Brookhurst Junior High: 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 4 bar

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.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2485. 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 7th 252 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 265 students 22 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 7th 78 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 49 students 41 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
7	48,135	2501.3	− 2567	−65.7	× 543 / 1147	−31.1
8	48,136	2499.7	− 2586	−86.3	× 604 / 1147	−45.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	44,778	2488.0	− 2567	−79	× 548 / 1088	−39.8
8	44,780	2509.8	− 2586	−76.2	× 540 / 1088	−37.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,955	2481.2	− 2567	−85.8	× 491 / 1045	−40.3
8	45,957	2497.3	− 2586	−88.7	× 554 / 1045	−47
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,972	2482.5	− 2567	−84.5	× 548 / 1016	−45.6
8	45,974	2462.6	− 2586	−123.4	× 468 / 1016	−56.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	46,151	2490.6	− 2567	−76.4	× 540 / 1055	−39.1
8	46,152	2474.1	− 2586	−111.9	× 515 / 1055	−54.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	44,814	2486.4	− 2567	−80.6	× 375 / 800	−37.8
8	44,815	2464.5	− 2586	−121.5	× 425 / 800	−64.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,975	2463.6	− 2567	−103.4	× 368 / 792	−48
8	45,976	2454.4	− 2586	−131.6	× 424 / 792	−70.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,961	2477.6	− 2567	−89.4	× 389 / 733	−47.4
8	45,962	2458.4	− 2586	−127.6	× 344 / 733	−59.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,818	2445.0	− 2567	−122	× 357 / 735	−59.3
8	45,819	2455.3	− 2586	−130.7	× 378 / 735	−67.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,570	2461.6	− 2567	−105.4	× 331 / 667	−52.3
8	45,571	2425.6	− 2586	−160.4	× 336 / 667	−80.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−133

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,466	2448.7	− 2567	−118.3	× 330 / 644	−60.6
8	45,467	2452.5	− 2586	−133.5	× 314 / 644	−65.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −77, −78, −87, −102, −94, −102, −118, −107, −126, −133, −126 → −104.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 8 · 2021→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −77.6, lower limit −131.4.

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.