Rancho Santana: 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 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2477 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 75 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 64 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 73 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 45 students 41 points under 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 11 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 20 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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,350	2423.8	− 2436	−12.2	× 56 / 337	−2
4	61,351	2405.0	− 2485	−80	× 58 / 337	−13.8
5	61,352	2422.9	− 2528	−105.1	× 63 / 337	−19.6
6	61,353	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 67 / 337	−15.8
7	61,354	2504.8	− 2567	−62.2	× 60 / 337	−11.1
8	61,355	2490.8	− 2586	−95.2	× 33 / 337	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,294	2422.4	− 2436	−13.6	× 58 / 349	−2.3
4	61,295	2412.8	− 2485	−72.2	× 59 / 349	−12.2
5	61,296	2428.9	− 2528	−99.1	× 62 / 349	−17.6
6	61,297	2462.3	− 2552	−89.7	× 55 / 349	−14.1
7	61,298	2459.1	− 2567	−107.9	× 60 / 349	−18.6
8	61,299	2509.6	− 2586	−76.4	× 55 / 349	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,229	2418.9	− 2436	−17.1	× 76 / 363	−3.6
4	61,230	2461.8	− 2485	−23.2	× 56 / 363	−3.6
5	61,231	2440.1	− 2528	−87.9	× 64 / 363	−15.5
6	61,232	2462.3	− 2552	−89.7	× 59 / 363	−14.6
7	61,233	2467.0	− 2567	−100	× 52 / 363	−14.3
8	61,234	2453.7	− 2586	−132.3	× 56 / 363	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,992	2420.1	− 2436	−15.9	× 76 / 386	−3.1
4	60,993	2458.9	− 2485	−26.1	× 79 / 386	−5.3
5	60,994	2450.0	− 2528	−78	× 68 / 386	−13.7
6	60,995	2489.9	− 2552	−62.1	× 59 / 386	−9.5
7	60,996	2458.4	− 2567	−108.6	× 55 / 386	−15.5
8	60,997	2434.2	− 2586	−151.8	× 49 / 386	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,941	2408.0	− 2436	−28	× 86 / 422	−5.7
4	60,942	2435.1	− 2485	−49.9	× 82 / 422	−9.7
5	60,943	2449.8	− 2528	−78.2	× 88 / 422	−16.3
6	60,944	2491.7	− 2552	−60.3	× 56 / 422	−8
7	60,945	2472.1	− 2567	−94.9	× 57 / 422	−12.8
8	60,946	2477.1	− 2586	−108.9	× 53 / 422	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −77, −72, −66, −66 → −70.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4 × 2.66 = 10.6. Upper limit −60, lower limit −81.2.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.