Shearer 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, 163 of the 296 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 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 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.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436. 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 3rd 21 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 33 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 18 students 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 20 students 12 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 35 students 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 19 students 89 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	46,996	2368.7	− 2436	−67.3	× 94 / 260	−24.3
4	46,997	2423.8	− 2485	−61.2	× 93 / 260	−21.9
5	47,000	2462.8	− 2528	−65.2	× 73 / 260	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,702	2407.7	− 2436	−28.3	× 86 / 273	−8.9
4	43,704	2414.1	− 2485	−70.9	× 94 / 273	−24.4
5	43,705	2443.8	− 2528	−84.2	× 93 / 273	−28.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,776	2389.1	− 2436	−46.9	× 76 / 256	−13.9
4	44,779	2435.7	− 2485	−49.3	× 86 / 256	−16.6
5	44,781	2422.2	− 2528	−105.8	× 94 / 256	−38.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,788	2380.8	− 2436	−55.2	× 82 / 239	−18.9
4	44,789	2416.2	− 2485	−68.8	× 75 / 239	−21.6
5	44,792	2452.2	− 2528	−75.8	× 82 / 239	−26
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,914	2393.3	− 2436	−42.7	× 70 / 224	−13.3
4	44,915	2432.0	− 2485	−53	× 79 / 224	−18.7
5	44,916	2437.6	− 2528	−90.4	× 75 / 224	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,665	2378.0	− 2436	−58	× 65 / 243	−15.5
4	44,666	2375.9	− 2485	−109.1	× 63 / 243	−28.3
5	44,667	2440.8	− 2528	−87.2	× 82 / 243	−29.4
6	44,668	2421.2	− 2552	−130.8	× 33 / 243	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,640	2377.0	− 2436	−59	× 59 / 266	−13.1
4	44,641	2377.7	− 2485	−107.3	× 63 / 266	−25.4
5	44,642	2414.7	− 2528	−113.3	× 58 / 266	−24.7
6	44,643	2412.8	− 2552	−139.2	× 54 / 266	−28.3
7	44,644	2448.3	− 2567	−118.7	× 32 / 266	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,478	2373.5	− 2436	−62.5	× 52 / 298	−10.9
4	44,479	2388.2	− 2485	−96.8	× 62 / 298	−20.1
5	44,480	2414.0	− 2528	−114	× 64 / 298	−24.5
6	44,481	2396.2	− 2552	−155.8	× 46 / 298	−24
7	44,482	2432.9	− 2567	−134.1	× 52 / 298	−23.4
8	44,483	2410.0	− 2586	−176	× 22 / 298	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,212	2357.5	− 2436	−78.5	× 48 / 295	−12.8
4	44,213	2398.0	− 2485	−87	× 54 / 295	−15.9
5	44,214	2422.9	− 2528	−105.1	× 62 / 295	−22.1
6	44,215	2393.1	− 2552	−158.9	× 49 / 295	−26.4
7	44,216	2411.3	− 2567	−155.7	× 38 / 295	−20.1
8	44,217	2441.3	− 2586	−144.7	× 44 / 295	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,081	2370.7	− 2436	−65.3	× 56 / 296	−12.4
4	44,082	2418.3	− 2485	−66.7	× 48 / 296	−10.8
5	44,083	2416.1	− 2528	−111.9	× 53 / 296	−20
6	44,084	2426.1	− 2552	−125.9	× 55 / 296	−23.4
7	44,085	2462.9	− 2567	−104.1	× 45 / 296	−15.8
8	44,086	2411.5	− 2586	−174.5	× 39 / 296	−23
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −62, −69, −67, −62, −91, −106, −116, −119, −105 → −86.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −60.1, lower limit −112.3.

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.