Olivewood 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, 109 of the 291 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 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 36 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 38 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 72 students 12 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 85 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	52,464	2401.0	− 2436	−35	× 61 / 246	−8.7
4	52,465	2435.7	− 2485	−49.3	× 63 / 246	−12.6
5	52,468	2474.7	− 2528	−53.3	× 55 / 246	−11.9
6	52,469	2502.5	− 2552	−49.5	× 67 / 246	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,740	2352.7	− 2436	−83.3	× 57 / 242	−19.6
4	48,741	2443.8	− 2485	−41.2	× 67 / 242	−11.4
5	48,744	2481.6	− 2528	−46.4	× 66 / 242	−12.7
6	48,746	2520.7	− 2552	−31.3	× 52 / 242	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,076	2373.1	− 2436	−62.9	× 71 / 261	−17.1
4	50,077	2416.0	− 2485	−69	× 59 / 261	−15.6
5	50,080	2471.8	− 2528	−56.2	× 67 / 261	−14.4
6	50,082	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 64 / 261	−15.4
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	50,103	2402.5	− 2436	−33.5	× 67 / 272	−8.3
4	50,106	2412.9	− 2485	−72.1	× 72 / 272	−19.1
5	50,107	2469.2	− 2528	−58.8	× 64 / 272	−13.8
6	50,110	2497.8	− 2552	−54.2	× 69 / 272	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,297	2399.3	− 2436	−36.7	× 81 / 276	−10.8
4	50,298	2439.4	− 2485	−45.6	× 63 / 276	−10.4
5	50,299	2471.8	− 2528	−56.2	× 66 / 276	−13.4
6	50,300	2488.6	− 2552	−63.4	× 66 / 276	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,209	2389.0	− 2436	−47	× 51 / 240	−10
4	50,210	2440.2	− 2485	−44.8	× 51 / 240	−9.5
5	50,211	2430.0	− 2528	−98	× 59 / 240	−24.1
6	50,212	2432.6	− 2552	−119.4	× 79 / 240	−39.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,169	2418.4	− 2436	−17.6	× 52 / 209	−4.4
4	50,170	2387.7	− 2485	−97.3	× 49 / 209	−22.8
5	50,171	2474.5	− 2528	−53.5	× 51 / 209	−13.1
6	50,172	2445.7	− 2552	−106.3	× 57 / 209	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,024	2371.6	− 2436	−64.4	× 47 / 203	−14.9
4	50,025	2457.1	− 2485	−27.9	× 56 / 203	−7.7
5	50,026	2446.6	− 2528	−81.4	× 49 / 203	−19.6
6	50,027	2507.8	− 2552	−44.2	× 51 / 203	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,780	2389.5	− 2436	−46.5	× 54 / 212	−11.8
4	49,781	2423.5	− 2485	−61.5	× 50 / 212	−14.5
5	49,782	2470.3	− 2528	−57.7	× 53 / 212	−14.4
6	49,783	2433.5	− 2552	−118.5	× 55 / 212	−30.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,657	2383.4	− 2436	−52.6	× 61 / 291	−11
4	49,658	2428.2	− 2485	−56.8	× 77 / 291	−15
5	49,659	2423.8	− 2528	−104.2	× 66 / 291	−23.6
6	49,660	2487.6	− 2552	−64.4	× 87 / 291	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −50, −63, −55, −50, −83, −69, −53, −72, −69 → −61.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit −27.3, lower limit −94.9.

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.