Ethel M. Evans 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, 80 of the 233 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2474 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2498 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2537 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 38 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 36 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 41 students Meets the grade 6 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 Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 18 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 21 students 13 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	49,709	2437.5	− 2436	1.5	× 71 / 291	0.4
4	49,711	2457.3	− 2485	−27.7	× 73 / 291	−6.9
5	49,713	2471.2	− 2528	−56.8	× 77 / 291	−15
6	49,715	2529.5	− 2552	−22.5	× 70 / 291	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,194	2462.3	− 2436	26.3	× 76 / 293	6.8
4	46,196	2466.6	− 2485	−18.4	× 67 / 293	−4.2
5	46,197	2496.8	− 2528	−31.2	× 72 / 293	−7.7
6	46,199	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 78 / 293	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,436	2481.9	− 2436	45.9	× 75 / 295	11.7
4	47,437	2494.2	− 2485	9.2	× 75 / 295	2.3
5	47,440	2505.2	− 2528	−22.8	× 69 / 295	−5.3
6	47,441	2540.9	− 2552	−11.1	× 76 / 295	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,446	2468.9	− 2436	32.9	× 85 / 307	9.1
4	47,448	2518.1	− 2485	33.1	× 81 / 307	8.7
5	47,450	2528.7	− 2528	0.7	× 74 / 307	0.2
6	47,452	2544.0	− 2552	−8	× 67 / 307	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,625	2455.4	− 2436	19.4	× 76 / 316	4.7
4	47,626	2503.4	− 2485	18.4	× 89 / 316	5.2
5	47,627	2552.3	− 2528	24.3	× 79 / 316	6.1
6	47,628	2558.5	− 2552	6.5	× 72 / 316	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,475	2459.6	− 2436	23.6	× 56 / 242	5.5
4	47,476	2517.7	− 2485	32.7	× 49 / 242	6.6
5	47,477	2479.6	− 2528	−48.4	× 62 / 242	−12.4
6	47,478	2537.4	− 2552	−14.6	× 75 / 242	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,461	2448.3	− 2436	12.3	× 59 / 230	3.2
4	47,462	2502.7	− 2485	17.7	× 58 / 230	4.5
5	47,463	2537.1	− 2528	9.1	× 51 / 230	2
6	47,464	2518.4	− 2552	−33.6	× 62 / 230	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,310	2463.1	− 2436	27.1	× 52 / 218	6.5
4	47,311	2488.2	− 2485	3.2	× 57 / 218	0.8
5	47,312	2533.7	− 2528	5.7	× 57 / 218	1.5
6	47,313	2569.8	− 2552	17.8	× 52 / 218	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,066	2459.5	− 2436	23.5	× 60 / 230	6.1
4	47,067	2498.4	− 2485	13.4	× 52 / 230	3
5	47,068	2501.1	− 2528	−26.9	× 62 / 230	−7.3
6	47,069	2557.4	− 2552	5.4	× 56 / 230	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,940	2473.5	− 2436	37.5	× 58 / 233	9.3
4	46,941	2497.8	− 2485	12.8	× 59 / 233	3.2
5	46,942	2536.9	− 2528	8.9	× 54 / 233	2.1
6	46,943	2533.8	− 2552	−18.2	× 62 / 233	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −7, 6, 16, 17, −5, 1, 13, 3, 10 → 2.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 32.5, lower limit −27.1.

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.