Wells 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.

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, 220 of the 723 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 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 159 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 151 students 39 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 193 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 71 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 80 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 69 students 56 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	55,324	2454.5	− 2552	−97.5	× 310 / 936	−32.3
7	55,326	2462.9	− 2567	−104.1	× 300 / 936	−33.4
8	55,328	2465.5	− 2586	−120.5	× 326 / 936	−42
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	51,391	2441.5	− 2552	−110.5	× 334 / 971	−38
7	51,393	2475.2	− 2567	−91.8	× 327 / 971	−30.9
8	51,395	2488.6	− 2586	−97.4	× 310 / 971	−31.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,875	2440.4	− 2552	−111.6	× 321 / 992	−36.1
7	52,876	2454.5	− 2567	−112.5	× 341 / 992	−38.7
8	52,879	2463.2	− 2586	−122.8	× 330 / 992	−40.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,965	2451.0	− 2552	−101	× 310 / 967	−32.4
7	52,967	2458.6	− 2567	−108.4	× 335 / 967	−37.6
8	52,969	2468.1	− 2586	−117.9	× 322 / 967	−39.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	53,196	2444.7	− 2552	−107.3	× 249 / 885	−30.2
7	53,197	2459.1	− 2567	−107.9	× 310 / 885	−37.8
8	53,198	2476.4	− 2586	−109.6	× 326 / 885	−40.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	53,202	2403.7	− 2552	−148.3	× 247 / 806	−45.4
7	53,203	2446.5	− 2567	−120.5	× 265 / 806	−39.6
8	53,204	2433.7	− 2586	−152.3	× 294 / 806	−55.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	53,155	2419.0	− 2552	−133	× 265 / 774	−45.5
7	53,156	2435.1	− 2567	−131.9	× 246 / 774	−41.9
8	53,157	2448.4	− 2586	−137.6	× 263 / 774	−46.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−134

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	53,007	2415.4	− 2552	−136.6	× 252 / 774	−44.5
7	53,008	2448.3	− 2567	−118.7	× 274 / 774	−42
8	53,009	2430.7	− 2586	−155.3	× 248 / 774	−49.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−136

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,749	2417.2	− 2552	−134.8	× 227 / 752	−40.7
7	52,750	2440.1	− 2567	−126.9	× 265 / 752	−44.7
8	52,751	2452.2	− 2586	−133.8	× 260 / 752	−46.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−132

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,678	2427.8	− 2552	−124.2	× 230 / 723	−39.5
7	52,679	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 231 / 723	−36
8	52,680	2442.7	− 2586	−143.3	× 262 / 723	−51.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−127

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −108, −100, −116, −109, −108, −141, −134, −136, −132, −127 → −121.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit −96.6, lower limit −145.6.

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.