Raymond 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2447 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2503 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2541 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 67 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 64 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 71 students 18 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 13 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 11 students 19 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	49,392	2407.6	− 2436	−28.4	× 80 / 280	−8.1
4	49,394	2435.9	− 2485	−49.1	× 59 / 280	−10.3
5	49,396	2477.8	− 2528	−50.2	× 74 / 280	−13.3
6	49,398	2489.4	− 2552	−62.6	× 67 / 280	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,912	2429.9	− 2436	−6.1	× 64 / 273	−1.4
4	45,914	2448.7	− 2485	−36.3	× 76 / 273	−10.1
5	45,916	2487.5	− 2528	−40.5	× 55 / 273	−8.2
6	45,918	2540.4	− 2552	−11.6	× 78 / 273	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,137	2415.3	− 2436	−20.7	× 63 / 258	−5.1
4	47,139	2453.8	− 2485	−31.2	× 60 / 258	−7.3
5	47,142	2460.9	− 2528	−67.1	× 80 / 258	−20.8
6	47,144	2531.5	− 2552	−20.5	× 55 / 258	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,148	2438.7	− 2436	2.7	× 61 / 260	0.6
4	47,150	2441.3	− 2485	−43.7	× 67 / 260	−11.3
5	47,152	2505.9	− 2528	−22.1	× 55 / 260	−4.7
6	47,154	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 77 / 260	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,325	2432.2	− 2436	−3.8	× 47 / 235	−0.8
4	47,326	2489.4	− 2485	4.4	× 65 / 235	1.2
5	47,327	2500.9	− 2528	−27.1	× 66 / 235	−7.6
6	47,328	2534.5	− 2552	−17.5	× 57 / 235	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,177	2438.0	− 2436	2	× 82 / 306	0.5
4	47,178	2481.7	− 2485	−3.3	× 88 / 306	−0.9
5	47,179	2467.2	− 2528	−60.8	× 90 / 306	−17.9
6	47,180	2517.5	− 2552	−34.5	× 46 / 306	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,159	2446.0	− 2436	10	× 86 / 340	2.5
4	47,160	2502.0	− 2485	17	× 81 / 340	4.1
5	47,161	2490.6	− 2528	−37.4	× 84 / 340	−9.2
6	47,162	2506.2	− 2552	−45.8	× 89 / 340	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,012	2429.2	− 2436	−6.8	× 86 / 337	−1.7
4	47,013	2513.5	− 2485	28.5	× 86 / 337	7.3
5	47,014	2505.8	− 2528	−22.2	× 81 / 337	−5.3
6	47,015	2508.8	− 2552	−43.2	× 84 / 337	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,774	2444.4	− 2436	8.4	× 79 / 318	2.1
4	46,775	2493.4	− 2485	8.4	× 79 / 318	2.1
5	46,776	2511.4	− 2528	−16.6	× 83 / 318	−4.3
6	46,777	2533.8	− 2552	−18.2	× 77 / 318	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,642	2447.1	− 2436	11.1	× 80 / 320	2.8
4	46,643	2502.9	− 2485	17.9	× 75 / 320	4.2
5	46,644	2498.0	− 2528	−30	× 82 / 320	−7.7
6	46,645	2540.6	− 2552	−11.4	× 83 / 320	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −23, −37, −24, −11, −23, −15, −11, −5, −4 → −20
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit 8.2, lower limit −48.2.

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.