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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 11.

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, 89 of the 301 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2436. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2436. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 11th 188 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 11th 72 students 37 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
6	47,772	2374.2	− 2552	−177.8	× 11 / 400	−4.9
7	47,775	2438.3	− 2567	−128.7	× 16 / 400	−5.1
8	47,776	2385.1	− 2586	−200.9	× 34 / 400	−17.1
11	47,779	2435.2	− 2628	−192.8	× 339 / 400	−163.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−191

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	44,431	2399.2	− 2567	−167.8	× 19 / 493	−6.5
8	44,433	2404.1	− 2586	−181.9	× 71 / 493	−26.2
11	44,436	2431.8	− 2628	−196.2	× 403 / 493	−160.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−193

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	45,590	2324.4	− 2552	−227.6	× 13 / 657	−4.5
7	45,592	2406.9	− 2567	−160.1	× 35 / 657	−8.5
8	45,595	2385.6	− 2586	−200.4	× 91 / 657	−27.8
11	45,596	2416.0	− 2628	−212	× 518 / 657	−167.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−208

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,612	2402.2	− 2567	−164.8	× 36 / 564	−10.5
8	45,613	2395.1	− 2586	−190.9	× 97 / 564	−32.8
11	45,616	2418.4	− 2628	−209.6	× 431 / 564	−160.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−204

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,790	2377.5	− 2567	−189.5	× 31 / 431	−13.6
8	45,791	2390.1	− 2586	−195.9	× 85 / 431	−38.6
11	45,792	2429.4	− 2628	−198.6	× 315 / 431	−145.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−197

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,528	2434.3	− 2567	−132.7	× 12 / 186	−8.6
8	45,529	2431.1	− 2586	−154.9	× 38 / 186	−31.6
11	45,530	2442.1	− 2628	−185.9	× 136 / 186	−135.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−176

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,506	2364.2	− 2567	−202.8	× 33 / 287	−23.3
8	45,507	2373.6	− 2586	−212.4	× 63 / 287	−46.6
11	45,508	2433.1	− 2628	−194.9	× 191 / 287	−129.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−200

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	45,368	2415.7	− 2586	−170.3	× 26 / 311	−14.2
11	45,369	2426.7	− 2628	−201.3	× 285 / 311	−184.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−199

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,133	2463.3	− 2567	−103.7	× 15 / 402	−3.9
8	45,134	2414.1	− 2586	−171.9	× 54 / 402	−23.1
11	45,135	2422.6	− 2628	−205.4	× 333 / 402	−170.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−197

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,023	2443.3	− 2567	−123.7	× 19 / 301	−7.8
8	45,024	2417.4	− 2586	−168.6	× 22 / 301	−12.3
11	45,025	2422.6	− 2628	−205.4	× 260 / 301	−177.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−198

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −191, −193, −208, −204, −197, −176, −200, −199, −197, −198 → −196.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −173.4, lower limit −219.2.

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.