Hollister Prep: 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2513 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2544 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2521 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2587 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2578 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 36 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 21 students 24 points under the grade 5 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	63,799	2446.1	− 2436	10.1	× 60 / 60	10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,167	2480.1	− 2436	44.1	× 58 / 118	21.7
4	59,170	2531.4	− 2485	46.4	× 60 / 118	23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,886	2475.2	− 2436	39.2	× 59 / 180	12.8
4	60,888	2539.8	− 2485	54.8	× 61 / 180	18.6
5	60,891	2566.8	− 2528	38.8	× 60 / 180	12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,003	2473.1	− 2436	37.1	× 59 / 238	9.2
4	61,006	2541.9	− 2485	56.9	× 59 / 238	14.1
5	61,007	2546.1	− 2528	18.1	× 60 / 238	4.6
6	61,010	2604.6	− 2552	52.6	× 60 / 238	13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,242	2482.6	− 2436	46.6	× 59 / 297	9.3
4	61,243	2547.2	− 2485	62.2	× 60 / 297	12.6
5	61,244	2530.3	− 2528	2.3	× 58 / 297	0.4
6	61,245	2614.0	− 2552	62	× 60 / 297	12.5
7	61,246	2610.2	− 2567	43.2	× 60 / 297	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,336	2453.3	− 2436	17.3	× 59 / 353	2.9
4	61,337	2486.3	− 2485	1.3	× 59 / 353	0.2
5	61,338	2517.3	− 2528	−10.7	× 60 / 353	−1.8
6	61,339	2560.0	− 2552	8	× 58 / 353	1.3
7	61,340	2578.9	− 2567	11.9	× 60 / 353	2
8	61,341	2588.3	− 2586	2.3	× 57 / 353	0.4
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	61,280	2460.4	− 2436	24.4	× 59 / 349	4.1
4	61,281	2479.8	− 2485	−5.2	× 57 / 349	−0.8
5	61,282	2485.4	− 2528	−42.6	× 59 / 349	−7.2
6	61,283	2562.6	− 2552	10.6	× 60 / 349	1.8
7	61,284	2588.1	− 2567	21.1	× 57 / 349	3.4
8	61,285	2589.8	− 2586	3.8	× 57 / 349	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,215	2427.5	− 2436	−8.5	× 60 / 348	−1.5
4	61,216	2476.7	− 2485	−8.3	× 58 / 348	−1.4
5	61,217	2534.4	− 2528	6.4	× 57 / 348	1
6	61,218	2532.8	− 2552	−19.2	× 58 / 348	−3.2
7	61,219	2609.8	− 2567	42.8	× 60 / 348	7.4
8	61,220	2625.3	− 2586	39.3	× 55 / 348	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,978	2432.1	− 2436	−3.9	× 59 / 352	−0.7
4	60,979	2537.9	− 2485	52.9	× 58 / 352	8.7
5	60,980	2545.2	− 2528	17.2	× 59 / 352	2.9
6	60,981	2531.8	− 2552	−20.2	× 58 / 352	−3.3
7	60,982	2599.6	− 2567	32.6	× 58 / 352	5.4
8	60,983	2609.2	− 2586	23.2	× 60 / 352	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,927	2432.0	− 2436	−4	× 59 / 359	−0.7
4	60,928	2513.2	− 2485	28.2	× 62 / 359	4.9
5	60,929	2544.4	− 2528	16.4	× 63 / 359	2.9
6	60,930	2520.7	− 2552	−31.3	× 60 / 359	−5.2
7	60,931	2587.1	− 2567	20.1	× 57 / 359	3.2
8	60,932	2577.7	− 2586	−8.3	× 58 / 359	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 10, 45, 44, 41, 44, 5, 2, 9, 17, 4 → 22.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 35 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 39 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 12.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.4 × 2.66 = 33. Upper limit 55.1, lower limit −10.9.

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.