Palm Lane Global Academy: 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, 56 of the 153 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2528. 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 28 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 22 students 17 points 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 16 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 11 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	47,959	2368.1	− 2436	−67.9	× 101 / 405	−16.9
4	47,960	2412.6	− 2485	−72.4	× 97 / 405	−17.3
5	47,963	2418.7	− 2528	−109.3	× 95 / 405	−25.6
6	47,964	2452.3	− 2552	−99.7	× 112 / 405	−27.6
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	44,626	2366.8	− 2436	−69.2	× 79 / 370	−14.8
4	44,627	2400.9	− 2485	−84.1	× 101 / 370	−23
5	44,629	2426.3	− 2528	−101.7	× 94 / 370	−25.8
6	44,632	2436.9	− 2552	−115.1	× 96 / 370	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,796	2369.7	− 2436	−66.3	× 94 / 360	−17.3
4	45,798	2411.6	− 2485	−73.4	× 76 / 360	−15.5
5	45,801	2417.6	− 2528	−110.4	× 98 / 360	−30.1
6	45,802	2407.3	− 2552	−144.7	× 92 / 360	−37
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,814	2382.8	− 2436	−53.2	× 100 / 344	−15.5
4	45,815	2393.1	− 2485	−91.9	× 86 / 344	−23
5	45,818	2425.7	− 2528	−102.3	× 69 / 344	−20.5
6	45,820	2417.2	− 2552	−134.8	× 89 / 344	−34.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,995	2383.3	− 2436	−52.7	× 45 / 207	−11.5
4	45,996	2477.8	− 2485	−7.2	× 68 / 207	−2.4
5	45,997	2463.3	− 2528	−64.7	× 44 / 207	−13.8
6	45,998	2478.9	− 2552	−73.1	× 50 / 207	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,813	2386.7	− 2436	−49.3	× 47 / 152	−15.2
4	45,814	2415.4	− 2485	−69.6	× 34 / 152	−15.6
5	45,815	2437.9	− 2528	−90.1	× 37 / 152	−21.9
6	45,816	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 34 / 152	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,795	2395.0	− 2436	−41	× 31 / 146	−8.7
4	45,796	2420.0	− 2485	−65	× 44 / 146	−19.6
5	45,797	2414.9	− 2528	−113.1	× 35 / 146	−27.1
6	45,798	2445.4	− 2552	−106.6	× 36 / 146	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,654	2397.6	− 2436	−38.4	× 36 / 162	−8.5
4	45,655	2413.2	− 2485	−71.8	× 37 / 162	−16.4
5	45,656	2429.8	− 2528	−98.2	× 49 / 162	−29.7
6	45,657	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 40 / 162	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,408	2395.6	− 2436	−40.4	× 40 / 167	−9.7
4	45,409	2440.2	− 2485	−44.8	× 37 / 167	−9.9
5	45,410	2451.4	− 2528	−76.6	× 37 / 167	−17
6	45,411	2496.2	− 2552	−55.8	× 53 / 167	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,302	2420.8	− 2436	−15.2	× 44 / 153	−4.4
4	45,303	2429.6	− 2485	−55.4	× 40 / 153	−14.5
5	45,304	2478.2	− 2528	−49.8	× 33 / 153	−10.7
6	45,305	2496.6	− 2552	−55.4	× 36 / 153	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −87, −93, −100, −94, −45, −67, −82, −69, −54, −43 → −73.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 49 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 16
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16 × 2.66 = 42.6. Upper limit −30.8, lower limit −116.

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.