El Capitan 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, 81 of the 172 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2476 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 38 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2528. 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 4th 23 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 23 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 35 students 18 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 4th 28 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students Just 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	44,886	2383.5	− 2436	−52.5	× 53 / 301	−9.2
4	44,887	2397.3	− 2485	−87.7	× 61 / 301	−17.8
5	44,890	2415.0	− 2528	−113	× 48 / 301	−18
6	44,891	2474.7	− 2552	−77.3	× 55 / 301	−14.1
7	44,894	2520.1	− 2567	−46.9	× 32 / 301	−5
8	44,896	2502.6	− 2586	−83.4	× 52 / 301	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,616	2398.0	− 2436	−38	× 46 / 205	−8.5
4	41,618	2405.9	− 2485	−79.1	× 54 / 205	−20.8
5	41,619	2442.1	− 2528	−85.9	× 54 / 205	−22.6
6	41,622	2498.9	− 2552	−53.1	× 51 / 205	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,644	2395.8	− 2436	−40.2	× 54 / 199	−10.9
4	42,646	2432.1	− 2485	−52.9	× 44 / 199	−11.7
5	42,648	2436.7	− 2528	−91.3	× 48 / 199	−22
6	42,651	2528.6	− 2552	−23.4	× 53 / 199	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,656	2389.4	− 2436	−46.6	× 45 / 189	−11.1
4	42,657	2410.0	− 2485	−75	× 48 / 189	−19
5	42,660	2429.7	− 2528	−98.3	× 45 / 189	−23.4
6	42,661	2537.2	− 2552	−14.8	× 51 / 189	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,790	2379.5	− 2436	−56.5	× 44 / 181	−13.7
4	42,791	2430.3	− 2485	−54.7	× 43 / 181	−13
5	42,792	2427.5	− 2528	−100.5	× 48 / 181	−26.7
6	42,793	2537.4	− 2552	−14.6	× 46 / 181	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,658	2360.4	− 2436	−75.6	× 37 / 181	−15.5
4	41,659	2393.3	− 2485	−91.7	× 48 / 181	−24.3
5	41,660	2419.6	− 2528	−108.4	× 52 / 181	−31.1
6	41,661	2439.0	− 2552	−113	× 44 / 181	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,533	2390.8	− 2436	−45.2	× 55 / 201	−12.4
4	42,534	2397.2	− 2485	−87.8	× 43 / 201	−18.8
5	42,535	2452.7	− 2528	−75.3	× 51 / 201	−19.1
6	42,536	2476.4	− 2552	−75.6	× 52 / 201	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,554	2409.8	− 2436	−26.2	× 45 / 193	−6.1
4	42,555	2431.1	− 2485	−53.9	× 49 / 193	−13.7
5	42,556	2426.1	− 2528	−101.9	× 46 / 193	−24.3
6	42,557	2481.3	− 2552	−70.7	× 53 / 193	−19.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,389	2402.6	− 2436	−33.4	× 45 / 193	−7.8
4	42,390	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 49 / 193	−7.6
5	42,391	2440.2	− 2528	−87.8	× 51 / 193	−23.2
6	42,392	2429.4	− 2552	−122.6	× 48 / 193	−30.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,148	2425.5	− 2436	−10.5	× 53 / 193	−2.9
4	42,149	2459.0	− 2485	−26	× 38 / 193	−5.1
5	42,150	2482.4	− 2528	−45.6	× 47 / 193	−11.1
6	42,151	2466.1	− 2552	−85.9	× 55 / 193	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,050	2392.7	− 2436	−43.3	× 32 / 172	−8.1
4	42,051	2443.6	− 2485	−41.4	× 51 / 172	−12.3
5	42,052	2475.9	− 2528	−52.1	× 41 / 172	−12.4
6	42,053	2489.6	− 2552	−62.4	× 48 / 172	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −65, −51, −58, −57, −98, −70, −63, −69, −44, −50 → −64
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 41 · 2021→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 14.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.9 × 2.66 = 39.6. Upper limit −24.4, lower limit −103.6.

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.