Cesar Chavez 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, 127 of the 384 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 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 62 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 44 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 66 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 72 students 11 points 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 31 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 30 students 66 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	41,280	2367.9	− 2436	−68.1	× 132 / 475	−18.9
4	41,282	2396.9	− 2485	−88.1	× 106 / 475	−19.7
5	41,283	2417.0	− 2528	−111	× 127 / 475	−29.7
6	41,286	2455.2	− 2552	−96.8	× 110 / 475	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,185	2397.1	− 2436	−38.9	× 95 / 447	−8.3
4	38,186	2407.9	− 2485	−77.1	× 133 / 447	−22.9
5	38,189	2427.8	− 2528	−100.2	× 107 / 447	−24
6	38,191	2459.3	− 2552	−92.7	× 112 / 447	−23.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,090	2409.0	− 2436	−27	× 118 / 478	−6.7
4	39,093	2422.7	− 2485	−62.3	× 106 / 478	−13.8
5	39,094	2428.4	− 2528	−99.6	× 142 / 478	−29.6
6	39,096	2465.5	− 2552	−86.5	× 112 / 478	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,112	2410.0	− 2436	−26	× 113 / 421	−7
4	39,113	2425.3	− 2485	−59.7	× 101 / 421	−14.3
5	39,116	2453.5	− 2528	−74.5	× 95 / 421	−16.8
6	39,117	2488.0	− 2552	−64	× 112 / 421	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,256	2389.3	− 2436	−46.7	× 104 / 420	−11.6
4	39,257	2417.5	− 2485	−67.5	× 115 / 420	−18.5
5	39,258	2449.6	− 2528	−78.4	× 101 / 420	−18.9
6	39,259	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 100 / 420	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,019	2334.5	− 2436	−101.5	× 103 / 416	−25.1
4	39,020	2394.0	− 2485	−91	× 102 / 416	−22.3
5	39,021	2390.0	− 2528	−138	× 100 / 416	−33.2
6	39,022	2438.4	− 2552	−113.6	× 111 / 416	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,072	2379.7	− 2436	−56.3	× 101 / 390	−14.6
4	39,073	2397.6	− 2485	−87.4	× 96 / 390	−21.5
5	39,074	2420.0	− 2528	−108	× 93 / 390	−25.8
6	39,075	2443.0	− 2552	−109	× 100 / 390	−27.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,900	2382.6	− 2436	−53.4	× 99 / 389	−13.6
4	38,901	2429.1	− 2485	−55.9	× 101 / 389	−14.5
5	38,902	2416.5	− 2528	−111.5	× 93 / 389	−26.7
6	38,903	2453.6	− 2552	−98.4	× 96 / 389	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,671	2384.8	− 2436	−51.2	× 92 / 387	−12.2
4	38,672	2413.9	− 2485	−71.1	× 100 / 387	−18.4
5	38,673	2425.2	− 2528	−102.8	× 100 / 387	−26.6
6	38,674	2418.8	− 2552	−133.2	× 95 / 387	−32.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,608	2372.6	− 2436	−63.4	× 93 / 384	−15.4
4	38,609	2420.2	− 2485	−64.8	× 93 / 384	−15.7
5	38,610	2414.7	− 2528	−113.3	× 96 / 384	−28.3
6	38,611	2443.0	− 2552	−109	× 102 / 384	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −91, −78, −70, −55, −67, −111, −90, −79, −90, −88 → −81.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 44 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 15.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.2 × 2.66 = 40.4. Upper limit −41.5, lower limit −122.3.

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.