Vejar Elementary: 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 113 of the 422 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2373 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 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2533 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 45 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 69 students Just 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 26 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 50 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	36,918	2376.7	− 2436	−59.3	× 89 / 588	−9
4	36,919	2400.1	− 2485	−84.9	× 112 / 588	−16.2
5	36,922	2443.6	− 2528	−84.4	× 105 / 588	−15.1
6	36,923	2473.6	− 2552	−78.4	× 98 / 588	−13.1
7	36,926	2448.0	− 2567	−119	× 92 / 588	−18.6
8	36,927	2504.4	− 2586	−81.6	× 92 / 588	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,402	2384.2	− 2436	−51.8	× 114 / 591	−10
4	34,405	2429.4	− 2485	−55.6	× 85 / 591	−8
5	34,407	2439.6	− 2528	−88.4	× 117 / 591	−17.5
6	34,409	2455.7	− 2552	−96.3	× 98 / 591	−16
7	34,411	2490.4	− 2567	−76.6	× 94 / 591	−12.2
8	34,412	2519.8	− 2586	−66.2	× 83 / 591	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,014	2383.8	− 2436	−52.2	× 112 / 625	−9.4
4	35,016	2409.9	− 2485	−75.1	× 118 / 625	−14.2
5	35,019	2440.6	− 2528	−87.4	× 90 / 625	−12.6
6	35,021	2490.4	− 2552	−61.6	× 118 / 625	−11.6
7	35,022	2475.9	− 2567	−91.1	× 100 / 625	−14.6
8	35,024	2518.5	− 2586	−67.5	× 87 / 625	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,025	2390.8	− 2436	−45.2	× 81 / 600	−6.1
4	35,026	2438.7	− 2485	−46.3	× 108 / 600	−8.3
5	35,029	2439.4	− 2528	−88.6	× 119 / 600	−17.6
6	35,030	2503.3	− 2552	−48.7	× 97 / 600	−7.9
7	35,033	2489.1	− 2567	−77.9	× 100 / 600	−13
8	35,034	2502.1	− 2586	−83.9	× 95 / 600	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,202	2398.0	− 2436	−38	× 103 / 581	−6.7
4	35,203	2422.8	− 2485	−62.2	× 88 / 581	−9.4
5	35,204	2437.9	− 2528	−90.1	× 104 / 581	−16.1
6	35,205	2473.5	− 2552	−78.5	× 115 / 581	−15.5
7	35,206	2484.0	− 2567	−83	× 86 / 581	−12.3
8	35,207	2507.8	− 2586	−78.2	× 85 / 581	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,099	2409.7	− 2436	−26.3	× 66 / 514	−3.4
4	35,100	2406.0	− 2485	−79	× 93 / 514	−14.3
5	35,101	2406.9	− 2528	−121.1	× 93 / 514	−21.9
6	35,102	2462.1	− 2552	−89.9	× 94 / 514	−16.4
7	35,103	2456.2	− 2567	−110.8	× 79 / 514	−17
8	35,104	2489.0	− 2586	−97	× 89 / 514	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,130	2374.5	− 2436	−61.5	× 97 / 509	−11.7
4	35,131	2456.9	− 2485	−28.1	× 68 / 509	−3.8
5	35,132	2435.8	− 2528	−92.2	× 89 / 509	−16.1
6	35,133	2455.0	− 2552	−97	× 94 / 509	−17.9
7	35,134	2508.0	− 2567	−59	× 83 / 509	−9.6
8	35,135	2495.7	− 2586	−90.3	× 78 / 509	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,988	2384.7	− 2436	−51.3	× 64 / 478	−6.9
4	34,989	2416.5	− 2485	−68.5	× 96 / 478	−13.8
5	34,990	2439.3	− 2528	−88.7	× 66 / 478	−12.2
6	34,991	2457.5	− 2552	−94.5	× 82 / 478	−16.2
7	34,992	2454.4	− 2567	−112.6	× 90 / 478	−21.2
8	34,993	2507.7	− 2586	−78.3	× 80 / 478	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,835	2384.0	− 2436	−52	× 75 / 456	−8.6
4	34,836	2413.1	− 2485	−71.9	× 65 / 456	−10.2
5	34,837	2426.4	− 2528	−101.6	× 94 / 456	−20.9
6	34,838	2494.0	− 2552	−58	× 66 / 456	−8.4
7	34,839	2477.1	− 2567	−89.9	× 74 / 456	−14.6
8	34,840	2485.7	− 2586	−100.3	× 82 / 456	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,839	2372.7	− 2436	−63.3	× 71 / 422	−10.7
4	34,840	2419.6	− 2485	−65.4	× 75 / 422	−11.6
5	34,841	2452.3	− 2528	−75.7	× 59 / 422	−10.6
6	34,842	2454.6	− 2552	−97.4	× 92 / 422	−21.2
7	34,843	2533.3	− 2567	−33.7	× 65 / 422	−5.2
8	34,844	2507.1	− 2586	−78.9	× 60 / 422	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −85, −73, −72, −66, −72, −90, −73, −83, −81, −70 → −76.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit −52, lower limit −101.

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.