Palm Springs Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	57,504	2386.8	− 2436	−49.2	× 1897 / 12274	−7.6
4	57,507	2429.9	− 2485	−55.1	× 1770 / 12274	−7.9
5	57,508	2451.7	− 2528	−76.3	× 1769 / 12274	−11
6	57,511	2464.1	− 2552	−87.9	× 1703 / 12274	−12.2
7	57,512	2477.3	− 2567	−89.7	× 1756 / 12274	−12.8
8	57,515	2492.9	− 2586	−93.1	× 1694 / 12274	−12.8
11	57,516	2518.5	− 2628	−109.5	× 1685 / 12274	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,374	2403.9	− 2436	−32.1	× 1807 / 12248	−4.7
4	53,376	2434.8	− 2485	−50.2	× 1878 / 12248	−7.7
5	53,377	2455.8	− 2528	−72.2	× 1787 / 12248	−10.5
6	53,380	2463.3	− 2552	−88.7	× 1722 / 12248	−12.5
7	53,382	2481.4	− 2567	−85.6	× 1718 / 12248	−12
8	53,383	2490.0	− 2586	−96	× 1744 / 12248	−13.7
11	53,385	2532.9	− 2628	−95.1	× 1592 / 12248	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,924	2404.9	− 2436	−31.1	× 1733 / 12376	−4.4
4	54,927	2443.7	− 2485	−41.3	× 1788 / 12376	−6
5	54,929	2463.8	− 2528	−64.2	× 1909 / 12376	−9.9
6	54,931	2467.5	− 2552	−84.5	× 1730 / 12376	−11.8
7	54,933	2482.9	− 2567	−84.1	× 1720 / 12376	−11.7
8	54,934	2489.5	− 2586	−96.5	× 1751 / 12376	−13.7
11	54,936	2526.5	− 2628	−101.5	× 1745 / 12376	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,018	2409.1	− 2436	−26.9	× 1651 / 12127	−3.7
4	55,019	2440.6	− 2485	−44.4	× 1734 / 12127	−6.3
5	55,022	2472.7	− 2528	−55.3	× 1791 / 12127	−8.2
6	55,023	2469.4	− 2552	−82.6	× 1848 / 12127	−12.6
7	55,026	2479.2	− 2567	−87.8	× 1730 / 12127	−12.5
8	55,027	2492.0	− 2586	−94	× 1692 / 12127	−13.1
11	55,030	2522.3	− 2628	−105.7	× 1681 / 12127	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,268	2418.0	− 2436	−18	× 1667 / 11983	−2.5
4	55,269	2446.5	− 2485	−38.5	× 1632 / 11983	−5.2
5	55,270	2473.3	− 2528	−54.7	× 1715 / 11983	−7.8
6	55,271	2478.5	− 2552	−73.5	× 1714 / 11983	−10.5
7	55,272	2488.8	− 2567	−78.2	× 1820 / 11983	−11.9
8	55,273	2481.8	− 2586	−104.2	× 1733 / 11983	−15.1
11	55,274	2519.7	− 2628	−108.3	× 1702 / 11983	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,011	2323.5	− 2436	−112.5	× 24 / 1387	−1.9
4	54,012	2403.7	− 2485	−81.3	× 83 / 1387	−4.9
11	54,017	2533.2	− 2628	−94.8	× 1280 / 1387	−87.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,322	2384.4	− 2436	−51.6	× 1610 / 10877	−7.6
4	55,323	2429.8	− 2485	−55.2	× 1515 / 10877	−7.7
5	55,324	2448.9	− 2528	−79.1	× 1550 / 10877	−11.3
6	55,325	2460.0	− 2552	−92	× 1532 / 10877	−13
7	55,326	2465.0	− 2567	−102	× 1498 / 10877	−14
8	55,327	2467.3	− 2586	−118.7	× 1567 / 10877	−17.1
11	55,328	2496.9	− 2628	−131.1	× 1605 / 10877	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,277	2386.3	− 2436	−49.7	× 1575 / 10841	−7.2
4	55,278	2425.9	− 2485	−59.1	× 1625 / 10841	−8.9
5	55,279	2452.7	− 2528	−75.3	× 1552 / 10841	−10.8
6	55,280	2457.4	− 2552	−94.6	× 1470 / 10841	−12.8
7	55,281	2470.1	− 2567	−96.9	× 1523 / 10841	−13.6
8	55,282	2466.5	− 2586	−119.5	× 1479 / 10841	−16.3
11	55,283	2507.1	− 2628	−120.9	× 1617 / 10841	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,149	2392.5	− 2436	−43.5	× 1537 / 10732	−6.2
4	55,150	2425.0	− 2485	−60	× 1560 / 10732	−8.7
5	55,151	2442.9	− 2528	−85.1	× 1594 / 10732	−12.6
6	55,152	2451.8	− 2552	−100.2	× 1475 / 10732	−13.8
7	55,153	2468.5	− 2567	−98.5	× 1467 / 10732	−13.5
8	55,154	2476.8	− 2586	−109.2	× 1505 / 10732	−15.3
11	55,155	2512.6	− 2628	−115.4	× 1594 / 10732	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,905	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 1445 / 10404	−6.2
4	54,906	2421.7	− 2485	−63.3	× 1553 / 10404	−9.4
5	54,907	2444.7	− 2528	−83.3	× 1548 / 10404	−12.4
6	54,908	2454.7	− 2552	−97.3	× 1502 / 10404	−14
7	54,909	2478.9	− 2567	−88.1	× 1412 / 10404	−12
8	54,910	2484.1	− 2586	−101.9	× 1446 / 10404	−14.2
11	54,911	2507.2	− 2628	−120.8	× 1498 / 10404	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,816	2394.5	− 2436	−41.5	× 1394 / 10159	−5.7
4	54,817	2425.6	− 2485	−59.4	× 1444 / 10159	−8.4
5	54,818	2443.6	− 2528	−84.4	× 1524 / 10159	−12.7
6	54,819	2457.9	− 2552	−94.1	× 1442 / 10159	−13.4
7	54,820	2469.0	− 2567	−98	× 1487 / 10159	−14.3
8	54,821	2490.9	− 2586	−95.1	× 1387 / 10159	−13
11	54,822	2499.3	− 2628	−128.7	× 1481 / 10159	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −73, −72, −71, −68, −94, −90, −88, −87, −86, −86 → −81.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 26 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 4.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.5 × 2.66 = 12. Upper limit −69.3, lower limit −93.3.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Palm Springs Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in Palm Springs Unified

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Alternative and special schools

Other schools

Charter schools in Palm Springs Unified

K–8 schools