Franklin 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. 2441 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2498 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2522 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2570 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 103 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 123 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 119 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 139 students Meets the grade 6 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 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 30 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 11 students 48 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	60,229	2451.3	− 2436	15.3	× 108 / 414	4
4	60,230	2479.9	− 2485	−5.1	× 109 / 414	−1.3
5	60,233	2515.3	− 2528	−12.7	× 103 / 414	−3.2
6	60,234	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 94 / 414	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,926	2454.8	− 2436	18.8	× 115 / 446	4.8
4	55,928	2488.2	− 2485	3.2	× 109 / 446	0.8
5	55,929	2516.0	− 2528	−12	× 108 / 446	−2.9
6	55,932	2549.1	− 2552	−2.9	× 114 / 446	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,559	2460.3	− 2436	24.3	× 107 / 457	5.7
4	57,561	2488.2	− 2485	3.2	× 125 / 457	0.9
5	57,562	2513.8	− 2528	−14.2	× 113 / 457	−3.5
6	57,564	2550.9	− 2552	−1.1	× 112 / 457	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,693	2477.9	− 2436	41.9	× 114 / 444	10.8
4	57,696	2481.8	− 2485	−3.2	× 101 / 444	−0.7
5	57,697	2525.2	− 2528	−2.8	× 118 / 444	−0.7
6	57,700	2543.6	− 2552	−8.4	× 111 / 444	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,949	2465.6	− 2436	29.6	× 104 / 452	6.8
4	57,950	2517.8	− 2485	32.8	× 113 / 452	8.2
5	57,951	2500.1	− 2528	−27.9	× 111 / 452	−6.9
6	57,952	2554.8	− 2552	2.8	× 124 / 452	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,636	2423.2	− 2436	−12.8	× 117 / 448	−3.3
4	56,637	2474.5	− 2485	−10.5	× 109 / 448	−2.6
5	56,638	2484.7	− 2528	−43.3	× 112 / 448	−10.8
6	56,639	2553.2	− 2552	1.2	× 110 / 448	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,990	2444.0	− 2436	8	× 122 / 485	2
4	57,991	2492.7	− 2485	7.7	× 126 / 485	2
5	57,992	2498.4	− 2528	−29.6	× 124 / 485	−7.6
6	57,993	2544.9	− 2552	−7.1	× 113 / 485	−1.7
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	57,964	2455.5	− 2436	19.5	× 143 / 509	5.5
4	57,965	2504.6	− 2485	19.6	× 125 / 509	4.8
5	57,966	2501.4	− 2528	−26.6	× 127 / 509	−6.6
6	57,967	2556.9	− 2552	4.9	× 114 / 509	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,861	2443.3	− 2436	7.3	× 124 / 494	1.8
4	57,862	2523.2	− 2485	38.2	× 115 / 494	8.9
5	57,863	2546.3	− 2528	18.3	× 127 / 494	4.7
6	57,864	2557.6	− 2552	5.6	× 128 / 494	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,620	2438.4	− 2436	2.4	× 130 / 536	0.6
4	57,621	2503.3	− 2485	18.3	× 131 / 536	4.5
5	57,622	2531.6	− 2528	3.6	× 145 / 536	1
6	57,623	2594.1	− 2552	42.1	× 130 / 536	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,541	2441.4	− 2436	5.4	× 129 / 572	1.2
4	57,542	2498.4	− 2485	13.4	× 144 / 572	3.4
5	57,543	2521.8	− 2528	−6.2	× 149 / 572	−1.6
6	57,544	2569.6	− 2552	17.6	× 150 / 572	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −1, 2, 3, 7, 9, −16, −5, 5, 17, 16, 8 → 4.1
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 25 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 24.6, lower limit −16.4.

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.