Gauer (Melbourne A.) 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, 84 of the 269 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485. 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 44 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 49 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 38 students Just 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 3rd 30 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 76 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	47,948	2408.5	− 2436	−27.5	× 108 / 408	−7.3
4	47,951	2414.4	− 2485	−70.6	× 85 / 408	−14.7
5	47,952	2454.3	− 2528	−73.7	× 112 / 408	−20.2
6	47,955	2461.7	− 2552	−90.3	× 103 / 408	−22.8
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	44,615	2407.6	− 2436	−28.4	× 124 / 421	−8.4
4	44,618	2438.9	− 2485	−46.1	× 109 / 421	−11.9
5	44,620	2441.0	− 2528	−87	× 79 / 421	−16.3
6	44,622	2485.6	− 2552	−66.4	× 109 / 421	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,787	2406.8	− 2436	−29.2	× 113 / 421	−7.8
4	45,788	2434.8	− 2485	−50.2	× 123 / 421	−14.7
5	45,790	2430.0	− 2528	−98	× 110 / 421	−25.6
6	45,793	2472.0	− 2552	−80	× 75 / 421	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,803	2407.0	− 2436	−29	× 73 / 417	−5.1
4	45,805	2427.6	− 2485	−57.4	× 110 / 417	−15.1
5	45,807	2446.3	− 2528	−81.7	× 125 / 417	−24.5
6	45,809	2487.4	− 2552	−64.6	× 109 / 417	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,985	2408.9	− 2436	−27.1	× 87 / 377	−6.3
4	45,986	2459.7	− 2485	−25.3	× 70 / 377	−4.7
5	45,987	2447.9	− 2528	−80.1	× 105 / 377	−22.3
6	45,988	2490.5	− 2552	−61.5	× 115 / 377	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,803	2380.7	− 2436	−55.3	× 70 / 293	−13.2
4	45,804	2425.0	− 2485	−60	× 76 / 293	−15.6
5	45,805	2392.9	− 2528	−135.1	× 68 / 293	−31.4
6	45,806	2445.3	− 2552	−106.7	× 79 / 293	−28.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,785	2397.7	− 2436	−38.3	× 62 / 279	−8.5
4	45,786	2431.0	− 2485	−54	× 70 / 279	−13.5
5	45,787	2426.9	− 2528	−101.1	× 76 / 279	−27.5
6	45,788	2440.9	− 2552	−111.1	× 71 / 279	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,644	2415.1	− 2436	−20.9	× 59 / 273	−4.5
4	45,645	2455.9	− 2485	−29.1	× 63 / 273	−6.7
5	45,646	2436.7	− 2528	−91.3	× 76 / 273	−25.4
6	45,647	2436.9	− 2552	−115.1	× 75 / 273	−31.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,398	2422.3	− 2436	−13.7	× 72 / 262	−3.8
4	45,399	2446.8	− 2485	−38.2	× 66 / 262	−9.6
5	45,400	2452.6	− 2528	−75.4	× 53 / 262	−15.3
6	45,401	2451.3	− 2552	−100.7	× 71 / 262	−27.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,292	2399.4	− 2436	−36.6	× 74 / 269	−10.1
4	45,293	2448.2	− 2485	−36.8	× 72 / 269	−9.8
5	45,294	2435.2	− 2528	−92.8	× 67 / 269	−23.1
6	45,295	2472.2	− 2552	−79.8	× 56 / 269	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −54, −62, −62, −52, −89, −78, −68, −56, −60 → −64.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −34.3, lower limit −94.9.

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.