88 / 292	−8.8
5	34,551	2489.7	− 2528	−38.3	× 97 / 292	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,396	2399.0	− 2436	−37	× 108 / 295	−13.5
4	34,397	2461.2	− 2485	−23.8	× 96 / 295	−7.7
5	34,398	2463.3	− 2528	−64.7	× 91 / 295	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,400	2407.3	− 2436	−28.7	× 95 / 288	−9.5
4	34,401	2465.7	− 2485	−19.3	× 98 / 288	−6.6
5	34,402	2472.7	− 2528	−55.3	× 95 / 288	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −68, −62, −48, −31, −34, −34, −30, −41, −34 → −44.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit −25.5, lower limit −63.9.

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. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.