Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy: 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, 135 of the 328 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 49 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students 31 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 51 students 12 points under 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 39 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 17 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	50,477	2391.3	− 2436	−44.7	× 99 / 385	−11.5
4	50,478	2454.0	− 2485	−31	× 93 / 385	−7.5
5	50,480	2452.7	− 2528	−75.3	× 95 / 385	−18.6
6	50,483	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 98 / 385	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,872	2454.7	− 2436	18.7	× 104 / 403	4.8
4	46,874	2439.3	− 2485	−45.7	× 102 / 403	−11.6
5	46,875	2482.4	− 2528	−45.6	× 96 / 403	−10.9
6	46,878	2481.4	− 2552	−70.6	× 101 / 403	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,150	2431.0	− 2436	−5	× 103 / 413	−1.2
4	48,151	2472.0	− 2485	−13	× 108 / 413	−3.4
5	48,153	2448.1	− 2528	−79.9	× 104 / 413	−20.1
6	48,155	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 98 / 413	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,157	2454.6	− 2436	18.6	× 101 / 424	4.4
4	48,160	2457.9	− 2485	−27.1	× 101 / 424	−6.5
5	48,161	2507.1	− 2528	−20.9	× 105 / 424	−5.2
6	48,164	2473.9	− 2552	−78.1	× 117 / 424	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,375	2439.7	− 2436	3.7	× 111 / 419	1
4	48,376	2478.5	− 2485	−6.5	× 103 / 419	−1.6
5	48,377	2485.8	− 2528	−42.2	× 98 / 419	−9.9
6	48,378	2556.1	− 2552	4.1	× 107 / 419	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,239	2406.6	− 2436	−29.4	× 85 / 375	−6.7
4	48,240	2440.0	− 2485	−45	× 82 / 375	−9.8
5	48,241	2476.8	− 2528	−51.2	× 100 / 375	−13.7
6	48,242	2492.9	− 2552	−59.1	× 108 / 375	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,209	2390.4	− 2436	−45.6	× 74 / 347	−9.7
4	48,210	2467.0	− 2485	−18	× 87 / 347	−4.5
5	48,211	2472.8	− 2528	−55.2	× 84 / 347	−13.4
6	48,212	2517.7	− 2552	−34.3	× 102 / 347	−10.1
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	48,080	2403.9	− 2436	−32.1	× 88 / 331	−8.5
4	48,081	2445.3	− 2485	−39.7	× 76 / 331	−9.1
5	48,082	2489.9	− 2528	−38.1	× 81 / 331	−9.3
6	48,083	2491.0	− 2552	−61	× 86 / 331	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,838	2424.8	− 2436	−11.2	× 86 / 328	−2.9
4	47,839	2428.0	− 2485	−57	× 87 / 328	−15.1
5	47,840	2473.6	− 2528	−54.4	× 77 / 328	−12.8
6	47,841	2515.2	− 2552	−36.8	× 78 / 328	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,707	2432.9	− 2436	−3.1	× 88 / 328	−0.8
4	47,708	2429.9	− 2485	−55.1	× 86 / 328	−14.4
5	47,709	2465.8	− 2528	−62.2	× 79 / 328	−15
6	47,710	2501.7	− 2552	−50.3	× 75 / 328	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −35, −38, −29, −9, −47, −38, −43, −40, −42 → −37.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 20 · 2019→2022: 38 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −5.7, lower limit −69.1.

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.