Lynwood 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 5.

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, 31 of the 113 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 30 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 100 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	42,328	2418.3	− 2436	−17.7	× 52 / 191	−4.8
4	42,329	2471.7	− 2485	−13.3	× 68 / 191	−4.7
5	42,331	2507.9	− 2528	−20.1	× 71 / 191	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,137	2392.3	− 2436	−43.7	× 48 / 180	−11.7
4	39,140	2487.1	− 2485	2.1	× 67 / 180	0.8
5	39,141	2491.1	− 2528	−36.9	× 65 / 180	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,121	2398.3	− 2436	−37.7	× 47 / 186	−9.5
4	40,123	2474.6	− 2485	−10.4	× 65 / 186	−3.6
5	40,125	2508.1	− 2528	−19.9	× 74 / 186	−7.9
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	40,146	2422.9	− 2436	−13.1	× 41 / 180	−3
4	40,147	2473.6	− 2485	−11.4	× 70 / 180	−4.4
5	40,150	2480.5	− 2528	−47.5	× 69 / 180	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,297	2375.9	− 2436	−60.1	× 44 / 125	−21.2
4	40,298	2409.4	− 2485	−75.6	× 38 / 125	−23
5	40,299	2435.7	− 2528	−92.3	× 43 / 125	−31.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,264	2397.8	− 2436	−38.2	× 41 / 123	−12.7
4	39,265	2392.3	− 2485	−92.7	× 38 / 123	−28.6
5	39,266	2424.3	− 2528	−103.7	× 44 / 123	−37.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,074	2419.2	− 2436	−16.8	× 39 / 108	−6.1
4	40,075	2442.7	− 2485	−42.3	× 38 / 108	−14.9
5	40,076	2456.8	− 2528	−71.2	× 31 / 108	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,123	2402.3	− 2436	−33.7	× 41 / 120	−11.5
4	40,124	2463.3	− 2485	−21.7	× 38 / 120	−6.9
5	40,125	2442.4	− 2528	−85.6	× 41 / 120	−29.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,938	2399.8	− 2436	−36.2	× 40 / 112	−12.9
4	39,939	2456.6	− 2485	−28.4	× 36 / 112	−9.1
5	39,940	2482.0	− 2528	−46	× 36 / 112	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,711	2400.0	− 2436	−36	× 35 / 110	−11.5
4	39,712	2478.1	− 2485	−6.9	× 40 / 110	−2.5
5	39,713	2486.8	− 2528	−41.2	× 35 / 110	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,619	2401.6	− 2436	−34.4	× 45 / 113	−13.7
4	39,620	2454.5	− 2485	−30.5	× 30 / 113	−8.1
5	39,621	2512.4	− 2528	−15.6	× 38 / 113	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, −24, −21, −26, −76, −78, −41, −48, −37, −27, −27 → −38.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 50 · 2019→2021: 2 · 2021→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit −3.3, lower limit −73.5.

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.