California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2573 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2578 vs. 2586.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2632 vs. 2628.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 374 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 378 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 393 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 422 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 514 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 564 students Just under the grade 8 bar. 11th 408 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 42 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 32 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 38 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 45 students 17 points under the grade 8 bar. 11th 38 students 30 points under the grade 11 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	38,160	2383.6	− 2436	−52.4	× 188 / 1862	−5.3
4	38,161	2422.3	− 2485	−62.7	× 177 / 1862	−6
5	38,164	2457.7	− 2528	−70.3	× 218 / 1862	−8.2
6	38,166	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 264 / 1862	−10.8
7	38,167	2500.4	− 2567	−66.6	× 323 / 1862	−11.6
8	38,169	2508.9	− 2586	−77.1	× 382 / 1862	−15.8
11	38,172	2549.8	− 2628	−78.2	× 310 / 1862	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,434	2383.1	− 2436	−52.9	× 129 / 1566	−4.4
4	35,437	2426.1	− 2485	−58.9	× 180 / 1566	−6.8
5	35,438	2445.0	− 2528	−83	× 141 / 1566	−7.5
6	35,440	2467.9	− 2552	−84.1	× 243 / 1566	−13.1
7	35,442	2491.9	− 2567	−75.1	× 260 / 1566	−12.5
8	35,444	2501.9	− 2586	−84.1	× 314 / 1566	−16.9
11	35,446	2523.6	− 2628	−104.4	× 299 / 1566	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,133	2379.8	− 2436	−56.2	× 114 / 1294	−5
4	36,134	2419.6	− 2485	−65.4	× 125 / 1294	−6.3
5	36,137	2421.5	− 2528	−106.5	× 153 / 1294	−12.6
6	36,138	2453.8	− 2552	−98.2	× 185 / 1294	−14
7	36,141	2490.4	− 2567	−76.6	× 248 / 1294	−14.7
8	36,143	2488.0	− 2586	−98	× 232 / 1294	−17.6
11	36,144	2515.6	− 2628	−112.4	× 237 / 1294	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,138	2362.9	− 2436	−73.1	× 98 / 1312	−5.5
4	36,141	2422.2	− 2485	−62.8	× 122 / 1312	−5.8
5	36,142	2426.4	− 2528	−101.6	× 119 / 1312	−9.2
6	36,145	2446.3	− 2552	−105.7	× 183 / 1312	−14.7
7	36,146	2460.3	− 2567	−106.7	× 255 / 1312	−20.7
8	36,149	2477.0	− 2586	−109	× 274 / 1312	−22.8
11	36,150	2498.9	− 2628	−129.1	× 261 / 1312	−25.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,311	2378.6	− 2436	−57.4	× 137 / 1811	−4.3
4	36,312	2399.0	− 2485	−86	× 173 / 1811	−8.2
5	36,313	2427.7	− 2528	−100.3	× 195 / 1811	−10.8
6	36,314	2443.7	− 2552	−108.3	× 234 / 1811	−14
7	36,315	2465.8	− 2567	−101.2	× 370 / 1811	−20.7
8	36,316	2467.9	− 2586	−118.1	× 366 / 1811	−23.9
11	36,317	2513.1	− 2628	−114.9	× 336 / 1811	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,422	2410.4	− 2436	−25.6	× 325 / 2302	−3.6
4	35,423	2444.2	− 2485	−40.8	× 300 / 2302	−5.3
5	35,424	2463.7	− 2528	−64.3	× 311 / 2302	−8.7
6	35,425	2476.1	− 2552	−75.9	× 290 / 2302	−9.6
7	35,426	2506.7	− 2567	−60.3	× 345 / 2302	−9
8	35,427	2496.7	− 2586	−89.3	× 410 / 2302	−15.9
11	35,428	2536.4	− 2628	−91.6	× 321 / 2302	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,208	2403.0	− 2436	−33	× 390 / 2762	−4.7
4	36,209	2431.8	− 2485	−53.2	× 405 / 2762	−7.8
5	36,210	2446.5	− 2528	−81.5	× 350 / 2762	−10.3
6	36,211	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 387 / 2762	−10.7
7	36,212	2499.2	− 2567	−67.8	× 378 / 2762	−9.3
8	36,213	2492.6	− 2586	−93.4	× 416 / 2762	−14.1
11	36,214	2535.5	− 2628	−92.5	× 436 / 2762	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,207	2403.0	− 2436	−33	× 324 / 3024	−3.5
4	36,208	2426.9	− 2485	−58.1	× 398 / 3024	−7.6
5	36,209	2432.6	− 2528	−95.4	× 409 / 3024	−12.9
6	36,210	2458.8	− 2552	−93.2	× 425 / 3024	−13.1
7	36,211	2492.9	− 2567	−74.1	× 526 / 3024	−12.9
8	36,212	2489.0	− 2586	−97	× 457 / 3024	−14.7
11	36,213	2536.7	− 2628	−91.3	× 485 / 3024	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,059	2411.4	− 2436	−24.6	× 379 / 3162	−2.9
4	36,060	2425.7	− 2485	−59.3	× 360 / 3162	−6.8
5	36,061	2442.9	− 2528	−85.1	× 409 / 3162	−11
6	36,062	2457.0	− 2552	−95	× 492 / 3162	−14.8
7	36,063	2497.7	− 2567	−69.3	× 527 / 3162	−11.6
8	36,064	2494.7	− 2586	−91.3	× 593 / 3162	−17.1
11	36,065	2537.9	− 2628	−90.1	× 402 / 3162	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,898	2405.0	− 2436	−31	× 391 / 3224	−3.8
4	35,899	2434.8	− 2485	−50.2	× 420 / 3224	−6.5
5	35,900	2455.2	− 2528	−72.8	× 354 / 3224	−8
6	35,901	2509.0	− 2552	−43	× 499 / 3224	−6.7
7	35,902	2538.2	− 2567	−28.8	× 564 / 3224	−5
8	35,903	2556.9	− 2586	−29.1	× 574 / 3224	−5.2
11	35,904	2608.5	− 2628	−19.5	× 422 / 3224	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,894	2400.0	− 2436	−36	× 416 / 3313	−4.5
4	35,895	2433.1	− 2485	−51.9	× 410 / 3313	−6.4
5	35,896	2462.0	− 2528	−66	× 426 / 3313	−8.5
6	35,897	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 454 / 3313	−5.3
7	35,898	2573.4	− 2567	6.4	× 552 / 3313	1.1
8	35,899	2578.2	− 2586	−7.8	× 609 / 3313	−1.4
11	35,900	2631.5	− 2628	3.5	× 446 / 3313	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −81, −91, −104, −103, −65, −71, −79, −76, −38, −25 → −73.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 38 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 38 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 14
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14 × 2.66 = 37.2. Upper limit −35.9, lower limit −110.3.

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".

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.