Robert J. Fite 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.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 88 of the 349 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 59 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 76 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students 43 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 68 students 22 points under 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 24 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 19 students 44 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 41 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	60,502	2419.1	− 2436	−16.9	× 97 / 380	−4.3
4	60,505	2445.3	− 2485	−39.7	× 89 / 380	−9.3
5	60,506	2494.8	− 2528	−33.2	× 112 / 380	−9.8
6	60,509	2503.1	− 2552	−48.9	× 82 / 380	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,200	2420.0	− 2436	−16	× 75 / 359	−3.3
4	56,201	2457.2	− 2485	−27.8	× 91 / 359	−7
5	56,203	2490.0	− 2528	−38	× 84 / 359	−8.9
6	56,205	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 109 / 359	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,832	2423.2	− 2436	−12.8	× 105 / 376	−3.6
4	57,835	2463.9	− 2485	−21.1	× 78 / 376	−4.4
5	57,837	2504.3	− 2528	−23.7	× 90 / 376	−5.7
6	57,839	2497.5	− 2552	−54.5	× 103 / 376	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,968	2437.9	− 2436	1.9	× 78 / 358	0.4
4	57,969	2459.6	− 2485	−25.4	× 109 / 358	−7.7
5	57,972	2489.4	− 2528	−38.6	× 83 / 358	−8.9
6	57,974	2521.9	− 2552	−30.1	× 88 / 358	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,223	2424.2	− 2436	−11.8	× 93 / 353	−3.1
4	58,224	2463.6	− 2485	−21.4	× 90 / 353	−5.5
5	58,225	2489.4	− 2528	−38.6	× 85 / 353	−9.3
6	58,226	2512.6	− 2552	−39.4	× 85 / 353	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,910	2408.4	− 2436	−27.6	× 87 / 332	−7.2
4	56,911	2452.1	− 2485	−32.9	× 84 / 332	−8.3
5	56,912	2457.7	− 2528	−70.3	× 84 / 332	−17.8
6	56,913	2489.9	− 2552	−62.1	× 77 / 332	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,264	2414.1	− 2436	−21.9	× 73 / 338	−4.7
4	58,265	2472.5	− 2485	−12.5	× 92 / 338	−3.4
5	58,266	2486.2	− 2528	−41.8	× 87 / 338	−10.8
6	58,267	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 86 / 338	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,238	2426.6	− 2436	−9.4	× 87 / 346	−2.4
4	58,239	2455.5	− 2485	−29.5	× 79 / 346	−6.7
5	58,240	2487.3	− 2528	−40.7	× 86 / 346	−10.1
6	58,241	2517.2	− 2552	−34.8	× 94 / 346	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,135	2432.6	− 2436	−3.4	× 78 / 333	−0.8
4	58,136	2472.2	− 2485	−12.8	× 84 / 333	−3.2
5	58,137	2510.9	− 2528	−17.1	× 88 / 333	−4.5
6	58,138	2519.7	− 2552	−32.3	× 83 / 333	−8.1
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	57,894	2408.1	− 2436	−27.9	× 98 / 351	−7.8
4	57,895	2477.0	− 2485	−8	× 85 / 351	−1.9
5	57,896	2494.9	− 2528	−33.1	× 82 / 351	−7.7
6	57,897	2513.6	− 2552	−38.4	× 86 / 351	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,815	2415.5	− 2436	−20.5	× 83 / 349	−4.9
4	57,816	2459.7	− 2485	−25.3	× 106 / 349	−7.7
5	57,817	2474.3	− 2528	−53.7	× 77 / 349	−11.8
6	57,818	2514.8	− 2552	−37.2	× 83 / 349	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −27, −29, −24, −27, −48, −30, −29, −17, −27, −33 → −29.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 8.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.5 × 2.66 = 22.6. Upper limit −6.9, lower limit −52.1.

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.