Lee Vining 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, 14 of the 25 students who took the math test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 2368 vs. 2436.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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
5	45,189	2460.3	− 2528	−67.7	× 16 / 31	−34.9
6	45,192	2531.3	− 2552	−20.7	× 15 / 31	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,889	2336.5	− 2436	−99.5	× 12 / 57	−20.9
5	41,894	2452.0	− 2528	−76	× 11 / 57	−14.7
6	41,896	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 19 / 57	−11.7
7	41,898	2524.9	− 2567	−42.1	× 15 / 57	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	42,933	2377.3	− 2485	−107.7	× 11 / 54	−21.9
6	42,937	2510.9	− 2552	−41.1	× 12 / 54	−9.1
7	42,938	2521.8	− 2567	−45.2	× 16 / 54	−13.4
8	42,940	2527.7	− 2586	−58.3	× 15 / 54	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	42,942	2542.5	− 2567	−24.5	× 12 / 28	−10.5
8	42,943	2526.3	− 2586	−59.7	× 16 / 28	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	43,059	2443.8	− 2552	−108.2	× 11 / 23	−51.7
8	43,061	2542.3	− 2586	−43.7	× 12 / 23	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,926	2407.1	− 2436	−28.9	× 12 / 35	−9.9
4	41,927	2458.0	− 2485	−27	× 11 / 35	−8.5
8	41,931	2508.9	− 2586	−77.1	× 12 / 35	−26.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,791	2422.1	− 2436	−13.9	× 12 / 35	−4.8
4	42,792	2452.7	− 2485	−32.3	× 11 / 35	−10.2
5	42,793	2487.3	− 2528	−40.7	× 12 / 35	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,804	2425.0	− 2436	−11	× 13 / 47	−3
4	42,805	2483.4	− 2485	−1.6	× 11 / 47	−0.4
5	42,806	2452.4	− 2528	−75.6	× 11 / 47	−17.7
6	42,807	2517.5	− 2552	−34.5	× 12 / 47	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	42,630	2490.2	− 2485	5.2	× 13 / 48	1.4
5	42,631	2484.3	− 2528	−43.7	× 11 / 48	−10
6	42,632	2474.5	− 2552	−77.5	× 13 / 48	−21
7	42,633	2537.7	− 2567	−29.3	× 11 / 48	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	42,382	2498.1	− 2528	−29.9	× 13 / 47	−8.3
6	42,383	2498.8	− 2552	−53.2	× 11 / 47	−12.5
7	42,384	2505.0	− 2567	−62	× 12 / 47	−15.8
8	42,385	2530.8	− 2586	−55.2	× 11 / 47	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,284	2368.4	− 2436	−67.6	× 14 / 25	−37.9
5	42,286	2454.1	− 2528	−73.9	× 11 / 25	−32.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −45, −58, −61, −45, −75, −45, −29, −30, −36, −49, −70 → −49.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 30 · 2019→2021: 30 · 2021→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 21 → 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 −9.8, lower limit −89.

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.