Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet 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, 179 of the 493 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2507 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 72 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 77 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 74 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 91 students Just 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 55 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 44 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 29 students 60 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	52,474	2413.4	− 2436	−22.6	× 148 / 554	−6
4	52,475	2456.1	− 2485	−28.9	× 129 / 554	−6.7
5	52,478	2472.7	− 2528	−55.3	× 127 / 554	−12.7
6	52,479	2526.1	− 2552	−25.9	× 150 / 554	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,749	2418.4	− 2436	−17.6	× 163 / 565	−5.1
4	48,751	2471.9	− 2485	−13.1	× 144 / 565	−3.3
5	48,753	2489.1	− 2528	−38.9	× 134 / 565	−9.2
6	48,756	2535.5	− 2552	−16.5	× 124 / 565	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,086	2430.9	− 2436	−5.1	× 178 / 621	−1.5
4	50,087	2473.7	− 2485	−11.3	× 167 / 621	−3
5	50,090	2496.3	− 2528	−31.7	× 142 / 621	−7.2
6	50,092	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 134 / 621	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,114	2427.7	− 2436	−8.3	× 147 / 608	−2
4	50,115	2480.5	− 2485	−4.5	× 166 / 608	−1.2
5	50,118	2497.6	− 2528	−30.4	× 158 / 608	−7.9
6	50,119	2541.5	− 2552	−10.5	× 137 / 608	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,307	2426.5	− 2436	−9.5	× 117 / 570	−2
4	50,308	2459.7	− 2485	−25.3	× 143 / 570	−6.3
5	50,309	2516.7	− 2528	−11.3	× 160 / 570	−3.2
6	50,310	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 150 / 570	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,219	2365.5	− 2436	−70.5	× 142 / 506	−19.8
4	50,220	2443.2	− 2485	−41.8	× 143 / 506	−11.8
5	50,221	2471.9	− 2528	−56.1	× 120 / 506	−13.3
6	50,222	2506.4	− 2552	−45.6	× 101 / 506	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,179	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 136 / 517	−11.7
4	50,180	2424.5	− 2485	−60.5	× 132 / 517	−15.4
5	50,181	2477.8	− 2528	−50.2	× 133 / 517	−12.9
6	50,182	2505.8	− 2552	−46.2	× 116 / 517	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,034	2387.8	− 2436	−48.2	× 125 / 508	−11.9
4	50,035	2441.2	− 2485	−43.8	× 130 / 508	−11.2
5	50,036	2479.1	− 2528	−48.9	× 126 / 508	−12.1
6	50,037	2527.6	− 2552	−24.4	× 127 / 508	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,790	2404.5	− 2436	−31.5	× 136 / 512	−8.4
4	49,791	2444.5	− 2485	−40.5	× 125 / 512	−9.9
5	49,792	2491.3	− 2528	−36.7	× 127 / 512	−9.1
6	49,793	2508.1	− 2552	−43.9	× 124 / 512	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,667	2418.2	− 2436	−17.8	× 127 / 493	−4.6
4	49,668	2432.2	− 2485	−52.8	× 128 / 493	−13.7
5	49,669	2493.0	− 2528	−35	× 118 / 493	−8.4
6	49,670	2507.2	− 2552	−44.8	× 120 / 493	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −32, −21, −17, −14, −17, −54, −50, −41, −38, −38 → −32.2
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −10.4, lower limit −54.

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.