Holder 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2565 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 38 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 46 students Meets 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 16 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 16 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 11 students 25 points under the grade 5 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	52,193	2414.7	− 2436	−21.3	× 58 / 239	−5.2
4	52,195	2478.7	− 2485	−6.3	× 53 / 239	−1.4
5	52,197	2471.1	− 2528	−56.9	× 74 / 239	−17.6
6	52,199	2507.0	− 2552	−45	× 54 / 239	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,496	2421.2	− 2436	−14.8	× 76 / 282	−4
4	48,497	2479.1	− 2485	−5.9	× 70 / 282	−1.5
5	48,500	2510.0	− 2528	−18	× 56 / 282	−3.6
6	48,502	2531.5	− 2552	−20.5	× 80 / 282	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,821	2444.2	− 2436	8.2	× 74 / 284	2.1
4	49,824	2485.4	− 2485	0.4	× 80 / 284	0.1
5	49,826	2488.3	− 2528	−39.7	× 72 / 284	−10.1
6	49,827	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 58 / 284	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,836	2437.0	− 2436	1	× 73 / 290	0.3
4	49,837	2499.2	− 2485	14.2	× 70 / 290	3.4
5	49,840	2487.7	− 2528	−40.3	× 79 / 290	−11
6	49,841	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 68 / 290	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,033	2456.4	− 2436	20.4	× 77 / 296	5.3
4	50,034	2488.6	− 2485	3.6	× 68 / 296	0.8
5	50,035	2511.9	− 2528	−16.1	× 73 / 296	−4
6	50,036	2545.9	− 2552	−6.1	× 78 / 296	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,762	2423.2	− 2436	−12.8	× 68 / 252	−3.5
4	48,763	2451.5	− 2485	−33.5	× 70 / 252	−9.3
5	48,764	2509.8	− 2528	−18.2	× 55 / 252	−4
6	48,765	2533.6	− 2552	−18.4	× 59 / 252	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,943	2432.5	− 2436	−3.5	× 50 / 241	−0.7
4	49,944	2486.6	− 2485	1.6	× 67 / 241	0.4
5	49,945	2493.1	− 2528	−34.9	× 60 / 241	−8.7
6	49,946	2560.1	− 2552	8.1	× 64 / 241	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,901	2440.1	− 2436	4.1	× 60 / 232	1.1
4	49,902	2482.8	− 2485	−2.2	× 52 / 232	−0.5
5	49,903	2518.8	− 2528	−9.2	× 62 / 232	−2.5
6	49,904	2540.9	− 2552	−11.1	× 58 / 232	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,752	2446.8	− 2436	10.8	× 62 / 240	2.8
4	49,753	2480.2	− 2485	−4.8	× 58 / 240	−1.2
5	49,754	2492.1	− 2528	−35.9	× 55 / 240	−8.2
6	49,755	2576.7	− 2552	24.7	× 65 / 240	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,514	2433.7	− 2436	−2.3	× 55 / 231	−0.5
4	49,515	2496.5	− 2485	11.5	× 64 / 231	3.2
5	49,516	2514.9	− 2528	−13.1	× 57 / 231	−3.2
6	49,517	2548.0	− 2552	−4	× 55 / 231	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,389	2410.5	− 2436	−25.5	× 54 / 227	−6.1
4	49,390	2493.0	− 2485	8	× 52 / 227	1.8
5	49,391	2514.5	− 2528	−13.5	× 64 / 227	−3.8
6	49,392	2565.2	− 2552	13.2	× 57 / 227	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −15, −8, −15, 1, −21, −7, −5, 0, −2, −5 → −10.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.7 × 2.66 = 25.8. Upper limit 15.7, lower limit −35.9.

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.