Ernest O. Lawrence 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, 71 of the 217 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 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 33 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 30 students Just 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 3rd 27 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 20 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	49,689	2427.2	− 2436	−8.8	× 103 / 307	−3
4	49,690	2452.1	− 2485	−32.9	× 62 / 307	−6.6
5	49,693	2469.0	− 2528	−59	× 78 / 307	−15
6	49,694	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 64 / 307	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,173	2453.3	− 2436	17.3	× 82 / 324	4.4
4	46,176	2461.7	− 2485	−23.3	× 97 / 324	−7
5	46,178	2482.5	− 2528	−45.5	× 66 / 324	−9.3
6	46,179	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 79 / 324	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,415	2454.7	− 2436	18.7	× 58 / 287	3.8
4	47,418	2479.2	− 2485	−5.8	× 80 / 287	−1.6
5	47,420	2465.8	− 2528	−62.2	× 88 / 287	−19.1
6	47,421	2543.4	− 2552	−8.6	× 61 / 287	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,426	2459.2	− 2436	23.2	× 59 / 263	5.2
4	47,427	2510.3	− 2485	25.3	× 54 / 263	5.2
5	47,430	2503.3	− 2528	−24.7	× 70 / 263	−6.6
6	47,432	2528.9	− 2552	−23.1	× 80 / 263	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,605	2420.5	− 2436	−15.5	× 77 / 276	−4.3
4	47,606	2500.9	− 2485	15.9	× 62 / 276	3.6
5	47,607	2499.1	− 2528	−28.9	× 59 / 276	−6.2
6	47,608	2547.6	− 2552	−4.4	× 78 / 276	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,455	2416.3	− 2436	−19.7	× 62 / 247	−4.9
4	47,456	2468.2	− 2485	−16.8	× 73 / 247	−5
5	47,457	2469.5	− 2528	−58.5	× 51 / 247	−12.1
6	47,458	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 61 / 247	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,441	2416.8	− 2436	−19.2	× 52 / 235	−4.2
4	47,442	2432.9	− 2485	−52.1	× 59 / 235	−13.1
5	47,443	2499.8	− 2528	−28.2	× 67 / 235	−8
6	47,444	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 57 / 235	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,290	2376.0	− 2436	−60	× 48 / 212	−13.6
4	47,291	2469.1	− 2485	−15.9	× 49 / 212	−3.7
5	47,292	2483.3	− 2528	−44.7	× 53 / 212	−11.2
6	47,293	2535.3	− 2552	−16.7	× 62 / 212	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,046	2440.3	− 2436	4.3	× 60 / 223	1.2
4	47,047	2430.5	− 2485	−54.5	× 49 / 223	−12
5	47,048	2501.3	− 2528	−26.7	× 56 / 223	−6.7
6	47,049	2526.7	− 2552	−25.3	× 58 / 223	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,920	2420.9	− 2436	−15.1	× 60 / 217	−4.2
4	46,921	2468.9	− 2485	−16.1	× 52 / 217	−3.9
5	46,922	2456.1	− 2528	−71.9	× 45 / 217	−14.9
6	46,923	2531.6	− 2552	−20.4	× 60 / 217	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −14, −19, −3, −8, −28, −38, −33, −24, −29 → −23.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 5.4, lower limit −51.6.

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.