George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middl: 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 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2526 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2519 vs. 2528. 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 58 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 46 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 64 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 58 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 63 students Just 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 13 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 14 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	64,216	2407.4	− 2436	−28.6	× 84 / 403	−6
4	64,219	2435.0	− 2485	−50	× 83 / 403	−10.3
5	64,220	2446.2	− 2528	−81.8	× 58 / 403	−11.8
6	64,223	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 60 / 403	−8.8
7	64,224	2487.7	− 2567	−79.3	× 59 / 403	−11.6
8	64,227	2531.7	− 2586	−54.3	× 59 / 403	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,560	2391.2	− 2436	−44.8	× 81 / 436	−8.3
4	59,561	2441.0	− 2485	−44	× 89 / 436	−9
5	59,563	2469.9	− 2528	−58.1	× 89 / 436	−11.9
6	59,566	2495.4	− 2552	−56.6	× 57 / 436	−7.4
7	59,567	2509.7	− 2567	−57.3	× 60 / 436	−7.9
8	59,570	2487.0	− 2586	−99	× 60 / 436	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,303	2416.4	− 2436	−19.6	× 78 / 466	−3.3
4	61,304	2431.7	− 2485	−53.3	× 90 / 466	−10.3
5	61,307	2458.9	− 2528	−69.1	× 88 / 466	−13
6	61,308	2499.2	− 2552	−52.8	× 90 / 466	−10.2
7	61,310	2496.6	− 2567	−70.4	× 60 / 466	−9.1
8	61,313	2504.8	− 2586	−81.2	× 60 / 466	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,415	2428.0	− 2436	−8	× 75 / 486	−1.2
4	61,418	2442.5	− 2485	−42.5	× 89 / 486	−7.8
5	61,419	2461.2	− 2528	−66.8	× 87 / 486	−12
6	61,422	2500.7	− 2552	−51.3	× 89 / 486	−9.4
7	61,423	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 86 / 486	−7.7
8	61,426	2554.7	− 2586	−31.3	× 60 / 486	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,675	2447.1	− 2436	11.1	× 72 / 510	1.6
4	61,676	2456.7	− 2485	−28.3	× 87 / 510	−4.8
5	61,677	2472.1	− 2528	−55.9	× 90 / 510	−9.9
6	61,678	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 89 / 510	−8.8
7	61,679	2543.0	− 2567	−24	× 89 / 510	−4.2
8	61,680	2558.4	− 2586	−27.6	× 83 / 510	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,772	2395.4	− 2436	−40.6	× 71 / 453	−6.4
4	61,773	2434.8	− 2485	−50.2	× 66 / 453	−7.3
5	61,774	2414.3	− 2528	−113.7	× 71 / 453	−17.8
6	61,775	2508.7	− 2552	−43.3	× 81 / 453	−7.7
7	61,776	2497.5	− 2567	−69.5	× 82 / 453	−12.6
8	61,777	2508.9	− 2586	−77.1	× 82 / 453	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,716	2387.1	− 2436	−48.9	× 70 / 450	−7.6
4	61,717	2444.6	− 2485	−40.4	× 66 / 450	−5.9
5	61,718	2445.5	− 2528	−82.5	× 61 / 450	−11.2
6	61,719	2435.1	− 2552	−116.9	× 88 / 450	−22.9
7	61,720	2530.7	− 2567	−36.3	× 81 / 450	−6.5
8	61,721	2509.1	− 2586	−76.9	× 84 / 450	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,667	2402.0	− 2436	−34	× 67 / 437	−5.2
4	61,668	2416.1	− 2485	−68.9	× 63 / 437	−9.9
5	61,669	2458.1	− 2528	−69.9	× 64 / 437	−10.2
6	61,670	2464.2	− 2552	−87.8	× 87 / 437	−17.5
7	61,671	2492.4	− 2567	−74.6	× 88 / 437	−15
8	61,672	2535.0	− 2586	−51	× 68 / 437	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,430	2401.2	− 2436	−34.8	× 71 / 455	−5.4
4	61,431	2411.3	− 2485	−73.7	× 61 / 455	−9.9
5	61,432	2446.4	− 2528	−81.6	× 64 / 455	−11.5
6	61,433	2461.7	− 2552	−90.3	× 90 / 455	−17.9
7	61,434	2506.2	− 2567	−60.8	× 86 / 455	−11.5
8	61,435	2496.2	− 2586	−89.8	× 83 / 455	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,403	2395.2	− 2436	−40.8	× 71 / 429	−6.8
4	61,404	2414.7	− 2485	−70.3	× 59 / 429	−9.7
5	61,405	2442.9	− 2528	−85.1	× 61 / 429	−12.1
6	61,406	2460.7	− 2552	−91.3	× 88 / 429	−18.7
7	61,407	2526.2	− 2567	−40.8	× 73 / 429	−6.9
8	61,408	2519.0	− 2586	−67	× 77 / 429	−12
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. −56, −58, −56, −42, −31, −66, −68, −66, −73, −66 → −58.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit −34, lower limit −82.4.

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.