Hewes Middle: 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 8.

All students

6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2575 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2566 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 295 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 287 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 15 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 17 students 59 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	52,854	2552.0	− 2552	0	× 319 / 936	0
7	52,855	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 331 / 936	−8
8	52,858	2574.3	− 2586	−11.7	× 286 / 936	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,112	2574.9	− 2552	22.9	× 319 / 963	7.6
7	49,114	2560.4	− 2567	−6.6	× 332 / 963	−2.3
8	49,116	2596.4	− 2586	10.4	× 312 / 963	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,454	2583.6	− 2552	31.6	× 303 / 974	9.8
7	50,456	2576.8	− 2567	9.8	× 330 / 974	3.3
8	50,458	2583.5	− 2586	−2.5	× 341 / 974	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,475	2584.5	− 2552	32.5	× 314 / 945	10.8
7	50,478	2586.8	− 2567	19.8	× 303 / 945	6.3
8	50,479	2595.9	− 2586	9.9	× 328 / 945	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,676	2585.6	− 2552	33.6	× 343 / 969	11.9
7	50,677	2590.7	− 2567	23.7	× 317 / 969	7.8
8	50,678	2600.1	− 2586	14.1	× 309 / 969	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,586	2563.6	− 2552	11.6	× 279 / 848	3.8
7	50,587	2554.4	− 2567	−12.6	× 256 / 848	−3.8
8	50,588	2559.9	− 2586	−26.1	× 313 / 848	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,542	2550.0	− 2552	−2	× 280 / 840	−0.7
7	50,543	2560.9	− 2567	−6.1	× 287 / 840	−2.1
8	50,544	2550.1	− 2586	−35.9	× 273 / 840	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,397	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 298 / 864	−3.2
7	50,398	2550.9	− 2567	−16.1	× 287 / 864	−5.3
8	50,399	2573.5	− 2586	−12.5	× 279 / 864	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,155	2575.9	− 2552	23.9	× 307 / 903	8.1
7	50,156	2547.3	− 2567	−19.7	× 309 / 903	−6.7
8	50,157	2573.4	− 2586	−12.6	× 287 / 903	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,022	2574.8	− 2552	22.8	× 310 / 898	7.9
7	50,023	2565.8	− 2567	−1.2	× 304 / 898	−0.4
8	50,024	2569.8	− 2586	−16.2	× 284 / 898	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, 9, 12, 21, 24, −10, −14, −13, −3, 2 → 1.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit 28.2, lower limit −25.

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.