Monte Bella 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, 139 of the 445 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 just under the grade 4 bar. 2477 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2540 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 63 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 69 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 74 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 100 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 43 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 10 points under the grade 4 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	45,359	2332.3	− 2436	−103.7	× 89 / 293	−31.5
4	45,362	2387.6	− 2485	−97.4	× 77 / 293	−25.6
5	45,363	2424.3	− 2528	−103.7	× 68 / 293	−24.1
6	45,366	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 59 / 293	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,062	2373.1	− 2436	−62.9	× 79 / 321	−15.5
4	42,064	2393.0	− 2485	−92	× 100 / 321	−28.7
5	42,066	2416.4	− 2528	−111.6	× 72 / 321	−25
6	42,067	2455.7	− 2552	−96.3	× 70 / 321	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,102	2379.9	− 2436	−56.1	× 99 / 340	−16.3
4	43,105	2397.6	− 2485	−87.4	× 93 / 340	−23.9
5	43,106	2431.1	− 2528	−96.9	× 101 / 340	−28.8
6	43,108	2451.0	− 2552	−101	× 47 / 340	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,110	2386.6	− 2436	−49.4	× 105 / 399	−13
4	43,111	2447.9	− 2485	−37.1	× 103 / 399	−9.6
5	43,114	2446.8	− 2528	−81.2	× 89 / 399	−18.1
6	43,115	2473.6	− 2552	−78.4	× 102 / 399	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,233	2400.9	− 2436	−35.1	× 114 / 415	−9.6
4	43,234	2419.2	− 2485	−65.8	× 101 / 415	−16
5	43,235	2439.4	− 2528	−88.6	× 108 / 415	−23.1
6	43,236	2484.5	− 2552	−67.5	× 92 / 415	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,973	2383.2	− 2436	−52.8	× 126 / 453	−14.7
4	42,974	2422.0	− 2485	−63	× 96 / 453	−13.4
5	42,975	2459.3	− 2528	−68.7	× 130 / 453	−19.7
6	42,976	2497.6	− 2552	−54.4	× 101 / 453	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,981	2390.8	− 2436	−45.2	× 119 / 478	−11.3
4	42,982	2402.4	− 2485	−82.6	× 128 / 478	−22.1
5	42,983	2468.1	− 2528	−59.9	× 94 / 478	−11.8
6	42,984	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 137 / 478	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,809	2406.8	− 2436	−29.2	× 108 / 448	−7
4	42,810	2431.1	− 2485	−53.9	× 123 / 448	−14.8
5	42,811	2453.6	− 2528	−74.4	× 129 / 448	−21.4
6	42,812	2535.3	− 2552	−16.7	× 88 / 448	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,564	2411.5	− 2436	−24.5	× 104 / 464	−5.5
4	42,565	2431.2	− 2485	−53.8	× 112 / 464	−13
5	42,566	2489.9	− 2528	−38.1	× 122 / 464	−10
6	42,567	2503.5	− 2552	−48.5	× 126 / 464	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,468	2411.7	− 2436	−24.3	× 106 / 445	−5.8
4	42,469	2431.6	− 2485	−53.4	× 101 / 445	−12.1
5	42,470	2476.6	− 2528	−51.4	× 115 / 445	−13.3
6	42,471	2539.5	− 2552	−12.5	× 123 / 445	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −98, −90, −83, −61, −64, −60, −61, −47, −42, −35 → −64.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 7.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.9 × 2.66 = 21. Upper limit −43.1, lower limit −85.1.

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.