Sequoia Academy Gate 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2463 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2492 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2516 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	52,365	2449.1	− 2436	13.1	× 56 / 217	3.4
4	52,367	2477.3	− 2485	−7.7	× 54 / 217	−1.9
5	52,369	2489.6	− 2528	−38.4	× 59 / 217	−10.4
6	52,371	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 48 / 217	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,666	2474.3	− 2436	38.3	× 53 / 226	9
4	48,668	2479.8	− 2485	−5.2	× 64 / 226	−1.5
5	48,670	2525.0	− 2528	−3	× 53 / 226	−0.7
6	48,672	2540.1	− 2552	−11.9	× 56 / 226	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,986	2472.0	− 2436	36	× 58 / 229	9.1
4	49,988	2487.2	− 2485	2.2	× 59 / 229	0.6
5	49,990	2517.5	− 2528	−10.5	× 61 / 229	−2.8
6	49,991	2594.3	− 2552	42.3	× 51 / 229	9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,002	2478.5	− 2436	42.5	× 60 / 265	9.6
4	50,003	2495.2	− 2485	10.2	× 69 / 265	2.7
5	50,006	2506.1	− 2528	−21.9	× 72 / 265	−6
6	50,008	2592.8	− 2552	40.8	× 64 / 265	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,197	2470.4	− 2436	34.4	× 85 / 283	10.3
4	50,198	2487.8	− 2485	2.8	× 62 / 283	0.6
5	50,199	2521.0	− 2528	−7	× 76 / 283	−1.9
6	50,200	2582.6	− 2552	30.6	× 60 / 283	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,107	2466.7	− 2436	30.7	× 65 / 252	7.9
4	50,108	2466.1	− 2485	−18.9	× 68 / 252	−5.1
5	50,109	2526.3	− 2528	−1.7	× 50 / 252	−0.3
6	50,110	2578.2	− 2552	26.2	× 69 / 252	7.2
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
3	50,067	2449.7	− 2436	13.7	× 69 / 245	3.9
4	50,068	2493.8	− 2485	8.8	× 64 / 245	2.3
5	50,069	2508.3	− 2528	−19.7	× 69 / 245	−5.5
6	50,070	2559.7	− 2552	7.7	× 43 / 245	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,922	2443.5	− 2436	7.5	× 51 / 264	1.4
4	49,923	2474.4	− 2485	−10.6	× 79 / 264	−3.2
5	49,924	2530.4	− 2528	2.4	× 65 / 264	0.6
6	49,925	2546.7	− 2552	−5.3	× 69 / 264	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,678	2481.0	− 2436	45	× 60 / 249	10.8
4	49,679	2476.4	− 2485	−8.6	× 54 / 249	−1.9
5	49,680	2502.5	− 2528	−25.5	× 79 / 249	−8.1
6	49,681	2564.1	− 2552	12.1	× 56 / 249	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,555	2462.5	− 2436	26.5	× 38 / 222	4.5
4	49,556	2491.8	− 2485	6.8	× 62 / 222	1.9
5	49,557	2492.0	− 2528	−36	× 56 / 222	−9.1
6	49,558	2516.4	− 2552	−35.6	× 66 / 222	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −16, 4, 16, 16, 16, 10, 2, −3, 4, −13 → 3.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit 25.7, lower limit −18.5.

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.