Ready Springs 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.

4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	47,669	2394.1	− 2436	−41.9	× 26 / 140	−7.8
4	47,670	2433.9	− 2485	−51.1	× 20 / 140	−7.3
5	47,673	2462.8	− 2528	−65.2	× 17 / 140	−7.9
6	47,674	2482.5	− 2552	−69.5	× 26 / 140	−12.9
7	47,677	2503.7	− 2567	−63.3	× 24 / 140	−10.9
8	47,678	2510.6	− 2586	−75.4	× 27 / 140	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,316	2429.2	− 2436	−6.8	× 28 / 144	−1.3
4	44,317	2473.1	− 2485	−11.9	× 28 / 144	−2.3
5	44,320	2501.5	− 2528	−26.5	× 20 / 144	−3.7
6	44,321	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 19 / 144	−5.1
7	44,324	2514.6	− 2567	−52.4	× 25 / 144	−9.1
8	44,326	2528.4	− 2586	−57.6	× 24 / 144	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,403	2422.2	− 2436	−13.8	× 26 / 133	−2.7
4	45,404	2483.1	− 2485	−1.9	× 28 / 133	−0.4
5	45,407	2482.6	− 2528	−45.4	× 24 / 133	−8.2
6	45,408	2501.9	− 2552	−50.1	× 18 / 133	−6.8
7	45,411	2544.3	− 2567	−22.7	× 16 / 133	−2.7
8	45,413	2506.5	− 2586	−79.5	× 21 / 133	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,416	2434.0	− 2436	−2	× 25 / 224	−0.2
4	45,417	2498.5	− 2485	13.5	× 30 / 224	1.8
5	45,420	2477.4	− 2528	−50.6	× 25 / 224	−5.6
6	45,421	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 50 / 224	−0.6
7	45,424	2550.7	− 2567	−16.3	× 51 / 224	−3.7
8	45,425	2579.6	− 2586	−6.4	× 43 / 224	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,557	2432.5	− 2436	−3.5	× 20 / 227	−0.3
4	45,558	2494.4	− 2485	9.4	× 29 / 227	1.2
5	45,559	2508.4	− 2528	−19.6	× 27 / 227	−2.3
6	45,560	2516.2	− 2552	−35.8	× 59 / 227	−9.3
7	45,561	2533.7	− 2567	−33.3	× 43 / 227	−6.3
8	45,562	2538.6	− 2586	−47.4	× 49 / 227	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,190	2395.5	− 2436	−40.5	× 24 / 216	−4.5
4	44,191	2409.1	− 2485	−75.9	× 19 / 216	−6.7
5	44,192	2475.0	− 2528	−53	× 29 / 216	−7.1
6	44,193	2482.5	− 2552	−69.5	× 52 / 216	−16.7
7	44,194	2538.5	− 2567	−28.5	× 47 / 216	−6.2
8	44,195	2530.1	− 2586	−55.9	× 45 / 216	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,245	2377.5	− 2436	−58.5	× 23 / 245	−5.5
4	45,246	2465.9	− 2485	−19.1	× 23 / 245	−1.8
5	45,247	2458.4	− 2528	−69.6	× 22 / 245	−6.2
6	45,248	2500.2	− 2552	−51.8	× 62 / 245	−13.1
7	45,249	2509.3	− 2567	−57.7	× 61 / 245	−14.4
8	45,250	2525.3	− 2586	−60.7	× 54 / 245	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,207	2422.0	− 2436	−14	× 28 / 252	−1.6
4	45,208	2418.4	− 2485	−66.6	× 25 / 252	−6.6
5	45,209	2492.4	− 2528	−35.6	× 27 / 252	−3.8
6	45,210	2487.6	− 2552	−64.4	× 56 / 252	−14.3
7	45,211	2516.2	− 2567	−50.8	× 56 / 252	−11.3
8	45,212	2501.0	− 2586	−85	× 60 / 252	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,052	2446.9	− 2436	10.9	× 21 / 222	1
4	45,053	2457.2	− 2485	−27.8	× 25 / 222	−3.1
5	45,054	2449.9	− 2528	−78.1	× 31 / 222	−10.9
6	45,055	2477.0	− 2552	−75	× 40 / 222	−13.5
7	45,056	2513.8	− 2567	−53.2	× 47 / 222	−11.3
8	45,057	2497.4	− 2586	−88.6	× 58 / 222	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	44,801	2470.2	− 2485	−14.8	× 47 / 244	−2.9
5	44,802	2479.9	− 2528	−48.1	× 51 / 244	−10.1
6	44,803	2486.2	− 2552	−65.8	× 64 / 244	−17.3
7	44,804	2539.1	− 2567	−27.9	× 40 / 244	−4.6
8	44,805	2579.5	− 2586	−6.5	× 42 / 244	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	44,664	2432.1	− 2485	−52.9	× 49 / 248	−10.5
5	44,665	2507.8	− 2528	−20.2	× 41 / 248	−3.3
6	44,666	2477.6	− 2552	−74.4	× 51 / 248	−15.3
7	44,667	2473.5	− 2567	−93.5	× 65 / 248	−24.5
8	44,668	2464.1	− 2586	−121.9	× 42 / 248	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −31, −33, −10, −27, −53, −54, −58, −61, −36, −74 → −45.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 30 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2021: 26 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 38 → average 16.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.9 × 2.66 = 45. Upper limit −0.3, lower limit −90.3.

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.