Nellie N. Coffman Middle: 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 4 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 8.

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, 282 of the 882 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2485. 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 6th 193 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 204 students 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 203 students 20 points 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 6th 108 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 86 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 88 students 39 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
6	57,658	2454.1	− 2552	−97.9	× 346 / 1083	−31.3
7	57,660	2470.5	− 2567	−96.5	× 392 / 1083	−34.9
8	57,662	2472.9	− 2586	−113.1	× 345 / 1083	−36
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	53,518	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 343 / 1079	−26.3
7	53,519	2478.4	− 2567	−88.6	× 342 / 1079	−28.1
8	53,522	2486.0	− 2586	−100	× 394 / 1079	−36.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,078	2473.5	− 2552	−78.5	× 352 / 1019	−27.1
7	55,081	2475.8	− 2567	−91.2	× 339 / 1019	−30.3
8	55,083	2465.8	− 2586	−120.2	× 328 / 1019	−38.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,173	2461.1	− 2552	−90.9	× 370 / 1068	−31.5
7	55,176	2460.9	− 2567	−106.1	× 360 / 1068	−35.8
8	55,177	2473.3	− 2586	−112.7	× 338 / 1068	−35.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,418	2480.2	− 2552	−71.8	× 349 / 1092	−22.9
7	55,419	2477.6	− 2567	−89.4	× 384 / 1092	−31.4
8	55,420	2456.8	− 2586	−129.2	× 359 / 1092	−42.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,470	2458.6	− 2552	−93.4	× 314 / 945	−31
7	55,471	2454.5	− 2567	−112.5	× 312 / 945	−37.1
8	55,472	2466.9	− 2586	−119.1	× 319 / 945	−40.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,419	2448.5	− 2552	−103.5	× 306 / 919	−34.5
7	55,420	2460.7	− 2567	−106.3	× 309 / 919	−35.7
8	55,421	2465.4	− 2586	−120.6	× 304 / 919	−39.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,295	2439.2	− 2552	−112.8	× 284 / 894	−35.8
7	55,296	2453.7	− 2567	−113.3	× 298 / 894	−37.8
8	55,297	2478.3	− 2586	−107.7	× 312 / 894	−37.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,047	2452.3	− 2552	−99.7	× 297 / 865	−34.2
7	55,048	2452.3	− 2567	−114.7	× 278 / 865	−36.9
8	55,049	2482.7	− 2586	−103.3	× 290 / 865	−34.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,962	2454.2	− 2552	−97.8	× 301 / 882	−33.4
7	54,963	2469.2	− 2567	−97.8	× 290 / 882	−32.2
8	54,964	2474.2	− 2586	−111.8	× 291 / 882	−36.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −102, −91, −96, −103, −97, −108, −110, −111, −106, −102 → −102.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit −87.2, lower limit −118.

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.