Vista Verde Middle: 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 4 bar

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, 323 of the 730 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 7th 201 students 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 206 students 35 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 7th 158 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 165 students 44 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
6	45,663	2453.1	− 2552	−98.9	× 351 / 1001	−34.7
7	45,666	2459.8	− 2567	−107.2	× 341 / 1001	−36.5
8	45,667	2467.3	− 2586	−118.7	× 309 / 1001	−36.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	42,368	2427.6	− 2552	−124.4	× 346 / 1032	−41.7
7	42,370	2445.2	− 2567	−121.8	× 345 / 1032	−40.7
8	42,372	2471.8	− 2586	−114.2	× 341 / 1032	−37.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	43,427	2444.7	− 2552	−107.3	× 397 / 1084	−39.3
7	43,429	2431.5	− 2567	−135.5	× 340 / 1084	−42.5
8	43,430	2473.9	− 2586	−112.1	× 347 / 1084	−35.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	43,449	2431.7	− 2552	−120.3	× 400 / 1123	−42.8
7	43,452	2448.4	− 2567	−118.6	× 393 / 1123	−41.5
8	43,453	2450.7	− 2586	−135.3	× 330 / 1123	−39.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	43,587	2450.1	− 2567	−116.9	× 378 / 762	−58
8	43,588	2475.9	− 2586	−110.1	× 384 / 762	−55.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	43,299	2431.7	− 2567	−135.3	× 346 / 684	−68.4
8	43,300	2461.8	− 2586	−124.2	× 338 / 684	−61.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−130

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	43,319	2434.3	− 2567	−132.7	× 333 / 674	−65.6
8	43,320	2436.5	− 2586	−149.5	× 341 / 674	−75.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	43,143	2448.0	− 2567	−119	× 318 / 651	−58.1
8	43,144	2447.9	− 2586	−138.1	× 333 / 651	−70.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−129

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	42,898	2429.3	− 2567	−137.7	× 383 / 695	−75.9
8	42,899	2450.9	− 2586	−135.1	× 312 / 695	−60.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	42,792	2455.9	− 2567	−111.1	× 359 / 730	−54.6
8	42,793	2448.5	− 2586	−137.5	× 371 / 730	−69.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −108, −120, −118, −124, −113, −130, −141, −129, −137, −125 → −124.5
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −97.6, lower limit −151.4.

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.