Pasadena Rosebud 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 7.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2447 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 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.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	36,211	2447.2	− 2436	11.2	× 22 / 80	3.1
4	36,213	2463.6	− 2485	−21.4	× 19 / 80	−5.1
5	36,215	2490.7	− 2528	−37.3	× 20 / 80	−9.3
6	36,217	2568.5	− 2552	16.5	× 19 / 80	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,796	2444.4	− 2436	8.4	× 21 / 78	2.3
4	33,799	2494.4	− 2485	9.4	× 22 / 78	2.7
5	33,801	2482.7	− 2528	−45.3	× 17 / 78	−9.9
6	33,802	2524.7	− 2552	−27.3	× 18 / 78	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,386	2431.7	− 2436	−4.3	× 20 / 82	−1
4	34,388	2493.3	− 2485	8.3	× 22 / 82	2.2
5	34,390	2497.5	− 2528	−30.5	× 22 / 82	−8.2
6	34,393	2537.1	− 2552	−14.9	× 18 / 82	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,392	2401.2	− 2436	−34.8	× 23 / 109	−7.3
4	34,394	2472.4	− 2485	−12.6	× 24 / 109	−2.8
5	34,396	2486.8	− 2528	−41.2	× 23 / 109	−8.7
6	34,398	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 20 / 109	0.1
7	34,400	2515.2	− 2567	−51.8	× 19 / 109	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,560	2405.9	− 2436	−30.1	× 18 / 126	−4.3
4	34,561	2456.6	− 2485	−28.4	× 25 / 126	−5.6
5	34,562	2512.0	− 2528	−16	× 23 / 126	−2.9
6	34,563	2531.5	− 2552	−20.5	× 24 / 126	−3.9
7	34,564	2532.4	− 2567	−34.6	× 20 / 126	−5.5
8	34,565	2492.1	− 2586	−93.9	× 16 / 126	−11.9
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	33,753	2401.0	− 2436	−35	× 13 / 117	−3.9
4	33,754	2476.9	− 2485	−8.1	× 19 / 117	−1.3
5	33,755	2421.4	− 2528	−106.6	× 18 / 117	−16.4
6	33,756	2485.0	− 2552	−67	× 20 / 117	−11.5
7	33,757	2481.5	− 2567	−85.5	× 24 / 117	−17.5
8	33,758	2520.8	− 2586	−65.2	× 23 / 117	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,491	2417.1	− 2436	−18.9	× 14 / 110	−2.4
4	34,492	2490.6	− 2485	5.6	× 17 / 110	0.9
5	34,493	2482.7	− 2528	−45.3	× 19 / 110	−7.8
6	34,494	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 17 / 110	−8.6
7	34,495	2518.9	− 2567	−48.1	× 19 / 110	−8.3
8	34,496	2549.8	− 2586	−36.2	× 24 / 110	−7.9
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	34,550	2418.6	− 2436	−17.4	× 19 / 88	−3.8
4	34,551	2493.2	− 2485	8.2	× 11 / 88	1
5	34,552	2490.1	− 2528	−37.9	× 17 / 88	−7.3
6	34,553	2538.7	− 2552	−13.3	× 14 / 88	−2.1
7	34,554	2588.5	− 2567	21.5	× 11 / 88	2.7
8	34,555	2599.8	− 2586	13.8	× 16 / 88	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,402	2422.8	− 2436	−13.2	× 23 / 95	−3.2
4	34,403	2468.1	− 2485	−16.9	× 16 / 95	−2.8
5	34,404	2489.2	− 2528	−38.8	× 13 / 95	−5.3
6	34,405	2520.8	− 2552	−31.2	× 15 / 95	−4.9
7	34,406	2585.2	− 2567	18.2	× 17 / 95	3.3
8	34,407	2536.7	− 2586	−49.3	× 11 / 95	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,249	2392.3	− 2436	−43.7	× 18 / 93	−8.5
4	34,250	2404.1	− 2485	−80.9	× 20 / 93	−17.4
5	34,251	2428.4	− 2528	−99.6	× 16 / 93	−17.1
6	34,252	2487.2	− 2552	−64.8	× 13 / 93	−9.1
7	34,253	2489.5	− 2567	−77.5	× 11 / 93	−9.2
8	34,254	2589.6	− 2586	3.6	× 15 / 93	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,253	2447.0	− 2436	11	× 22 / 99	2.4
4	34,254	2452.9	− 2485	−32.1	× 25 / 99	−8.1
5	34,255	2454.3	− 2528	−73.7	× 22 / 99	−16.4
6	34,256	2457.7	− 2552	−94.3	× 15 / 99	−14.3
7	34,257	2504.1	− 2567	−62.9	× 15 / 99	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, −11, −10, −28, −34, −63, −34, −7, −19, −61, −46 → −29.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 29 · 2021→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 27 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 42 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 18.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.3 × 2.66 = 48.7. Upper limit 19.6, lower limit −77.8.

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.