Scale Leadership Academy - East: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 44 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2479 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 37 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 20 points under the grade 11 bar. 2608 vs. 2628.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 109 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 89 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 116 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 109 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 118 students 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 181 students 31 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 3rd 26 students 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 students Just under the grade 5 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.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	55,519	2413.1	− 2552	−138.9	× 17 / 39	−60.5
8	55,521	2450.4	− 2586	−135.6	× 22 / 39	−76.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,570	2398.8	− 2436	−37.2	× 85 / 506	−6.2
4	55,571	2430.2	− 2485	−54.8	× 83 / 506	−9
5	55,572	2450.8	− 2528	−77.2	× 71 / 506	−10.8
6	55,573	2441.2	− 2552	−110.8	× 94 / 506	−20.6
7	55,574	2475.1	− 2567	−91.9	× 70 / 506	−12.7
8	55,575	2458.0	− 2586	−128	× 62 / 506	−15.7
11	55,576	2449.4	− 2628	−178.6	× 41 / 506	−14.5
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	55,519	2425.6	− 2436	−10.4	× 93 / 569	−1.7
4	55,520	2441.8	− 2485	−43.2	× 92 / 569	−7
5	55,521	2454.2	− 2528	−73.8	× 89 / 569	−11.5
6	55,522	2470.1	− 2552	−81.9	× 79 / 569	−11.4
7	55,523	2466.5	− 2567	−100.5	× 88 / 569	−15.5
8	55,524	2451.7	− 2586	−134.3	× 86 / 569	−20.3
11	55,525	2488.2	− 2628	−139.8	× 42 / 569	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,395	2393.1	− 2436	−42.9	× 112 / 657	−7.3
4	55,396	2453.7	− 2485	−31.3	× 96 / 657	−4.6
5	55,397	2460.7	− 2528	−67.3	× 97 / 657	−9.9
6	55,398	2449.0	− 2552	−103	× 110 / 657	−17.2
7	55,399	2478.4	− 2567	−88.6	× 98 / 657	−13.2
8	55,400	2482.2	− 2586	−103.8	× 113 / 657	−17.9
11	55,401	2486.4	− 2628	−141.6	× 31 / 657	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,147	2414.3	− 2436	−21.7	× 119 / 809	−3.2
4	55,148	2437.0	− 2485	−48	× 115 / 809	−6.8
5	55,149	2472.1	− 2528	−55.9	× 116 / 809	−8
6	55,150	2456.2	− 2552	−95.8	× 118 / 809	−14
7	55,151	2507.4	− 2567	−59.6	× 144 / 809	−10.6
8	55,152	2514.7	− 2586	−71.3	× 151 / 809	−13.3
11	55,153	2523.6	− 2628	−104.4	× 46 / 809	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,062	2394.9	− 2436	−41.1	× 135 / 882	−6.3
4	55,063	2459.8	− 2485	−25.2	× 105 / 882	−3
5	55,064	2441.5	− 2528	−86.5	× 139 / 882	−13.6
6	55,065	2479.3	− 2552	−72.7	× 122 / 882	−10.1
7	55,066	2491.0	− 2567	−76	× 132 / 882	−11.4
8	55,067	2498.2	− 2586	−87.8	× 192 / 882	−19.1
11	55,068	2607.6	− 2628	−20.4	× 57 / 882	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −137, −90, −78, −77, −62, −65 → −84.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 47 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 15.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.6 × 2.66 = 41.5. Upper limit −43.3, lower limit −126.3.

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. From 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.