Gerald P. Carr Intermediate: 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 4 bar

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, 274 of the 745 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2485. 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 6th 136 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 159 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 176 students 10 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 6th 83 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 93 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 98 students 30 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	51,941	2427.7	− 2552	−124.3	× 460 / 1501	−38.1
7	51,943	2444.0	− 2567	−123	× 513 / 1501	−42
8	51,945	2460.2	− 2586	−125.8	× 528 / 1501	−44.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	48,258	2444.7	− 2552	−107.3	× 497 / 1456	−36.6
7	48,260	2455.0	− 2567	−112	× 457 / 1456	−35.2
8	48,262	2465.5	− 2586	−120.5	× 502 / 1456	−41.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,586	2446.8	− 2552	−105.2	× 471 / 1392	−35.6
7	49,587	2447.9	− 2567	−119.1	× 478 / 1392	−40.9
8	49,589	2456.7	− 2586	−129.3	× 443 / 1392	−41.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,600	2437.3	− 2552	−114.7	× 486 / 1404	−39.7
7	49,601	2471.9	− 2567	−95.1	× 449 / 1404	−30.4
8	49,604	2459.8	− 2586	−126.2	× 469 / 1404	−42.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,798	2466.5	− 2552	−85.5	× 415 / 1347	−26.3
7	49,799	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 478 / 1347	−33
8	49,800	2484.1	− 2586	−101.9	× 454 / 1347	−34.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,710	2468.8	− 2552	−83.2	× 323 / 1129	−23.8
7	49,711	2468.6	− 2567	−98.4	× 372 / 1129	−32.4
8	49,712	2488.2	− 2586	−97.8	× 434 / 1129	−37.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,672	2465.9	− 2552	−86.1	× 282 / 1006	−24.1
7	49,673	2478.5	− 2567	−88.5	× 344 / 1006	−30.3
8	49,674	2467.1	− 2586	−118.9	× 380 / 1006	−44.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,523	2459.6	− 2552	−92.4	× 291 / 926	−29
7	49,524	2464.0	− 2567	−103	× 284 / 926	−31.6
8	49,525	2472.0	− 2586	−114	× 351 / 926	−43.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,281	2462.0	− 2552	−90	× 265 / 845	−28.2
7	49,282	2477.4	− 2567	−89.6	× 288 / 845	−30.5
8	49,283	2482.4	− 2586	−103.6	× 292 / 845	−35.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,148	2459.4	− 2552	−92.6	× 219 / 745	−27.2
7	49,149	2460.9	− 2567	−106.1	× 252 / 745	−35.9
8	49,150	2478.4	− 2586	−107.6	× 274 / 745	−39.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −124, −113, −118, −112, −94, −94, −99, −104, −95, −103 → −105.6
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −85.9, lower limit −125.3.

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.