Sunnymeadows 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 3 bar

The state's math test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 66 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 86 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 66 students 46 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 3rd 19 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 55 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	57,229	2382.5	− 2436	−53.5	× 127 / 338	−20.1
4	57,231	2427.2	− 2485	−57.8	× 107 / 338	−18.3
5	57,233	2413.1	− 2528	−114.9	× 104 / 338	−35.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,127	2396.7	− 2436	−39.3	× 105 / 318	−13
4	53,130	2429.2	− 2485	−55.8	× 108 / 318	−19
5	53,132	2436.8	− 2528	−91.2	× 105 / 318	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,685	2416.4	− 2436	−19.6	× 108 / 321	−6.6
4	54,687	2435.2	− 2485	−49.8	× 108 / 321	−16.8
5	54,689	2428.5	− 2528	−99.5	× 105 / 321	−32.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,794	2417.0	− 2436	−19	× 101 / 314	−6.1
4	54,795	2437.9	− 2485	−47.1	× 104 / 314	−15.6
5	54,798	2452.3	− 2528	−75.7	× 109 / 314	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,046	2423.5	− 2436	−12.5	× 88 / 291	−3.8
4	55,047	2457.2	− 2485	−27.8	× 94 / 291	−9
5	55,048	2462.8	− 2528	−65.2	× 109 / 291	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,096	2367.6	− 2436	−68.4	× 98 / 303	−22.1
4	55,097	2399.9	− 2485	−85.1	× 96 / 303	−27
5	55,098	2446.6	− 2528	−81.4	× 109 / 303	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,047	2383.0	− 2436	−53	× 103 / 304	−18
4	55,048	2409.2	− 2485	−75.8	× 104 / 304	−25.9
5	55,049	2404.1	− 2528	−123.9	× 97 / 304	−39.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,919	2371.9	− 2436	−64.1	× 76 / 273	−17.8
4	54,920	2428.0	− 2485	−57	× 95 / 273	−19.8
5	54,921	2412.4	− 2528	−115.6	× 102 / 273	−43.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,673	2364.5	− 2436	−71.5	× 110 / 307	−25.6
4	54,674	2415.2	− 2485	−69.8	× 85 / 307	−19.3
5	54,675	2418.3	− 2528	−109.7	× 112 / 307	−40
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,590	2371.3	− 2436	−64.7	× 85 / 287	−19.2
4	54,591	2398.6	− 2485	−86.4	× 113 / 287	−34
5	54,592	2424.2	− 2528	−103.8	× 89 / 287	−32.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −74, −62, −56, −48, −37, −78, −83, −81, −85, −85 → −68.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 41 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit −42.6, lower limit −95.2.

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.