Schendel 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, 105 of the 233 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 44 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 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 28 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 28 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 45 students 26 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 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 51 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	44,899	2409.1	− 2436	−26.9	× 86 / 460	−5
4	44,902	2434.5	− 2485	−50.5	× 57 / 460	−6.3
5	44,903	2448.0	− 2528	−80	× 77 / 460	−13.4
6	44,906	2483.2	− 2552	−68.8	× 94 / 460	−14.1
7	44,907	2509.6	− 2567	−57.4	× 70 / 460	−8.7
8	44,910	2565.6	− 2586	−20.4	× 76 / 460	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,625	2407.1	− 2436	−28.9	× 63 / 292	−6.2
4	41,627	2465.4	− 2485	−19.6	× 80 / 292	−5.4
5	41,629	2450.6	− 2528	−77.4	× 69 / 292	−18.3
6	41,631	2517.6	− 2552	−34.4	× 80 / 292	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,654	2398.2	− 2436	−37.8	× 67 / 290	−8.7
4	42,657	2444.3	− 2485	−40.7	× 66 / 290	−9.3
5	42,659	2462.5	− 2528	−65.5	× 89 / 290	−20.1
6	42,660	2492.0	− 2552	−60	× 68 / 290	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,666	2388.3	− 2436	−47.7	× 74 / 297	−11.9
4	42,667	2437.9	− 2485	−47.1	× 69 / 297	−10.9
5	42,670	2449.4	− 2528	−78.6	× 68 / 297	−18
6	42,671	2499.7	− 2552	−52.3	× 86 / 297	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,800	2406.3	− 2436	−29.7	× 68 / 288	−7
4	42,801	2430.9	− 2485	−54.1	× 79 / 288	−14.8
5	42,802	2460.0	− 2528	−68	× 69 / 288	−16.3
6	42,803	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 72 / 288	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,668	2352.0	− 2436	−84	× 67 / 252	−22.3
4	41,669	2422.1	− 2485	−62.9	× 52 / 252	−13
5	41,670	2430.7	− 2528	−97.3	× 58 / 252	−22.4
6	41,671	2424.2	− 2552	−127.8	× 75 / 252	−38
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,543	2366.5	− 2436	−69.5	× 61 / 238	−17.8
4	42,544	2402.1	− 2485	−82.9	× 66 / 238	−23
5	42,545	2450.1	− 2528	−77.9	× 54 / 238	−17.7
6	42,546	2438.5	− 2552	−113.5	× 57 / 238	−27.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,564	2396.8	− 2436	−39.2	× 57 / 239	−9.3
4	42,565	2433.4	− 2485	−51.6	× 54 / 239	−11.7
5	42,566	2438.5	− 2528	−89.5	× 67 / 239	−25.1
6	42,567	2443.9	− 2552	−108.1	× 61 / 239	−27.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,399	2369.3	− 2436	−66.7	× 59 / 241	−16.3
4	42,400	2442.7	− 2485	−42.3	× 54 / 241	−9.5
5	42,401	2443.5	− 2528	−84.5	× 57 / 241	−20
6	42,402	2432.6	− 2552	−119.4	× 71 / 241	−35.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,158	2419.2	− 2436	−16.8	× 56 / 225	−4.2
4	42,159	2433.0	− 2485	−52	× 57 / 225	−13.2
5	42,160	2464.4	− 2528	−63.6	× 57 / 225	−16.1
6	42,161	2499.1	− 2552	−52.9	× 55 / 225	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,060	2409.4	− 2436	−26.6	× 58 / 233	−6.6
4	42,061	2442.4	− 2485	−42.6	× 60 / 233	−11
5	42,062	2441.3	− 2528	−86.7	× 55 / 233	−20.5
6	42,063	2472.3	− 2552	−79.7	× 60 / 233	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −39, −52, −56, −54, −96, −86, −74, −81, −46, −59 → −63.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 42 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 35 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 15
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15 × 2.66 = 39.9. Upper limit −23.2, lower limit −103.

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.