Dr. Jonas E. Salk: 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, 84 of the 310 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2436 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2556 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 53 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 55 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 63 students 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 55 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 23 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 26 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 16 students 42 points under the grade 5 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	50,437	2416.5	− 2436	−19.5	× 106 / 471	−4.4
4	50,439	2457.7	− 2485	−27.3	× 126 / 471	−7.3
5	50,441	2472.6	− 2528	−55.4	× 116 / 471	−13.6
6	50,443	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 123 / 471	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,832	2437.1	− 2436	1.1	× 100 / 442	0.2
4	46,834	2475.5	− 2485	−9.5	× 102 / 442	−2.2
5	46,835	2478.9	− 2528	−49.1	× 122 / 442	−13.6
6	46,838	2511.6	− 2552	−40.4	× 118 / 442	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,110	2440.7	− 2436	4.7	× 100 / 414	1.1
4	48,112	2469.6	− 2485	−15.4	× 95 / 414	−3.5
5	48,114	2482.7	− 2528	−45.3	× 105 / 414	−11.5
6	48,115	2508.5	− 2552	−43.5	× 114 / 414	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,118	2432.8	− 2436	−3.2	× 109 / 420	−0.8
4	48,120	2495.3	− 2485	10.3	× 100 / 420	2.5
5	48,122	2491.1	− 2528	−36.9	× 102 / 420	−9
6	48,124	2523.9	− 2552	−28.1	× 109 / 420	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,335	2441.0	− 2436	5	× 97 / 392	1.2
4	48,336	2468.5	− 2485	−16.5	× 100 / 392	−4.2
5	48,337	2522.7	− 2528	−5.3	× 97 / 392	−1.3
6	48,338	2522.0	− 2552	−30	× 98 / 392	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,199	2423.0	− 2436	−13	× 99 / 366	−3.5
4	48,200	2461.4	− 2485	−23.6	× 90 / 366	−5.8
5	48,201	2481.3	− 2528	−46.7	× 82 / 366	−10.5
6	48,202	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 95 / 366	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,169	2422.7	− 2436	−13.3	× 82 / 345	−3.2
4	48,170	2481.5	− 2485	−3.5	× 94 / 345	−1
5	48,171	2475.8	− 2528	−52.2	× 90 / 345	−13.6
6	48,172	2517.9	− 2552	−34.1	× 79 / 345	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,040	2431.8	− 2436	−4.2	× 82 / 328	−1.1
4	48,041	2494.7	− 2485	9.7	× 69 / 328	2
5	48,042	2495.0	− 2528	−33	× 87 / 328	−8.8
6	48,043	2502.0	− 2552	−50	× 90 / 328	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,798	2427.7	− 2436	−8.3	× 79 / 325	−2
4	47,799	2487.8	− 2485	2.8	× 90 / 325	0.8
5	47,800	2495.0	− 2528	−33	× 71 / 325	−7.2
6	47,801	2521.7	− 2552	−30.3	× 85 / 325	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,667	2436.0	− 2436	0	× 76 / 310	0
4	47,668	2493.4	− 2485	8.4	× 74 / 310	2
5	47,669	2499.4	− 2528	−28.6	× 89 / 310	−8.2
6	47,670	2555.6	− 2552	3.6	× 71 / 310	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −26, −26, −15, −12, −30, −26, −21, −16, −5 → −21.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −1.2, lower limit −41.6.

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.