Dairyland 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, 63 of the 205 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2548 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 7 bar. 2555 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2566 vs. 2567. 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 4th 23 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 7th 25 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 42 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 16 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 14 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 16 students 17 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
4	41,104	2464.2	− 2485	−20.8	× 40 / 185	−4.5
5	41,105	2491.7	− 2528	−36.3	× 31 / 185	−6.1
6	41,108	2533.1	− 2552	−18.9	× 34 / 185	−3.5
7	41,109	2542.2	− 2567	−24.8	× 43 / 185	−5.8
8	41,112	2549.3	− 2586	−36.7	× 37 / 185	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,007	2462.7	− 2485	−22.3	× 45 / 204	−4.9
5	38,008	2489.3	− 2528	−38.7	× 45 / 204	−8.5
6	38,011	2504.7	− 2552	−47.3	× 36 / 204	−8.3
7	38,012	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 34 / 204	−2.8
8	38,014	2582.6	− 2586	−3.4	× 44 / 204	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,908	2474.8	− 2485	−10.2	× 49 / 198	−2.5
5	38,911	2502.0	− 2528	−26	× 43 / 198	−5.6
6	38,912	2536.5	− 2552	−15.5	× 42 / 198	−3.3
7	38,915	2544.7	− 2567	−22.3	× 30 / 198	−3.4
8	38,917	2596.9	− 2586	10.9	× 34 / 198	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,929	2477.1	− 2485	−7.9	× 33 / 201	−1.3
5	38,932	2516.2	− 2528	−11.8	× 50 / 201	−2.9
6	38,933	2541.2	− 2552	−10.8	× 45 / 201	−2.4
7	38,936	2550.3	− 2567	−16.7	× 43 / 201	−3.6
8	38,937	2594.5	− 2586	8.5	× 30 / 201	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	39,091	2472.4	− 2485	−12.6	× 44 / 214	−2.6
5	39,092	2504.1	− 2528	−23.9	× 34 / 214	−3.8
6	39,093	2561.5	− 2552	9.5	× 47 / 214	2.1
7	39,094	2562.6	− 2567	−4.4	× 41 / 214	−0.8
8	39,095	2594.6	− 2586	8.6	× 48 / 214	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,076	2470.3	− 2485	−14.7	× 46 / 205	−3.3
5	38,077	2528.6	− 2528	0.6	× 40 / 205	0.1
6	38,078	2529.0	− 2552	−23	× 44 / 205	−4.9
7	38,079	2541.0	− 2567	−26	× 31 / 205	−3.9
8	38,080	2580.8	− 2586	−5.2	× 44 / 205	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,838	2463.1	− 2485	−21.9	× 52 / 224	−5.1
5	38,839	2492.7	− 2528	−35.3	× 51 / 224	−8
6	38,840	2577.1	− 2552	25.1	× 44 / 224	4.9
7	38,841	2529.3	− 2567	−37.7	× 43 / 224	−7.2
8	38,842	2552.4	− 2586	−33.6	× 34 / 224	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,893	2464.3	− 2485	−20.7	× 34 / 226	−3.1
5	38,894	2468.6	− 2528	−59.4	× 56 / 226	−14.7
6	38,895	2544.5	− 2552	−7.5	× 50 / 226	−1.7
7	38,896	2583.3	− 2567	16.3	× 44 / 226	3.2
8	38,897	2556.1	− 2586	−29.9	× 42 / 226	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,725	2471.8	− 2485	−13.2	× 26 / 213	−1.6
5	38,726	2511.9	− 2528	−16.1	× 36 / 213	−2.7
6	38,727	2522.3	− 2552	−29.7	× 55 / 213	−7.7
7	38,728	2535.8	− 2567	−31.2	× 50 / 213	−7.3
8	38,729	2588.2	− 2586	2.2	× 46 / 213	0.5
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
4	38,498	2498.3	− 2485	13.3	× 36 / 211	2.3
5	38,499	2483.3	− 2528	−44.7	× 30 / 211	−6.4
6	38,500	2551.0	− 2552	−1	× 39 / 211	−0.2
7	38,501	2526.6	− 2567	−40.4	× 55 / 211	−10.5
8	38,502	2545.8	− 2586	−40.2	× 51 / 211	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	38,429	2492.9	− 2485	7.9	× 39 / 205	1.5
5	38,430	2508.3	− 2528	−19.7	× 41 / 205	−3.9
6	38,431	2547.6	− 2552	−4.4	× 28 / 205	−0.6
7	38,432	2554.6	− 2567	−12.4	× 39 / 205	−2.4
8	38,433	2565.7	− 2586	−20.3	× 58 / 205	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −25, −13, −9, −3, −13, −21, −22, −19, −25, −11 → −17.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 6.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.6 × 2.66 = 17.6. Upper limit 0.5, lower limit −34.7.

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.