Chualar 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 8.

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, 95 of the 152 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 11 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 13 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 17 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 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	45,584	2455.5	− 2436	19.5	× 37 / 224	3.2
4	45,585	2439.1	− 2485	−45.9	× 40 / 224	−8.2
5	45,587	2457.3	− 2528	−70.7	× 48 / 224	−15.2
6	45,590	2490.2	− 2552	−61.8	× 35 / 224	−9.7
7	45,591	2513.5	− 2567	−53.5	× 37 / 224	−8.8
8	45,593	2504.9	− 2586	−81.1	× 27 / 224	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,289	2438.3	− 2436	2.3	× 28 / 226	0.3
4	42,292	2436.2	− 2485	−48.8	× 37 / 226	−8
5	42,293	2468.6	− 2528	−59.4	× 41 / 226	−10.8
6	42,296	2461.5	− 2552	−90.5	× 49 / 226	−19.6
7	42,297	2537.1	− 2567	−29.9	× 35 / 226	−4.6
8	42,300	2542.2	− 2586	−43.8	× 36 / 226	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,347	2415.5	− 2436	−20.5	× 38 / 224	−3.5
4	43,349	2433.7	− 2485	−51.3	× 33 / 224	−7.6
5	43,351	2490.9	− 2528	−37.1	× 33 / 224	−5.5
6	43,352	2518.6	− 2552	−33.4	× 41 / 224	−6.1
7	43,355	2505.5	− 2567	−61.5	× 43 / 224	−11.8
8	43,357	2548.2	− 2586	−37.8	× 36 / 224	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,364	2465.3	− 2436	29.3	× 33 / 207	4.7
4	43,365	2455.9	− 2485	−29.1	× 33 / 207	−4.6
5	43,368	2440.1	− 2528	−87.9	× 31 / 207	−13.2
6	43,369	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 29 / 207	−6.1
7	43,372	2566.1	− 2567	−0.9	× 39 / 207	−0.2
8	43,373	2481.1	− 2586	−104.9	× 42 / 207	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,489	2434.3	− 2436	−1.7	× 31 / 200	−0.3
4	43,490	2477.2	− 2485	−7.8	× 37 / 200	−1.4
5	43,491	2466.1	− 2528	−61.9	× 35 / 200	−10.8
6	43,492	2520.5	− 2552	−31.5	× 31 / 200	−4.9
7	43,493	2520.8	− 2567	−46.2	× 30 / 200	−6.9
8	43,494	2566.0	− 2586	−20	× 36 / 200	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,193	2436.0	− 2436	0	× 29 / 176	0
4	43,194	2417.6	− 2485	−67.4	× 30 / 176	−11.5
5	43,195	2434.4	− 2528	−93.6	× 33 / 176	−17.6
6	43,196	2457.5	− 2552	−94.5	× 25 / 176	−13.4
7	43,197	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 31 / 176	−8.1
8	43,198	2518.5	− 2586	−67.5	× 28 / 176	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,219	2408.8	− 2436	−27.2	× 34 / 182	−5.1
4	43,220	2458.0	− 2485	−27	× 29 / 182	−4.3
5	43,221	2500.0	− 2528	−28	× 29 / 182	−4.5
6	43,222	2444.6	− 2552	−107.4	× 33 / 182	−19.5
7	43,223	2511.9	− 2567	−55.1	× 25 / 182	−7.6
8	43,224	2510.1	− 2586	−75.9	× 32 / 182	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,043	2401.9	− 2436	−34.1	× 26 / 166	−5.3
4	43,044	2454.5	− 2485	−30.5	× 33 / 166	−6.1
5	43,045	2491.9	− 2528	−36.1	× 26 / 166	−5.7
6	43,046	2495.9	− 2552	−56.1	× 28 / 166	−9.5
7	43,047	2466.6	− 2567	−100.4	× 31 / 166	−18.7
8	43,048	2556.5	− 2586	−29.5	× 22 / 166	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,798	2418.7	− 2436	−17.3	× 25 / 154	−2.8
4	42,799	2423.5	− 2485	−61.5	× 23 / 154	−9.2
5	42,800	2465.5	− 2528	−62.5	× 31 / 154	−12.6
6	42,801	2523.7	− 2552	−28.3	× 25 / 154	−4.6
7	42,802	2527.7	− 2567	−39.3	× 24 / 154	−6.1
8	42,803	2516.5	− 2586	−69.5	× 26 / 154	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,694	2370.9	− 2436	−65.1	× 26 / 152	−11.1
4	42,695	2452.6	− 2485	−32.4	× 23 / 152	−4.9
5	42,696	2456.9	− 2528	−71.1	× 25 / 152	−11.7
6	42,697	2472.9	− 2552	−79.1	× 28 / 152	−14.6
7	42,698	2504.7	− 2567	−62.3	× 27 / 152	−11.1
8	42,699	2569.7	− 2586	−16.3	× 23 / 152	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −50, −40, −41, −28, −61, −54, −49, −47, −56 → −47.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit −23.2, lower limit −71.6.

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.