Santa Ana Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	51,660	2393.6	− 2436	−42.4	× 4283 / 27427	−6.6
4	51,662	2434.0	− 2485	−51	× 4178 / 27427	−7.8
5	51,664	2453.7	− 2528	−74.3	× 4038 / 27427	−10.9
6	51,666	2458.0	− 2552	−94	× 3874 / 27427	−13.3
7	51,668	2477.8	− 2567	−89.2	× 3846 / 27427	−12.5
8	51,670	2509.1	− 2586	−76.9	× 3851 / 27427	−10.8
11	51,672	2528.5	− 2628	−99.5	× 3357 / 27427	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,968	2400.2	− 2436	−35.8	× 4025 / 27051	−5.3
4	47,969	2440.8	− 2485	−44.2	× 4183 / 27051	−6.8
5	47,972	2459.2	− 2528	−68.8	× 4136 / 27051	−10.5
6	47,974	2463.4	− 2552	−88.6	× 3874 / 27051	−12.7
7	47,976	2482.7	− 2567	−84.3	× 3746 / 27051	−11.7
8	47,978	2507.4	− 2586	−78.6	× 3768 / 27051	−10.9
11	47,980	2531.7	− 2628	−96.3	× 3319 / 27051	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,276	2403.0	− 2436	−33	× 3989 / 26690	−4.9
4	49,278	2440.3	− 2485	−44.7	× 3899 / 26690	−6.5
5	49,279	2462.5	− 2528	−65.5	× 4045 / 26690	−9.9
6	49,281	2457.9	− 2552	−94.1	× 3904 / 26690	−13.8
7	49,283	2477.0	− 2567	−90	× 3775 / 26690	−12.7
8	49,286	2498.3	− 2586	−87.7	× 3672 / 26690	−12.1
11	49,288	2522.9	− 2628	−105.1	× 3406 / 26690	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,289	2401.8	− 2436	−34.2	× 3457 / 25982	−4.6
4	49,292	2449.7	− 2485	−35.3	× 3854 / 25982	−5.2
5	49,293	2469.3	− 2528	−58.7	× 3797 / 25982	−8.6
6	49,296	2455.8	− 2552	−96.2	× 3877 / 25982	−14.4
7	49,297	2480.6	− 2567	−86.4	× 3822 / 25982	−12.7
8	49,300	2494.7	− 2586	−91.3	× 3725 / 25982	−13.1
11	49,301	2521.4	− 2628	−106.6	× 3450 / 25982	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,492	2407.8	− 2436	−28.2	× 3257 / 24738	−3.7
4	49,493	2450.2	− 2485	−34.8	× 3373 / 24738	−4.7
5	49,494	2475.3	− 2528	−52.7	× 3705 / 24738	−7.9
6	49,495	2465.2	− 2552	−86.8	× 3578 / 24738	−12.6
7	49,496	2482.1	− 2567	−84.9	× 3816 / 24738	−13.1
8	49,497	2493.1	− 2586	−92.9	× 3731 / 24738	−14
11	49,498	2523.5	− 2628	−104.5	× 3278 / 24738	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,233	2389.5	− 2436	−46.5	× 393 / 4371	−4.2
4	48,234	2436.1	− 2485	−48.9	× 384 / 4371	−4.3
5	48,235	2457.8	− 2528	−70.2	× 390 / 4371	−6.3
6	48,236	2407.6	− 2552	−144.4	× 165 / 4371	−5.5
7	48,237	2456.6	− 2567	−110.4	× 147 / 4371	−3.7
8	48,238	2446.1	− 2586	−139.9	× 179 / 4371	−5.7
11	48,239	2543.2	− 2628	−84.8	× 2713 / 4371	−52.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,416	2383.3	− 2436	−52.7	× 2728 / 21464	−6.7
4	49,417	2426.8	− 2485	−58.2	× 2986 / 21464	−8.1
5	49,418	2449.6	− 2528	−78.4	× 2981 / 21464	−10.9
6	49,419	2443.7	− 2552	−108.3	× 2965 / 21464	−15
7	49,420	2467.1	− 2567	−99.9	× 3032 / 21464	−14.1
8	49,421	2480.2	− 2586	−105.8	× 3338 / 21464	−16.5
11	49,422	2507.7	− 2628	−120.3	× 3434 / 21464	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,378	2390.5	− 2436	−45.5	× 2578 / 20342	−5.8
4	49,379	2433.0	− 2485	−52	× 2683 / 20342	−6.9
5	49,380	2452.4	− 2528	−75.6	× 2896 / 20342	−10.8
6	49,381	2455.2	− 2552	−96.8	× 2828 / 20342	−13.5
7	49,382	2470.6	− 2567	−96.4	× 2892 / 20342	−13.7
8	49,383	2473.5	− 2586	−112.5	× 3008 / 20342	−16.6
11	49,384	2505.0	− 2628	−123	× 3457 / 20342	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,229	2391.0	− 2436	−45	× 2482 / 19274	−5.8
4	49,230	2432.8	− 2485	−52.2	× 2556 / 19274	−6.9
5	49,231	2451.7	− 2528	−76.3	× 2683 / 19274	−10.6
6	49,232	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 2805 / 19274	−14.2
7	49,233	2474.3	− 2567	−92.7	× 2754 / 19274	−13.2
8	49,234	2479.7	− 2586	−106.3	× 2859 / 19274	−15.8
11	49,235	2510.1	− 2628	−117.9	× 3135 / 19274	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,985	2386.2	− 2436	−49.8	× 2381 / 18315	−6.5
4	48,986	2433.6	− 2485	−51.4	× 2405 / 18315	−6.7
5	48,987	2455.6	− 2528	−72.4	× 2485 / 18315	−9.8
6	48,988	2461.5	− 2552	−90.5	× 2569 / 18315	−12.7
7	48,989	2477.1	− 2567	−89.9	× 2715 / 18315	−13.3
8	48,990	2492.5	− 2586	−93.5	× 2719 / 18315	−13.9
11	48,991	2524.7	− 2628	−103.3	× 3041 / 18315	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,838	2390.1	− 2436	−45.9	× 2113 / 16798	−5.8
4	48,839	2425.8	− 2485	−59.2	× 2302 / 16798	−8.1
5	48,840	2453.3	− 2528	−74.7	× 2315 / 16798	−10.3
6	48,841	2466.3	− 2552	−85.7	× 2362 / 16798	−12.1
7	48,842	2476.7	− 2567	−90.3	× 2450 / 16798	−13.2
8	48,843	2493.0	− 2586	−93	× 2607 / 16798	−14.4
11	48,844	2521.3	− 2628	−106.7	× 2649 / 16798	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −74, −70, −73, −73, −70, −82, −90, −88, −86, −80, −81 → −78.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 4.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.1 × 2.66 = 10.9. Upper limit −67.9, lower limit −89.7.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Santa Ana Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in Santa Ana Unified

Elementary schools

K–8 schools

Middle schools

Middle and high schools

High schools

Alternative and special schools

Charter schools in Santa Ana Unified

Elementary schools

K–8 schools

Middle and high schools

High schools

K–12 schools