Bellevue 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, 118 of the 345 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 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 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 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 54 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 59 students 33 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 30 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 29 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 48 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	43,926	2377.0	− 2436	−59	× 87 / 364	−14.1
4	43,928	2407.7	− 2485	−77.3	× 100 / 364	−21.2
5	43,929	2433.5	− 2528	−94.5	× 78 / 364	−20.3
6	43,932	2455.3	− 2552	−96.7	× 99 / 364	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,622	2390.7	− 2436	−45.3	× 93 / 383	−11
4	40,624	2429.4	− 2485	−55.6	× 98 / 383	−14.2
5	40,626	2442.7	− 2528	−85.3	× 100 / 383	−22.3
6	40,628	2475.9	− 2552	−76.1	× 92 / 383	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,625	2396.9	− 2436	−39.1	× 89 / 361	−9.6
4	41,627	2415.9	− 2485	−69.1	× 81 / 361	−15.5
5	41,629	2446.6	− 2528	−81.4	× 97 / 361	−21.9
6	41,631	2456.9	− 2552	−95.1	× 94 / 361	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,657	2398.3	− 2436	−37.7	× 97 / 369	−9.9
4	41,660	2433.2	− 2485	−51.8	× 88 / 369	−12.4
5	41,661	2464.6	− 2528	−63.4	× 85 / 369	−14.6
6	41,663	2499.4	− 2552	−52.6	× 99 / 369	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,802	2431.6	− 2436	−4.4	× 99 / 372	−1.2
4	41,803	2415.7	− 2485	−69.3	× 94 / 372	−17.5
5	41,804	2457.9	− 2528	−70.1	× 80 / 372	−15.1
6	41,805	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 99 / 372	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,549	2416.0	− 2436	−20	× 93 / 378	−4.9
4	41,550	2435.8	− 2485	−49.2	× 96 / 378	−12.5
5	41,551	2457.4	− 2528	−70.6	× 83 / 378	−15.5
6	41,552	2509.5	− 2552	−42.5	× 106 / 378	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,580	2420.9	− 2436	−15.1	× 104 / 360	−4.4
4	41,581	2444.2	− 2485	−40.8	× 87 / 360	−9.9
5	41,582	2479.1	− 2528	−48.9	× 90 / 360	−12.2
6	41,583	2433.1	− 2552	−118.9	× 79 / 360	−26.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,415	2411.6	− 2436	−24.4	× 100 / 365	−6.7
4	41,416	2414.9	− 2485	−70.1	× 93 / 365	−17.9
5	41,417	2485.7	− 2528	−42.3	× 86 / 365	−10
6	41,418	2464.7	− 2552	−87.3	× 86 / 365	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,178	2411.4	− 2436	−24.6	× 82 / 354	−5.7
4	41,179	2432.0	− 2485	−53	× 90 / 354	−13.5
5	41,180	2458.8	− 2528	−69.2	× 92 / 354	−18
6	41,181	2486.3	− 2552	−65.7	× 90 / 354	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,084	2390.6	− 2436	−45.4	× 84 / 345	−11.1
4	41,085	2433.2	− 2485	−51.8	× 78 / 345	−11.7
5	41,086	2465.2	− 2528	−62.8	× 93 / 345	−16.9
6	41,087	2458.3	− 2552	−93.7	× 90 / 345	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −82, −66, −72, −51, −56, −45, −53, −55, −54, −64 → −59.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit −36.1, lower limit −83.5.

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.