Cesar E. Chavez 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, 160 of the 353 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 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 3rd 24 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 56 students 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 82 students 12 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 32 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 44 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 34 students 15 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	45,437	2373.5	− 2436	−62.5	× 142 / 495	−17.9
4	45,440	2389.8	− 2485	−95.2	× 115 / 495	−22.1
5	45,441	2452.4	− 2528	−75.6	× 118 / 495	−18
6	45,444	2439.0	− 2552	−113	× 120 / 495	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,142	2413.1	− 2436	−22.9	× 104 / 478	−5
4	42,144	2411.8	− 2485	−73.2	× 142 / 478	−21.7
5	42,145	2427.9	− 2528	−100.1	× 118 / 478	−24.7
6	42,148	2456.7	− 2552	−95.3	× 114 / 478	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,183	2418.5	− 2436	−17.5	× 121 / 490	−4.3
4	43,185	2449.8	− 2485	−35.2	× 106 / 490	−7.6
5	43,186	2439.6	− 2528	−88.4	× 142 / 490	−25.6
6	43,189	2444.3	− 2552	−107.7	× 121 / 490	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,190	2429.1	− 2436	−6.9	× 111 / 472	−1.6
4	43,191	2448.3	− 2485	−36.7	× 121 / 472	−9.4
5	43,194	2469.8	− 2528	−58.2	× 99 / 472	−12.2
6	43,195	2452.9	− 2552	−99.1	× 141 / 472	−29.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,313	2434.6	− 2436	−1.4	× 102 / 422	−0.3
4	43,314	2440.2	− 2485	−44.8	× 103 / 422	−10.9
5	43,315	2483.1	− 2528	−44.9	× 121 / 422	−12.9
6	43,316	2477.7	− 2552	−74.3	× 96 / 422	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,053	2381.0	− 2436	−55	× 84 / 390	−11.8
4	43,054	2397.0	− 2485	−88	× 100 / 390	−22.6
5	43,055	2415.9	− 2528	−112.1	× 97 / 390	−27.9
6	43,056	2473.3	− 2552	−78.7	× 109 / 390	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,071	2384.5	− 2436	−51.5	× 111 / 396	−14.4
4	43,072	2415.3	− 2485	−69.7	× 86 / 396	−15.1
5	43,073	2437.7	− 2528	−90.3	× 103 / 396	−23.5
6	43,074	2438.5	− 2552	−113.5	× 96 / 396	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,899	2400.7	− 2436	−35.3	× 93 / 421	−7.8
4	42,900	2416.8	− 2485	−68.2	× 118 / 421	−19.1
5	42,901	2427.3	− 2528	−100.7	× 97 / 421	−23.2
6	42,902	2467.0	− 2552	−85	× 113 / 421	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,654	2410.3	− 2436	−25.7	× 81 / 388	−5.4
4	42,655	2425.0	− 2485	−60	× 94 / 388	−14.5
5	42,656	2450.6	− 2528	−77.4	× 122 / 388	−24.3
6	42,657	2475.0	− 2552	−77	× 91 / 388	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,548	2412.3	− 2436	−23.7	× 56 / 353	−3.8
4	42,549	2431.5	− 2485	−53.5	× 81 / 353	−12.3
5	42,550	2452.5	− 2528	−75.5	× 100 / 353	−21.4
6	42,551	2487.9	− 2552	−64.1	× 116 / 353	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −85, −74, −64, −53, −41, −84, −81, −73, −62, −58 → −67.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 43 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 12.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.6 × 2.66 = 33.5. Upper limit −34, lower limit −101.

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.