Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2457 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2506 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2527 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2541 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,462	2434.7	− 2436	−1.3	× 95 / 247	−0.5
4	54,464	2470.6	− 2485	−14.4	× 90 / 247	−5.2
5	54,467	2508.2	− 2528	−19.8	× 62 / 247	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,575	2442.4	− 2436	6.4	× 105 / 293	2.3
4	54,578	2483.7	− 2485	−1.3	× 95 / 293	−0.4
5	54,579	2510.1	− 2528	−17.9	× 93 / 293	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,819	2436.1	− 2436	0.1	× 91 / 378	0
4	54,820	2475.1	− 2485	−9.9	× 102 / 378	−2.7
5	54,821	2532.4	− 2528	4.4	× 94 / 378	1.1
6	54,822	2539.4	− 2552	−12.6	× 91 / 378	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,857	2442.6	− 2436	6.6	× 134 / 776	1.1
4	54,858	2465.0	− 2485	−20	× 122 / 776	−3.1
5	54,859	2496.1	− 2528	−31.9	× 136 / 776	−5.6
6	54,860	2491.5	− 2552	−60.5	× 137 / 776	−10.7
7	54,861	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 130 / 776	−5
8	54,862	2518.0	− 2586	−68	× 117 / 776	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,808	2442.2	− 2436	6.2	× 149 / 902	1
4	54,809	2479.0	− 2485	−6	× 152 / 902	−1
5	54,810	2498.9	− 2528	−29.1	× 150 / 902	−4.8
6	54,811	2519.3	− 2552	−32.7	× 174 / 902	−6.3
7	54,812	2552.1	− 2567	−14.9	× 140 / 902	−2.3
8	54,813	2523.4	− 2586	−62.6	× 137 / 902	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,678	2447.3	− 2436	11.3	× 171 / 1003	1.9
4	54,679	2467.0	− 2485	−18	× 154 / 1003	−2.8
5	54,680	2510.6	− 2528	−17.4	× 168 / 1003	−2.9
6	54,681	2516.0	− 2552	−36	× 181 / 1003	−6.5
7	54,682	2546.1	− 2567	−20.9	× 179 / 1003	−3.7
8	54,683	2584.6	− 2586	−1.4	× 150 / 1003	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,418	2457.8	− 2436	21.8	× 100 / 842	2.6
4	54,419	2481.1	− 2485	−3.9	× 122 / 842	−0.6
5	54,420	2510.5	− 2528	−17.5	× 106 / 842	−2.2
6	54,421	2506.7	− 2552	−45.3	× 158 / 842	−8.5
7	54,422	2527.1	− 2567	−39.9	× 174 / 842	−8.2
8	54,423	2567.2	− 2586	−18.8	× 182 / 842	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,355	2457.1	− 2436	21.1	× 88 / 813	2.3
4	54,356	2474.9	− 2485	−10.1	× 113 / 813	−1.4
5	54,357	2505.9	− 2528	−22.1	× 127 / 813	−3.5
6	54,358	2510.7	− 2552	−41.3	× 154 / 813	−7.8
7	54,359	2527.4	− 2567	−39.6	× 162 / 813	−7.9
8	54,360	2540.7	− 2586	−45.3	× 169 / 813	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −11, −4, −5, −34, −23, −14, −21, −28 → −17.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit 9.4, lower limit −44.4.

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 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.