Main Avenue 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 3 bar

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, 61 of the 173 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2436. 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 29 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 46 points under 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 3rd 12 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 32 points under the grade 3 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	61,185	2400.8	− 2436	−35.2	× 43 / 162	−9.3
4	61,186	2412.7	− 2485	−72.3	× 61 / 162	−27.2
5	61,189	2428.0	− 2528	−100	× 28 / 162	−17.3
6	61,190	2485.0	− 2552	−67	× 30 / 162	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,769	2426.5	− 2436	−9.5	× 47 / 191	−2.3
4	56,771	2439.8	− 2485	−45.2	× 58 / 191	−13.7
5	56,773	2449.8	− 2528	−78.2	× 56 / 191	−22.9
6	56,776	2451.7	− 2552	−100.3	× 30 / 191	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,429	2410.5	− 2436	−25.5	× 46 / 219	−5.4
4	58,431	2444.1	− 2485	−40.9	× 59 / 219	−11
5	58,433	2424.5	− 2528	−103.5	× 62 / 219	−29.3
6	58,434	2424.8	− 2552	−127.2	× 52 / 219	−30.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,544	2402.5	− 2436	−33.5	× 47 / 212	−7.4
4	58,545	2423.8	− 2485	−61.2	× 51 / 212	−14.7
5	58,548	2476.9	− 2528	−51.1	× 56 / 212	−13.5
6	58,549	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 58 / 212	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,791	2434.4	− 2436	−1.6	× 61 / 244	−0.4
4	58,792	2455.7	− 2485	−29.3	× 60 / 244	−7.2
5	58,793	2497.2	− 2528	−30.8	× 60 / 244	−7.6
6	58,794	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 63 / 244	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,866	2383.5	− 2436	−52.5	× 49 / 199	−12.9
4	58,867	2410.5	− 2485	−74.5	× 51 / 199	−19.1
5	58,868	2424.7	− 2528	−103.3	× 57 / 199	−29.6
6	58,869	2468.7	− 2552	−83.3	× 42 / 199	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,822	2354.9	− 2436	−81.1	× 43 / 186	−18.7
4	58,823	2413.0	− 2485	−72	× 45 / 186	−17.4
5	58,824	2430.8	− 2528	−97.2	× 41 / 186	−21.4
6	58,825	2456.9	− 2552	−95.1	× 57 / 186	−29.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,749	2378.2	− 2436	−57.8	× 47 / 179	−15.2
4	58,750	2399.4	− 2485	−85.6	× 43 / 179	−20.6
5	58,751	2423.7	− 2528	−104.3	× 46 / 179	−26.8
6	58,752	2426.6	− 2552	−125.4	× 43 / 179	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,504	2354.1	− 2436	−81.9	× 47 / 173	−22.3
4	58,505	2427.0	− 2485	−58	× 45 / 173	−15.1
5	58,506	2392.8	− 2528	−135.2	× 43 / 173	−33.6
6	58,507	2437.5	− 2552	−114.5	× 38 / 173	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,429	2362.8	− 2436	−73.2	× 41 / 173	−17.3
4	58,430	2386.5	− 2485	−98.5	× 46 / 173	−26.2
5	58,431	2425.5	− 2528	−102.5	× 55 / 173	−32.6
6	58,432	2425.8	− 2552	−126.2	× 31 / 173	−22.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −55, −76, −58, −29, −79, −87, −93, −96, −99 → −73.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 29 · 2019→2022: 50 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 16.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.6 × 2.66 = 44.2. Upper limit −29.6, lower limit −118.

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.