California Online Public Schools Southern Californ: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2481 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2557 vs. 2567. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 34 points under the grade 11 bar. 2594 vs. 2628.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 209 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 225 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 189 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 256 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 365 students 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 388 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 11th 528 students 36 points under the grade 11 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 20 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 30 students 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 11th 40 students Just under the grade 11 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	48,452	2429.4	− 2436	−6.6	× 72 / 1033	−0.5
4	48,455	2444.6	− 2485	−40.4	× 79 / 1033	−3.1
5	48,456	2483.1	− 2528	−44.9	× 109 / 1033	−4.7
6	48,459	2512.8	− 2552	−39.2	× 134 / 1033	−5.1
7	48,460	2550.3	− 2567	−16.7	× 170 / 1033	−2.7
8	48,463	2531.0	− 2586	−55	× 213 / 1033	−11.3
11	48,464	2553.1	− 2628	−74.9	× 256 / 1033	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,059	2394.8	− 2436	−41.2	× 108 / 1342	−3.3
4	45,062	2456.4	− 2485	−28.6	× 107 / 1342	−2.3
5	45,063	2464.9	− 2528	−63.1	× 115 / 1342	−5.4
6	45,065	2506.7	− 2552	−45.3	× 168 / 1342	−5.7
7	45,067	2526.1	− 2567	−40.9	× 212 / 1342	−6.5
8	45,070	2536.4	− 2586	−49.6	× 240 / 1342	−8.9
11	45,072	2560.3	− 2628	−67.7	× 392 / 1342	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,262	2380.6	− 2436	−55.4	× 99 / 1481	−3.7
4	46,264	2429.9	− 2485	−55.1	× 139 / 1481	−5.2
5	46,265	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 153 / 1481	−6.9
6	46,267	2499.8	− 2552	−52.2	× 178 / 1481	−6.3
7	46,269	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 225 / 1481	−7.5
8	46,271	2524.0	− 2586	−62	× 295 / 1481	−12.3
11	46,273	2542.4	− 2628	−85.6	× 392 / 1481	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,271	2387.4	− 2436	−48.6	× 130 / 1624	−3.9
4	46,274	2429.8	− 2485	−55.2	× 105 / 1624	−3.6
5	46,275	2462.1	− 2528	−65.9	× 174 / 1624	−7.1
6	46,278	2480.7	− 2552	−71.3	× 203 / 1624	−8.9
7	46,279	2504.7	− 2567	−62.3	× 282 / 1624	−10.8
8	46,282	2507.8	− 2586	−78.2	× 333 / 1624	−16
11	46,283	2544.8	− 2628	−83.2	× 397 / 1624	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,450	2394.4	− 2436	−41.6	× 112 / 1710	−2.7
4	46,451	2437.6	− 2485	−47.4	× 125 / 1710	−3.5
5	46,452	2464.9	− 2528	−63.1	× 142 / 1710	−5.2
6	46,453	2490.5	− 2552	−61.5	× 219 / 1710	−7.9
7	46,454	2514.4	− 2567	−52.6	× 276 / 1710	−8.5
8	46,455	2514.2	− 2586	−71.8	× 358 / 1710	−15
11	46,456	2531.6	− 2628	−96.4	× 478 / 1710	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	45,125	2598.5	− 2628	−29.5	× 11 / 11	−29.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,272	2386.4	− 2436	−49.6	× 179 / 1922	−4.6
4	46,273	2447.8	− 2485	−37.2	× 190 / 1922	−3.7
5	46,274	2455.3	− 2528	−72.7	× 164 / 1922	−6.2
6	46,275	2469.0	− 2552	−83	× 267 / 1922	−11.5
7	46,276	2494.6	− 2567	−72.4	× 315 / 1922	−11.9
8	46,277	2501.6	− 2586	−84.4	× 367 / 1922	−16.1
11	46,278	2520.4	− 2628	−107.6	× 440 / 1922	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,258	2371.0	− 2436	−65	× 149 / 1817	−5.3
4	46,259	2429.3	− 2485	−55.7	× 168 / 1817	−5.2
5	46,260	2468.2	− 2528	−59.8	× 171 / 1817	−5.6
6	46,261	2446.2	− 2552	−105.8	× 229 / 1817	−13.3
7	46,262	2492.2	− 2567	−74.8	× 318 / 1817	−13.1
8	46,263	2495.4	− 2586	−90.6	× 357 / 1817	−17.8
11	46,264	2507.7	− 2628	−120.3	× 425 / 1817	−28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,117	2371.4	− 2436	−64.6	× 181 / 2009	−5.8
4	46,118	2404.0	− 2485	−81	× 184 / 2009	−7.4
5	46,119	2433.6	− 2528	−94.4	× 212 / 2009	−10
6	46,120	2465.0	− 2552	−87	× 233 / 2009	−10.1
7	46,121	2480.9	− 2567	−86.1	× 325 / 2009	−13.9
8	46,122	2504.9	− 2586	−81.1	× 382 / 2009	−15.4
11	46,123	2507.0	− 2628	−121	× 492 / 2009	−29.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,873	2410.0	− 2436	−26	× 199 / 2216	−2.3
4	45,874	2425.1	− 2485	−59.9	× 196 / 2216	−5.3
5	45,875	2443.7	− 2528	−84.3	× 231 / 2216	−8.8
6	45,876	2479.3	− 2552	−72.7	× 256 / 2216	−8.4
7	45,877	2516.8	− 2567	−50.2	× 331 / 2216	−7.5
8	45,878	2529.6	− 2586	−56.4	× 387 / 2216	−9.8
11	45,879	2592.2	− 2628	−35.8	× 616 / 2216	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,763	2383.2	− 2436	−52.8	× 229 / 2331	−5.2
4	45,764	2425.4	− 2485	−59.6	× 239 / 2331	−6.1
5	45,765	2443.9	− 2528	−84.1	× 206 / 2331	−7.4
6	45,766	2481.4	− 2552	−70.6	× 279 / 2331	−8.5
7	45,767	2532.4	− 2567	−34.6	× 392 / 2331	−5.8
8	45,768	2556.8	− 2586	−29.2	× 418 / 2331	−5.2
11	45,769	2594.0	− 2628	−34	× 568 / 2331	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −52, −64, −71, −70, −30, −79, −88, −92, −52, −47 → −62.8
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: 12 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 40 · 2021→2022: 49 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 40 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 17.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.3 × 2.66 = 46. Upper limit −16.8, lower limit −108.8.

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.