School of Arts and Enterprise: 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.

6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2528. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	34,825	2441.3	− 2552	−110.7	× 58 / 350	−18.3
7	34,826	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 96 / 350	−30.9
8	34,827	2468.9	− 2586	−117.1	× 110 / 350	−36.8
11	34,828	2492.2	− 2628	−135.8	× 86 / 350	−33.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	34,884	2437.4	− 2552	−114.6	× 75 / 347	−24.8
7	34,885	2467.6	− 2567	−99.4	× 99 / 347	−28.4
8	34,886	2432.5	− 2586	−153.5	× 101 / 347	−44.7
11	34,887	2490.4	− 2628	−137.6	× 72 / 347	−28.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	34,742	2430.1	− 2552	−121.9	× 70 / 392	−21.8
7	34,743	2455.7	− 2567	−111.3	× 124 / 392	−35.2
8	34,744	2437.9	− 2586	−148.1	× 108 / 392	−40.8
11	34,745	2522.5	− 2628	−105.5	× 90 / 392	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	34,589	2481.7	− 2552	−70.3	× 50 / 367	−9.6
7	34,590	2462.5	− 2567	−104.5	× 107 / 367	−30.5
8	34,591	2507.4	− 2586	−78.6	× 127 / 367	−27.2
11	34,592	2532.6	− 2628	−95.4	× 83 / 367	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	34,593	2474.6	− 2552	−77.4	× 54 / 314	−13.3
7	34,594	2441.8	− 2567	−125.2	× 80 / 314	−31.9
8	34,595	2469.0	− 2586	−117	× 110 / 314	−41
11	34,596	2511.9	− 2628	−116.1	× 70 / 314	−25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −119, −126, −122, −89, −112 → −113.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 33 · 2025→2026: 23 → average 16.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.8 × 2.66 = 44.7. Upper limit −68.9, lower limit −158.3.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.