James B. Davidson Middle: 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, 349 of the 1028 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2503 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2552. 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 6th 236 students 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 213 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 230 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 6th 130 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 116 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 103 students 36 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
6	42,579	2501.0	− 2552	−51	× 372 / 1067	−17.8
7	42,582	2507.2	− 2567	−59.8	× 356 / 1067	−20
8	42,583	2529.2	− 2586	−56.8	× 339 / 1067	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	39,340	2487.2	− 2552	−64.8	× 395 / 1141	−22.4
7	39,342	2518.4	− 2567	−48.6	× 383 / 1141	−16.3
8	39,343	2537.7	− 2586	−48.3	× 363 / 1141	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	40,348	2487.7	− 2552	−64.3	× 414 / 1164	−22.9
7	40,350	2507.2	− 2567	−59.8	× 382 / 1164	−19.6
8	40,352	2532.8	− 2586	−53.2	× 368 / 1164	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	40,366	2495.3	− 2552	−56.7	× 383 / 1176	−18.5
7	40,367	2499.2	− 2567	−67.8	× 410 / 1176	−23.6
8	40,370	2521.0	− 2586	−65	× 383 / 1176	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	40,515	2503.4	− 2552	−48.6	× 396 / 1183	−16.3
7	40,516	2499.4	− 2567	−67.6	× 391 / 1183	−22.3
8	40,517	2519.8	− 2586	−66.2	× 396 / 1183	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	39,446	2480.1	− 2552	−71.9	× 337 / 1042	−23.3
7	39,447	2485.2	− 2567	−81.8	× 362 / 1042	−28.4
8	39,448	2491.2	− 2586	−94.8	× 343 / 1042	−31.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	40,284	2498.8	− 2552	−53.2	× 332 / 1048	−16.9
7	40,285	2492.3	− 2567	−74.7	× 354 / 1048	−25.2
8	40,286	2502.6	− 2586	−83.4	× 362 / 1048	−28.8
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
6	40,333	2466.6	− 2552	−85.4	× 354 / 1051	−28.8
7	40,334	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 340 / 1051	−24
8	40,335	2498.1	− 2586	−87.9	× 357 / 1051	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	40,152	2475.3	− 2552	−76.7	× 340 / 1055	−24.7
7	40,153	2490.2	− 2567	−76.8	× 348 / 1055	−25.3
8	40,154	2515.0	− 2586	−71	× 367 / 1055	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	39,931	2469.8	− 2552	−82.2	× 335 / 1020	−27
7	39,932	2496.7	− 2567	−70.3	× 338 / 1020	−23.3
8	39,933	2520.7	− 2586	−65.3	× 347 / 1020	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	39,835	2482.7	− 2552	−69.3	× 366 / 1028	−24.7
7	39,836	2502.5	− 2567	−64.5	× 329 / 1028	−20.6
8	39,837	2533.6	− 2586	−52.4	× 333 / 1028	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −54, −59, −63, −61, −83, −71, −83, −75, −73, −62 → −67.3
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −46, lower limit −88.6.

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.