Suy:u 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, 67 of the 246 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 100 points under the grade 3 bar. 2336 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2485. 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 39 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 47 students 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 44 students 25 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 20 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 16 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 45 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	61,732	2377.0	− 2436	−59	× 100 / 397	−14.9
4	61,734	2417.0	− 2485	−68	× 110 / 397	−18.8
5	61,736	2452.4	− 2528	−75.6	× 94 / 397	−17.9
6	61,738	2462.9	− 2552	−89.1	× 93 / 397	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,294	2365.5	− 2436	−70.5	× 75 / 375	−14.1
4	57,295	2408.0	− 2485	−77	× 109 / 375	−22.4
5	57,297	2420.0	− 2528	−108	× 94 / 375	−27.1
6	57,300	2486.3	− 2552	−65.7	× 97 / 375	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,968	2385.4	− 2436	−50.6	× 70 / 341	−10.4
4	58,971	2416.9	− 2485	−68.1	× 66 / 341	−13.2
5	58,973	2422.3	− 2528	−105.7	× 107 / 341	−33.2
6	58,975	2452.6	− 2552	−99.4	× 98 / 341	−28.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,084	2390.5	− 2436	−45.5	× 78 / 331	−10.7
4	59,085	2419.2	− 2485	−65.8	× 71 / 331	−14.1
5	59,088	2430.6	− 2528	−97.4	× 79 / 331	−23.2
6	59,089	2464.0	− 2552	−88	× 103 / 331	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,339	2383.8	− 2436	−52.2	× 65 / 292	−11.6
4	59,340	2414.8	− 2485	−70.2	× 83 / 292	−20
5	59,341	2446.9	− 2528	−81.1	× 64 / 292	−17.8
6	59,342	2459.9	− 2552	−92.1	× 80 / 292	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,422	2355.5	− 2436	−80.5	× 47 / 240	−15.8
4	59,423	2394.8	− 2485	−90.2	× 64 / 240	−24.1
5	59,424	2395.1	− 2528	−132.9	× 63 / 240	−34.9
6	59,425	2463.3	− 2552	−88.7	× 66 / 240	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,380	2380.7	− 2436	−55.3	× 61 / 235	−14.4
4	59,381	2431.6	− 2485	−53.4	× 52 / 235	−11.8
5	59,382	2400.8	− 2528	−127.2	× 61 / 235	−33
6	59,383	2439.0	− 2552	−113	× 61 / 235	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,311	2366.4	− 2436	−69.6	× 59 / 236	−17.4
4	59,312	2404.5	− 2485	−80.5	× 63 / 236	−21.5
5	59,313	2436.5	− 2528	−91.5	× 56 / 236	−21.7
6	59,314	2430.6	− 2552	−121.4	× 58 / 236	−29.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,068	2401.8	− 2436	−34.2	× 56 / 241	−7.9
4	59,069	2432.5	− 2485	−52.5	× 64 / 241	−13.9
5	59,070	2425.4	− 2528	−102.6	× 58 / 241	−24.7
6	59,071	2447.4	− 2552	−104.6	× 63 / 241	−27.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,991	2336.2	− 2436	−99.8	× 59 / 246	−23.9
4	58,992	2438.4	− 2485	−46.6	× 61 / 246	−11.6
5	58,993	2423.4	− 2528	−104.6	× 63 / 246	−26.8
6	58,994	2439.3	− 2552	−112.7	× 63 / 246	−28.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −81, −85, −75, −75, −99, −89, −90, −74, −91 → −83.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −56.2, lower limit −110.

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.