Del Sol Academy: 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

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2476 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2506 vs. 2528. 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 3rd 115 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 118 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 118 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 92 students 37 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 111 students 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 89 students Just 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 3rd 22 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 29 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 14 students 15 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.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,517	2410.0	− 2436	−26	× 103 / 619	−4.3
4	54,518	2448.2	− 2485	−36.8	× 99 / 619	−5.9
5	54,519	2484.9	− 2528	−43.1	× 113 / 619	−7.9
6	54,520	2500.8	− 2552	−51.2	× 101 / 619	−8.4
7	54,521	2540.2	− 2567	−26.8	× 119 / 619	−5.2
8	54,522	2507.4	− 2586	−78.6	× 84 / 619	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,555	2398.8	− 2436	−37.2	× 142 / 760	−7
4	54,556	2435.7	− 2485	−49.3	× 115 / 760	−7.5
5	54,557	2459.4	− 2528	−68.6	× 150 / 760	−13.5
6	54,558	2482.1	− 2552	−69.9	× 113 / 760	−10.4
7	54,559	2469.1	− 2567	−97.9	× 124 / 760	−16
8	54,560	2488.4	− 2586	−97.6	× 116 / 760	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,504	2398.9	− 2436	−37.1	× 124 / 770	−6
4	54,505	2433.6	− 2485	−51.4	× 143 / 770	−9.5
5	54,506	2445.0	− 2528	−83	× 121 / 770	−13
6	54,507	2495.2	− 2552	−56.8	× 159 / 770	−11.7
7	54,508	2468.3	− 2567	−98.7	× 113 / 770	−14.5
8	54,509	2487.7	− 2586	−98.3	× 110 / 770	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,376	2396.5	− 2436	−39.5	× 141 / 773	−7.2
4	54,377	2412.6	− 2485	−72.4	× 119 / 773	−11.1
5	54,378	2452.1	− 2528	−75.9	× 152 / 773	−14.9
6	54,379	2483.2	− 2552	−68.8	× 109 / 773	−9.7
7	54,380	2479.8	− 2567	−87.2	× 150 / 773	−16.9
8	54,381	2486.9	− 2586	−99.1	× 102 / 773	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,114	2410.0	− 2436	−26	× 141 / 786	−4.7
4	54,115	2428.7	− 2485	−56.3	× 138 / 786	−9.9
5	54,116	2434.2	− 2528	−93.8	× 112 / 786	−13.4
6	54,117	2484.6	− 2552	−67.4	× 152 / 786	−13
7	54,118	2487.1	− 2567	−79.9	× 106 / 786	−10.8
8	54,119	2499.5	− 2586	−86.5	× 137 / 786	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,053	2424.9	− 2436	−11.1	× 137 / 775	−2
4	54,054	2449.3	− 2485	−35.7	× 143 / 775	−6.6
5	54,055	2450.4	− 2528	−77.6	× 136 / 775	−13.6
6	54,056	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 116 / 775	−11.4
7	54,057	2474.6	− 2567	−92.4	× 140 / 775	−16.7
8	54,058	2505.9	− 2586	−80.1	× 103 / 775	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −69, −69, −73, −67, −61 → −63.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −40.6, lower limit −86.4.

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 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.