Gus Franklin Jr.: 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2434 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2482 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 5th 76 students 26 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 5th 11 students 35 points under the grade 4 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	64,302	2386.2	− 2436	−49.8	× 84 / 338	−12.4
4	64,305	2429.1	− 2485	−55.9	× 88 / 338	−14.6
5	64,306	2447.3	− 2528	−80.7	× 95 / 338	−22.7
6	64,309	2480.6	− 2552	−71.4	× 71 / 338	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,644	2416.4	− 2436	−19.6	× 83 / 406	−4
4	59,646	2432.1	− 2485	−52.9	× 87 / 406	−11.3
5	59,647	2468.1	− 2528	−59.9	× 88 / 406	−13
6	59,650	2478.8	− 2552	−73.2	× 96 / 406	−17.3
7	59,651	2490.3	− 2567	−76.7	× 52 / 406	−9.8
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	61,379	2410.9	− 2436	−25.1	× 78 / 257	−7.6
4	61,381	2452.4	− 2485	−32.6	× 92 / 257	−11.7
5	61,383	2468.1	− 2528	−59.9	× 87 / 257	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,475	2431.7	− 2436	−4.3	× 76 / 257	−1.3
4	61,478	2448.3	− 2485	−36.7	× 90 / 257	−12.9
5	61,479	2486.7	− 2528	−41.3	× 91 / 257	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,732	2415.7	− 2436	−20.3	× 75 / 253	−6
4	61,733	2474.5	− 2485	−10.5	× 87 / 253	−3.6
5	61,734	2482.3	− 2528	−45.7	× 91 / 253	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,829	2416.1	− 2436	−19.9	× 92 / 265	−6.9
4	61,830	2453.3	− 2485	−31.7	× 92 / 265	−11
5	61,831	2488.6	− 2528	−39.4	× 81 / 265	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,773	2398.5	− 2436	−37.5	× 93 / 282	−12.4
4	61,774	2470.8	− 2485	−14.2	× 94 / 282	−4.7
5	61,775	2475.9	− 2528	−52.1	× 95 / 282	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,724	2405.5	− 2436	−30.5	× 93 / 278	−10.2
4	61,725	2474.4	− 2485	−10.6	× 94 / 278	−3.6
5	61,726	2496.1	− 2528	−31.9	× 91 / 278	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,487	2406.5	− 2436	−29.5	× 73 / 258	−8.3
4	61,488	2467.3	− 2485	−17.7	× 90 / 258	−6.2
5	61,489	2485.3	− 2528	−42.7	× 95 / 258	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,460	2434.4	− 2436	−1.6	× 74 / 241	−0.5
4	61,461	2481.5	− 2485	−3.5	× 80 / 241	−1.2
5	61,462	2495.6	− 2528	−32.4	× 87 / 241	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −55, −40, −29, −26, −30, −35, −24, −30, −13 → −34.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 17 → 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 −10.5, lower limit −58.9.

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.