Rose Ferrero 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, 96 of the 275 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2436 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2486 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2530 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2562 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 46 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 51 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 27 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 13 students 29 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	46,642	2373.7	− 2436	−62.3	× 74 / 298	−15.5
4	46,643	2398.1	− 2485	−86.9	× 86 / 298	−25.1
5	46,646	2426.5	− 2528	−101.5	× 79 / 298	−26.9
6	46,647	2455.1	− 2552	−96.9	× 59 / 298	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,362	2387.6	− 2436	−48.4	× 72 / 304	−11.5
4	43,363	2423.9	− 2485	−61.1	× 75 / 304	−15.1
5	43,365	2461.8	− 2528	−66.2	× 79 / 304	−17.2
6	43,367	2467.6	− 2552	−84.4	× 78 / 304	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,429	2385.8	− 2436	−50.2	× 74 / 317	−11.7
4	44,431	2404.5	− 2485	−80.5	× 81 / 317	−20.6
5	44,433	2457.5	− 2528	−70.5	× 82 / 317	−18.2
6	44,435	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 80 / 317	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,440	2387.8	− 2436	−48.2	× 66 / 311	−10.2
4	44,441	2412.4	− 2485	−72.6	× 74 / 311	−17.3
5	44,444	2453.1	− 2528	−74.9	× 89 / 311	−21.4
6	44,445	2499.1	− 2552	−52.9	× 82 / 311	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,581	2394.0	− 2436	−42	× 58 / 285	−8.5
4	44,582	2435.2	− 2485	−49.8	× 59 / 285	−10.3
5	44,583	2464.8	− 2528	−63.2	× 84 / 285	−18.6
6	44,584	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 84 / 285	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,335	2408.8	− 2436	−27.2	× 52 / 210	−6.7
4	44,336	2420.2	− 2485	−64.8	× 52 / 210	−16
5	44,337	2485.8	− 2528	−42.2	× 53 / 210	−10.7
6	44,338	2489.9	− 2552	−62.1	× 53 / 210	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,319	2399.3	− 2436	−36.7	× 67 / 218	−11.3
4	44,320	2451.9	− 2485	−33.1	× 54 / 218	−8.2
5	44,321	2501.7	− 2528	−26.3	× 49 / 218	−5.9
6	44,322	2511.2	− 2552	−40.8	× 48 / 218	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,151	2427.6	− 2436	−8.4	× 62 / 236	−2.2
4	44,152	2442.6	− 2485	−42.4	× 65 / 236	−11.7
5	44,153	2497.4	− 2528	−30.6	× 54 / 236	−7
6	44,154	2523.8	− 2552	−28.2	× 55 / 236	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,886	2442.3	− 2436	6.3	× 76 / 262	1.8
4	43,887	2465.0	− 2485	−20	× 65 / 262	−5
5	43,888	2490.3	− 2528	−37.7	× 65 / 262	−9.4
6	43,889	2526.5	− 2552	−25.5	× 56 / 262	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,756	2435.7	− 2436	−0.3	× 73 / 275	−0.1
4	43,757	2486.2	− 2485	1.2	× 74 / 275	0.3
5	43,758	2530.4	− 2528	2.4	× 64 / 275	0.6
6	43,759	2562.1	− 2552	10.1	× 64 / 275	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −87, −65, −70, −63, −54, −49, −34, −27, −18, 3 → −46.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit −16.9, lower limit −75.9.

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.