Sunnyslope 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.

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, 144 of the 449 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 67 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 88 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 68 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 82 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 36 students 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 17 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
3	56,868	2413.9	− 2436	−22.1	× 102 / 448	−5
4	56,871	2447.7	− 2485	−37.3	× 110 / 448	−9.2
5	56,872	2450.1	− 2528	−77.9	× 121 / 448	−21
6	56,875	2492.9	− 2552	−59.1	× 115 / 448	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,811	2396.2	− 2436	−39.8	× 102 / 433	−9.4
4	52,814	2443.4	− 2485	−41.6	× 111 / 433	−10.7
5	52,815	2447.9	− 2528	−80.1	× 106 / 433	−19.6
6	52,818	2492.1	− 2552	−59.9	× 114 / 433	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,330	2403.0	− 2436	−33	× 112 / 438	−8.4
4	54,332	2437.4	− 2485	−47.6	× 106 / 438	−11.5
5	54,335	2460.7	− 2528	−67.3	× 112 / 438	−17.2
6	54,337	2505.5	− 2552	−46.5	× 108 / 438	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,444	2380.0	− 2436	−56	× 106 / 456	−13
4	54,445	2428.3	− 2485	−56.7	× 120 / 456	−14.9
5	54,448	2452.3	− 2528	−75.7	× 116 / 456	−19.3
6	54,449	2519.3	− 2552	−32.7	× 114 / 456	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,687	2389.9	− 2436	−46.1	× 112 / 456	−11.3
4	54,688	2423.0	− 2485	−62	× 120 / 456	−16.3
5	54,689	2451.8	− 2528	−76.2	× 111 / 456	−18.5
6	54,690	2531.2	− 2552	−20.8	× 113 / 456	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,723	2376.0	− 2436	−60	× 108 / 456	−14.2
4	54,724	2397.5	− 2485	−87.5	× 122 / 456	−23.4
5	54,725	2427.4	− 2528	−100.6	× 116 / 456	−25.6
6	54,726	2494.4	− 2552	−57.6	× 110 / 456	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,674	2387.5	− 2436	−48.5	× 115 / 453	−12.3
4	54,675	2422.0	− 2485	−63	× 114 / 453	−15.9
5	54,676	2426.4	− 2528	−101.6	× 113 / 453	−25.3
6	54,677	2504.5	− 2552	−47.5	× 111 / 453	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,544	2372.4	− 2436	−63.6	× 117 / 453	−16.4
4	54,545	2429.4	− 2485	−55.6	× 116 / 453	−14.2
5	54,546	2441.7	− 2528	−86.3	× 106 / 453	−20.2
6	54,547	2469.8	− 2552	−82.2	× 114 / 453	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,284	2390.5	− 2436	−45.5	× 134 / 468	−13
4	54,285	2432.3	− 2485	−52.7	× 109 / 468	−12.3
5	54,286	2449.3	− 2528	−78.7	× 114 / 468	−19.2
6	54,287	2483.3	− 2552	−68.7	× 111 / 468	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,221	2395.1	− 2436	−40.9	× 103 / 449	−9.4
4	54,222	2422.5	− 2485	−62.5	× 133 / 449	−18.5
5	54,223	2450.5	− 2528	−77.5	× 100 / 449	−17.3
6	54,224	2491.8	− 2552	−60.2	× 113 / 449	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −55, −49, −55, −51, −77, −65, −72, −61, −60 → −59.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.7 × 2.66 = 23.1. Upper limit −36.4, lower limit −82.6.

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.