Scholarship Prep - Orange County: 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 8.

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, 130 of the 358 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 28 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 29 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 43 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 40 students 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 37 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 32 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 22 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 19 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 21 students 31 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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,520	2400.8	− 2436	−35.2	× 45 / 180	−8.8
4	45,522	2441.1	− 2485	−43.9	× 30 / 180	−7.3
5	45,524	2437.4	− 2528	−90.6	× 39 / 180	−19.6
6	45,527	2507.5	− 2552	−44.5	× 31 / 180	−7.7
7	45,528	2475.3	− 2567	−91.7	× 21 / 180	−10.7
8	45,530	2475.4	− 2586	−110.6	× 14 / 180	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,537	2465.8	− 2436	29.8	× 25 / 193	3.9
4	45,539	2473.8	− 2485	−11.2	× 46 / 193	−2.7
5	45,541	2565.2	− 2528	37.2	× 28 / 193	5.4
6	45,543	2531.1	− 2552	−20.9	× 47 / 193	−5.1
7	45,545	2595.2	− 2567	28.2	× 28 / 193	4.1
8	45,547	2546.1	− 2586	−39.9	× 19 / 193	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,693	2465.5	− 2436	29.5	× 50 / 246	6
4	45,694	2482.9	− 2485	−2.1	× 27 / 246	−0.2
5	45,695	2567.6	− 2528	39.6	× 45 / 246	7.2
6	45,696	2533.0	− 2552	−19	× 49 / 246	−3.8
7	45,697	2566.1	− 2567	−0.9	× 48 / 246	−0.2
8	45,698	2534.6	− 2586	−51.4	× 27 / 246	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,381	2412.3	− 2436	−23.7	× 63 / 311	−4.8
4	45,382	2441.2	− 2485	−43.8	× 59 / 311	−8.3
5	45,383	2451.9	− 2528	−76.1	× 51 / 311	−12.5
6	45,384	2499.1	− 2552	−52.9	× 55 / 311	−9.4
7	45,385	2552.5	− 2567	−14.5	× 37 / 311	−1.7
8	45,386	2551.0	− 2586	−35	× 46 / 311	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,343	2422.6	− 2436	−13.4	× 64 / 388	−2.2
4	45,344	2442.8	− 2485	−42.2	× 75 / 388	−8.2
5	45,345	2465.9	− 2528	−62.1	× 62 / 388	−9.9
6	45,346	2448.7	− 2552	−103.3	× 83 / 388	−22.1
7	45,347	2533.8	− 2567	−33.2	× 58 / 388	−5
8	45,348	2489.1	− 2586	−96.9	× 46 / 388	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,182	2408.2	− 2436	−27.8	× 50 / 379	−3.7
4	45,183	2450.8	− 2485	−34.2	× 60 / 379	−5.4
5	45,184	2471.2	− 2528	−56.8	× 68 / 379	−10.2
6	45,185	2489.4	− 2552	−62.6	× 67 / 379	−11.1
7	45,186	2488.4	− 2567	−78.6	× 80 / 379	−16.6
8	45,187	2505.5	− 2586	−80.5	× 54 / 379	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,924	2407.0	− 2436	−29	× 70 / 392	−5.2
4	44,925	2446.8	− 2485	−38.2	× 54 / 392	−5.3
5	44,926	2515.1	− 2528	−12.9	× 58 / 392	−1.9
6	44,927	2480.3	− 2552	−71.7	× 68 / 392	−12.4
7	44,928	2501.8	− 2567	−65.2	× 62 / 392	−10.3
8	44,929	2474.0	− 2586	−112	× 80 / 392	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,783	2432.1	− 2436	−3.9	× 60 / 358	−0.7
4	44,784	2461.6	− 2485	−23.4	× 68 / 358	−4.4
5	44,785	2487.5	− 2528	−40.5	× 48 / 358	−5.4
6	44,786	2508.0	− 2552	−44	× 65 / 358	−8
7	44,787	2464.4	− 2567	−102.6	× 59 / 358	−16.9
8	44,788	2515.0	− 2586	−71	× 58 / 358	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, 2, 3, −42, −59, −58, −58, −47 → −40.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 65 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 45 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 20
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 20 × 2.66 = 53.2. Upper limit 12.9, lower limit −93.5.

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 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.