Encinita 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 6.

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, 88 of the 261 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2476 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2509 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2539 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 50 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 32 students Meets the grade 6 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 Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 20 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 13 students 38 points under the grade 5 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	37,021	2441.6	− 2436	5.6	× 45 / 199	1.3
4	37,023	2438.5	− 2485	−46.5	× 49 / 199	−11.4
5	37,025	2474.9	− 2528	−53.1	× 47 / 199	−12.5
6	37,027	2499.6	− 2552	−52.4	× 58 / 199	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,468	2407.2	− 2436	−28.8	× 56 / 199	−8.1
4	34,470	2485.5	− 2485	0.5	× 47 / 199	0.1
5	34,473	2480.9	− 2528	−47.1	× 51 / 199	−12.1
6	34,475	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 45 / 199	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,087	2440.7	− 2436	4.7	× 47 / 195	1.1
4	35,089	2486.3	− 2485	1.3	× 47 / 195	0.3
5	35,090	2473.0	− 2528	−55	× 49 / 195	−13.8
6	35,092	2518.2	− 2552	−33.8	× 52 / 195	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,098	2425.1	− 2436	−10.9	× 53 / 189	−3.1
4	35,101	2490.9	− 2485	5.9	× 46 / 189	1.4
5	35,102	2501.7	− 2528	−26.3	× 46 / 189	−6.4
6	35,105	2532.6	− 2552	−19.4	× 44 / 189	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,266	2442.5	− 2436	6.5	× 49 / 200	1.6
4	35,267	2483.3	− 2485	−1.7	× 54 / 200	−0.5
5	35,268	2492.9	− 2528	−35.1	× 50 / 200	−8.8
6	35,269	2523.7	− 2552	−28.3	× 47 / 200	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,163	2420.9	− 2436	−15.1	× 37 / 161	−3.5
4	35,164	2459.5	− 2485	−25.5	× 49 / 161	−7.8
5	35,165	2465.4	− 2528	−62.6	× 34 / 161	−13.2
6	35,166	2525.2	− 2552	−26.8	× 41 / 161	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,194	2431.1	− 2436	−4.9	× 45 / 168	−1.3
4	35,195	2468.0	− 2485	−17	× 36 / 168	−3.6
5	35,196	2452.6	− 2528	−75.4	× 53 / 168	−23.8
6	35,197	2478.3	− 2552	−73.7	× 34 / 168	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,044	2445.7	− 2436	9.7	× 68 / 207	3.2
4	35,045	2455.1	− 2485	−29.9	× 46 / 207	−6.6
5	35,046	2461.9	− 2528	−66.1	× 39 / 207	−12.5
6	35,047	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 54 / 207	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,897	2446.4	− 2436	10.4	× 67 / 220	3.2
4	34,898	2527.3	− 2485	42.3	× 67 / 220	12.9
5	34,899	2471.4	− 2528	−56.6	× 43 / 220	−11.1
6	34,900	2487.8	− 2552	−64.2	× 43 / 220	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,895	2475.7	− 2436	39.7	× 76 / 261	11.6
4	34,896	2508.6	− 2485	23.6	× 72 / 261	6.5
5	34,897	2499.1	− 2528	−28.9	× 68 / 261	−7.5
6	34,898	2539.3	− 2552	−12.7	× 45 / 261	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −38, −30, −21, −13, −14, −31, −44, −27, −8, 8 → −21.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 12
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12 × 2.66 = 31.9. Upper limit 10.1, lower limit −53.7.

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.