Bryant 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 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2552.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	58,151	2426.9	− 2436	−9.1	× 78 / 256	−2.8
4	58,153	2437.8	− 2485	−47.2	× 59 / 256	−10.9
5	58,155	2479.1	− 2528	−48.9	× 56 / 256	−10.7
6	58,157	2500.4	− 2552	−51.6	× 63 / 256	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,974	2419.9	− 2436	−16.1	× 45 / 233	−3.1
4	53,976	2484.6	− 2485	−0.4	× 80 / 233	−0.1
5	53,978	2498.6	− 2528	−29.4	× 51 / 233	−6.4
6	53,979	2521.5	− 2552	−30.5	× 57 / 233	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,553	2442.4	− 2436	6.4	× 66 / 241	1.8
4	55,554	2444.4	− 2485	−40.6	× 52 / 241	−8.8
5	55,556	2477.8	− 2528	−50.2	× 72 / 241	−15
6	55,559	2504.9	− 2552	−47.1	× 51 / 241	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,649	2436.0	− 2436	0	× 68 / 261	0
4	55,652	2459.6	− 2485	−25.4	× 62 / 261	−6
5	55,653	2466.3	− 2528	−61.7	× 57 / 261	−13.5
6	55,656	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 74 / 261	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,909	2440.6	− 2436	4.6	× 66 / 260	1.2
4	55,910	2479.0	− 2485	−6	× 72 / 260	−1.7
5	55,911	2502.3	− 2528	−25.7	× 64 / 260	−6.3
6	55,912	2504.7	− 2552	−47.3	× 58 / 260	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,973	2408.7	− 2436	−27.3	× 39 / 182	−5.9
4	55,974	2437.5	− 2485	−47.5	× 50 / 182	−13
5	55,975	2467.7	− 2528	−60.3	× 39 / 182	−12.9
6	55,976	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 54 / 182	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,922	2401.9	− 2436	−34.1	× 57 / 194	−10
4	55,923	2451.6	− 2485	−33.4	× 45 / 194	−7.7
5	55,924	2456.9	− 2528	−71.1	× 50 / 194	−18.3
6	55,925	2509.6	− 2552	−42.4	× 42 / 194	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,798	2394.0	− 2436	−42	× 43 / 191	−9.5
4	55,799	2439.3	− 2485	−45.7	× 58 / 191	−13.9
5	55,800	2494.3	− 2528	−33.7	× 41 / 191	−7.2
6	55,801	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 49 / 191	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,562	2408.1	− 2436	−27.9	× 47 / 178	−7.4
4	55,563	2431.9	− 2485	−53.1	× 38 / 178	−11.3
5	55,564	2466.4	− 2528	−61.6	× 49 / 178	−17
6	55,565	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 44 / 178	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,485	2411.2	− 2436	−24.8	× 46 / 176	−6.5
4	55,486	2461.7	− 2485	−23.3	× 47 / 176	−6.2
5	55,487	2471.6	− 2528	−56.4	× 35 / 176	−11.2
6	55,488	2534.4	− 2552	−17.6	× 48 / 176	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −17, −32, −28, −17, −35, −45, −40, −35, −29 → −31.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit −3.8, lower limit −59.2.

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.