John F. Kennedy 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2481 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2506 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2554 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 4th 102 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 4th 15 students 35 points under the grade 4 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
3	58,417	2469.8	− 2436	33.8	× 154 / 677	7.7
4	58,419	2517.9	− 2485	32.9	× 179 / 677	8.7
5	58,420	2530.9	− 2528	2.9	× 158 / 677	0.7
6	58,423	2574.4	− 2552	22.4	× 186 / 677	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,239	2478.6	− 2436	42.6	× 155 / 662	10
4	54,242	2492.0	− 2485	7	× 162 / 662	1.7
5	54,244	2531.9	− 2528	3.9	× 179 / 662	1.1
6	54,246	2545.8	− 2552	−6.2	× 166 / 662	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,819	2471.4	− 2436	35.4	× 139 / 630	7.8
4	55,820	2517.3	− 2485	32.3	× 167 / 630	8.6
5	55,823	2499.8	− 2528	−28.2	× 144 / 630	−6.4
6	55,825	2556.5	− 2552	4.5	× 180 / 630	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,915	2471.2	− 2436	35.2	× 140 / 567	8.7
4	55,917	2496.1	− 2485	11.1	× 140 / 567	2.7
5	55,919	2524.1	− 2528	−3.9	× 147 / 567	−1
6	55,921	2518.0	− 2552	−34	× 140 / 567	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,175	2460.8	− 2436	24.8	× 136 / 574	5.9
4	56,176	2512.8	− 2485	27.8	× 147 / 574	7.1
5	56,177	2495.9	− 2528	−32.1	× 140 / 574	−7.8
6	56,178	2559.9	− 2552	7.9	× 151 / 574	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,239	2445.1	− 2436	9.1	× 116 / 490	2.2
4	56,240	2502.4	− 2485	17.4	× 110 / 490	3.9
5	56,241	2513.6	− 2528	−14.4	× 132 / 490	−3.9
6	56,242	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 132 / 490	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,188	2466.7	− 2436	30.7	× 127 / 484	8.1
4	56,189	2481.4	− 2485	−3.6	× 123 / 484	−0.9
5	56,190	2518.9	− 2528	−9.1	× 104 / 484	−2
6	56,191	2500.5	− 2552	−51.5	× 130 / 484	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,064	2463.9	− 2436	27.9	× 120 / 488	6.9
4	56,065	2500.4	− 2485	15.4	× 137 / 488	4.3
5	56,066	2486.8	− 2528	−41.2	× 120 / 488	−10.1
6	56,067	2548.6	− 2552	−3.4	× 111 / 488	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,828	2473.7	− 2436	37.7	× 106 / 490	8.2
4	55,829	2504.1	− 2485	19.1	× 128 / 490	5
5	55,830	2513.8	− 2528	−14.2	× 127 / 490	−3.7
6	55,831	2516.9	− 2552	−35.1	× 129 / 490	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,751	2480.6	− 2436	44.6	× 112 / 475	10.5
4	55,752	2506.2	− 2485	21.2	× 117 / 475	5.2
5	55,753	2533.1	− 2528	5.1	× 118 / 475	1.3
6	55,754	2553.5	− 2552	1.5	× 128 / 475	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 23, 11, 11, 2, 7, −5, −9, 0, 0, 17 → 5.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit 25.9, lower limit −14.5.

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.