Loma Vista 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 3 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 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, 127 of the 231 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2436. 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 20 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 44 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 39 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 74 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	46,088	2368.8	− 2436	−67.2	× 71 / 312	−15.3
4	46,089	2379.5	− 2485	−105.5	× 77 / 312	−26
5	46,092	2413.6	− 2528	−114.4	× 80 / 312	−29.3
6	46,093	2439.4	− 2552	−112.6	× 84 / 312	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,790	2378.7	− 2436	−57.3	× 88 / 319	−15.8
4	42,792	2398.8	− 2485	−86.2	× 75 / 319	−20.3
5	42,794	2437.6	− 2528	−90.4	× 76 / 319	−21.5
6	42,795	2454.1	− 2552	−97.9	× 80 / 319	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,864	2371.8	− 2436	−64.2	× 72 / 332	−13.9
4	43,867	2397.4	− 2485	−87.6	× 93 / 332	−24.5
5	43,869	2429.9	− 2528	−98.1	× 75 / 332	−22.2
6	43,871	2434.7	− 2552	−117.3	× 92 / 332	−32.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,882	2389.7	− 2436	−46.3	× 71 / 335	−9.8
4	43,883	2399.6	− 2485	−85.4	× 84 / 335	−21.4
5	43,886	2434.6	− 2528	−93.4	× 103 / 335	−28.7
6	43,887	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 77 / 335	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,013	2390.1	− 2436	−45.9	× 87 / 329	−12.1
4	44,014	2421.4	− 2485	−63.6	× 71 / 329	−13.7
5	44,015	2446.8	− 2528	−81.2	× 89 / 329	−22
6	44,016	2462.5	− 2552	−89.5	× 82 / 329	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,763	2356.0	− 2436	−80	× 75 / 286	−21
4	43,764	2400.8	− 2485	−84.2	× 63 / 286	−18.5
5	43,765	2411.3	− 2528	−116.7	× 71 / 286	−29
6	43,766	2437.5	− 2552	−114.5	× 77 / 286	−30.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,755	2354.4	− 2436	−81.6	× 61 / 270	−18.4
4	43,756	2363.7	− 2485	−121.3	× 74 / 270	−33.2
5	43,757	2407.8	− 2528	−120.2	× 65 / 270	−28.9
6	43,758	2418.1	− 2552	−133.9	× 70 / 270	−34.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,577	2361.0	− 2436	−75	× 52 / 242	−16.1
4	43,578	2382.6	− 2485	−102.4	× 60 / 242	−25.4
5	43,579	2394.0	− 2528	−134	× 68 / 242	−37.7
6	43,580	2420.9	− 2552	−131.1	× 62 / 242	−33.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,326	2348.2	− 2436	−87.8	× 61 / 243	−22
4	43,327	2387.0	− 2485	−98	× 54 / 243	−21.8
5	43,328	2401.4	− 2528	−126.6	× 57 / 243	−29.7
6	43,329	2411.6	− 2552	−140.4	× 71 / 243	−41
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,212	2378.3	− 2436	−57.7	× 59 / 231	−14.7
4	43,213	2384.2	− 2485	−100.8	× 61 / 231	−26.6
5	43,214	2406.6	− 2528	−121.4	× 53 / 231	−27.9
6	43,215	2425.6	− 2552	−126.4	× 58 / 231	−31.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −101, −82, −93, −73, −70, −99, −115, −113, −115, −101 → −96.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 12.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.9 × 2.66 = 34.3. Upper limit −61.9, lower limit −130.5.

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.