Palo Verde 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	57,749	2401.7	− 2436	−34.3	× 250 / 1621	−5.3
4	57,750	2421.3	− 2485	−63.7	× 233 / 1621	−9.2
5	57,753	2419.8	− 2528	−108.2	× 229 / 1621	−15.3
6	57,754	2440.3	− 2552	−111.7	× 241 / 1621	−16.6
7	57,757	2467.5	− 2567	−99.5	× 231 / 1621	−14.2
8	57,758	2456.9	− 2586	−129.1	× 235 / 1621	−18.7
11	57,761	2484.5	− 2628	−143.5	× 202 / 1621	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,601	2397.9	− 2436	−38.1	× 228 / 1583	−5.5
4	53,603	2420.1	− 2485	−64.9	× 241 / 1583	−9.9
5	53,605	2429.0	− 2528	−99	× 228 / 1583	−14.3
6	53,608	2428.1	− 2552	−123.9	× 225 / 1583	−17.6
7	53,609	2467.7	− 2567	−99.3	× 219 / 1583	−13.7
8	53,611	2453.9	− 2586	−132.1	× 227 / 1583	−18.9
11	53,614	2476.6	− 2628	−151.4	× 215 / 1583	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,158	2408.5	− 2436	−27.5	× 222 / 1562	−3.9
4	55,160	2422.4	− 2485	−62.6	× 222 / 1562	−8.9
5	55,162	2430.2	− 2528	−97.8	× 234 / 1562	−14.7
6	55,165	2440.9	− 2552	−111.1	× 232 / 1562	−16.5
7	55,166	2452.8	− 2567	−114.2	× 219 / 1562	−16
8	55,169	2473.4	− 2586	−112.6	× 218 / 1562	−15.7
11	55,170	2466.4	− 2628	−161.6	× 215 / 1562	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,253	2399.0	− 2436	−37	× 198 / 1573	−4.7
4	55,255	2426.5	− 2485	−58.5	× 221 / 1573	−8.2
5	55,257	2442.7	− 2528	−85.3	× 229 / 1573	−12.4
6	55,259	2451.8	− 2552	−100.2	× 229 / 1573	−14.6
7	55,261	2465.4	− 2567	−101.6	× 239 / 1573	−15.4
8	55,263	2450.5	− 2586	−135.5	× 217 / 1573	−18.7
11	55,265	2469.0	− 2628	−159	× 240 / 1573	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,502	2398.3	− 2436	−37.7	× 210 / 1516	−5.2
4	55,503	2419.4	− 2485	−65.6	× 200 / 1516	−8.7
5	55,504	2460.4	− 2528	−67.6	× 214 / 1516	−9.5
6	55,505	2452.9	− 2552	−99.1	× 219 / 1516	−14.3
7	55,506	2470.3	− 2567	−96.7	× 219 / 1516	−14
8	55,507	2497.0	− 2586	−89	× 239 / 1516	−14
11	55,508	2477.3	− 2628	−150.7	× 215 / 1516	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,554	2372.7	− 2436	−63.3	× 188 / 1414	−8.4
4	55,555	2390.3	− 2485	−94.7	× 203 / 1414	−13.6
5	55,556	2423.4	− 2528	−104.6	× 216 / 1414	−16
6	55,557	2428.4	− 2552	−123.6	× 208 / 1414	−18.2
7	55,558	2463.4	− 2567	−103.6	× 188 / 1414	−13.8
8	55,559	2457.1	− 2586	−128.9	× 206 / 1414	−18.8
11	55,560	2465.2	− 2628	−162.8	× 205 / 1414	−23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,503	2365.3	− 2436	−70.7	× 208 / 1384	−10.6
4	55,504	2396.3	− 2485	−88.7	× 187 / 1384	−12
5	55,505	2404.5	− 2528	−123.5	× 198 / 1384	−17.7
6	55,506	2419.6	− 2552	−132.4	× 204 / 1384	−19.5
7	55,507	2436.0	− 2567	−131	× 204 / 1384	−19.3
8	55,508	2453.2	− 2586	−132.8	× 197 / 1384	−18.9
11	55,509	2427.8	− 2628	−200.2	× 186 / 1384	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,379	2360.6	− 2436	−75.4	× 173 / 1283	−10.2
4	55,380	2396.8	− 2485	−88.2	× 208 / 1283	−14.3
5	55,381	2409.1	− 2528	−118.9	× 176 / 1283	−16.3
6	55,382	2421.5	− 2552	−130.5	× 176 / 1283	−17.9
7	55,383	2446.0	− 2567	−121	× 181 / 1283	−17.1
8	55,384	2441.3	− 2586	−144.7	× 194 / 1283	−21.9
11	55,385	2452.3	− 2628	−175.7	× 175 / 1283	−24
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,131	2388.5	− 2436	−47.5	× 188 / 1209	−7.4
4	55,132	2385.7	− 2485	−99.3	× 165 / 1209	−13.6
5	55,133	2403.1	− 2528	−124.9	× 198 / 1209	−20.5
6	55,134	2418.0	− 2552	−134	× 169 / 1209	−18.7
7	55,135	2448.3	− 2567	−118.7	× 166 / 1209	−16.3
8	55,136	2447.7	− 2586	−138.3	× 166 / 1209	−19
11	55,137	2445.8	− 2628	−182.2	× 157 / 1209	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,046	2389.2	− 2436	−46.8	× 190 / 1208	−7.4
4	55,047	2398.9	− 2485	−86.1	× 181 / 1208	−12.9
5	55,048	2391.7	− 2528	−136.3	× 166 / 1208	−18.7
6	55,049	2420.6	− 2552	−131.4	× 192 / 1208	−20.9
7	55,050	2446.4	− 2567	−120.6	× 163 / 1208	−16.3
8	55,051	2440.6	− 2586	−145.4	× 168 / 1208	−20.2
11	55,052	2455.6	− 2628	−172.4	× 148 / 1208	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −97, −100, −98, −98, −87, −112, −125, −122, −119, −117 → −107.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 6.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.9 × 2.66 = 18.4. Upper limit −89.1, lower limit −125.9.

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.

Palo Verde 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

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 Palo Verde Unified

K–8 schools

Middle schools

High schools

Alternative and special schools

Charter schools in Palo Verde Unified

K–12 schools