Academy for Academic Excellence: 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2528 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2543 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2604 vs. 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 18 points under the grade 11 bar. 2610 vs. 2628.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	69,760	2426.3	− 2436	−9.7	× 107 / 763	−1.4
4	69,763	2476.9	− 2485	−8.1	× 113 / 763	−1.2
5	69,764	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 113 / 763	−9.5
6	69,767	2519.0	− 2552	−33	× 115 / 763	−5
7	69,768	2516.3	− 2567	−50.7	× 120 / 763	−8
8	69,771	2521.6	− 2586	−64.4	× 112 / 763	−9.5
11	69,772	2617.2	− 2628	−10.8	× 83 / 763	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,668	2435.6	− 2436	−0.4	× 112 / 794	−0.1
4	64,669	2477.8	− 2485	−7.2	× 107 / 794	−1
5	64,671	2471.8	− 2528	−56.2	× 113 / 794	−8
6	64,673	2512.0	− 2552	−40	× 120 / 794	−6
7	64,676	2517.1	− 2567	−49.9	× 115 / 794	−7.2
8	64,678	2525.2	− 2586	−60.8	× 119 / 794	−9.1
11	64,679	2614.4	− 2628	−13.6	× 108 / 794	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,483	2419.9	− 2436	−16.1	× 112 / 783	−2.3
4	66,486	2477.8	− 2485	−7.2	× 111 / 783	−1
5	66,488	2487.3	− 2528	−40.7	× 107 / 783	−5.6
6	66,490	2482.7	− 2552	−69.3	× 120 / 783	−10.6
7	66,492	2503.8	− 2567	−63.2	× 118 / 783	−9.5
8	66,494	2525.1	− 2586	−60.9	× 113 / 783	−8.8
11	66,495	2626.0	− 2628	−2	× 102 / 783	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,556	2417.4	− 2436	−18.6	× 111 / 791	−2.6
4	66,557	2463.7	− 2485	−21.3	× 111 / 791	−3
5	66,560	2499.0	− 2528	−29	× 108 / 791	−4
6	66,561	2515.2	− 2552	−36.8	× 119 / 791	−5.5
7	66,564	2515.7	− 2567	−51.3	× 121 / 791	−7.8
8	66,565	2544.9	− 2586	−41.1	× 124 / 791	−6.4
11	66,568	2605.3	− 2628	−22.7	× 97 / 791	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,982	2420.2	− 2436	−15.8	× 110 / 779	−2.2
4	66,983	2479.8	− 2485	−5.2	× 110 / 779	−0.7
5	66,984	2492.3	− 2528	−35.7	× 109 / 779	−5
6	66,985	2520.7	− 2552	−31.3	× 124 / 779	−5
7	66,986	2555.8	− 2567	−11.2	× 122 / 779	−1.8
8	66,987	2536.4	− 2586	−49.6	× 123 / 779	−7.8
11	66,988	2611.5	− 2628	−16.5	× 81 / 779	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	65,593	2593.9	− 2628	−34.1	× 99 / 99	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,082	2405.0	− 2436	−31	× 104 / 766	−4.2
4	67,083	2472.0	− 2485	−13	× 107 / 766	−1.8
5	67,084	2495.6	− 2528	−32.4	× 107 / 766	−4.5
6	67,085	2506.5	− 2552	−45.5	× 124 / 766	−7.4
7	67,086	2515.7	− 2567	−51.3	× 114 / 766	−7.6
8	67,087	2535.2	− 2586	−50.8	× 117 / 766	−7.8
11	67,088	2588.2	− 2628	−39.8	× 93 / 766	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,096	2416.9	− 2436	−19.1	× 112 / 794	−2.7
4	67,097	2451.3	− 2485	−33.7	× 110 / 794	−4.7
5	67,098	2511.1	− 2528	−16.9	× 109 / 794	−2.3
6	67,099	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 117 / 794	−4.1
7	67,100	2535.1	− 2567	−31.9	× 121 / 794	−4.9
8	67,101	2546.4	− 2586	−39.6	× 120 / 794	−6
11	67,102	2584.8	− 2628	−43.2	× 105 / 794	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,084	2411.8	− 2436	−24.2	× 108 / 782	−3.3
4	67,085	2460.4	− 2485	−24.6	× 108 / 782	−3.4
5	67,086	2504.5	− 2528	−23.5	× 109 / 782	−3.3
6	67,087	2546.3	− 2552	−5.7	× 116 / 782	−0.8
7	67,088	2538.6	− 2567	−28.4	× 117 / 782	−4.2
8	67,089	2553.1	− 2586	−32.9	× 121 / 782	−5.1
11	67,090	2595.9	− 2628	−32.1	× 103 / 782	−4.2
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	66,830	2417.6	− 2436	−18.4	× 106 / 795	−2.5
4	66,831	2457.6	− 2485	−27.4	× 112 / 795	−3.9
5	66,832	2527.1	− 2528	−0.9	× 107 / 795	−0.1
6	66,833	2524.5	− 2552	−27.5	× 124 / 795	−4.3
7	66,834	2565.3	− 2567	−1.7	× 125 / 795	−0.3
8	66,835	2592.5	− 2586	6.5	× 115 / 795	0.9
11	66,836	2591.4	− 2628	−36.6	× 106 / 795	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,809	2421.4	− 2436	−14.6	× 111 / 795	−2
4	66,810	2463.9	− 2485	−21.1	× 107 / 795	−2.8
5	66,811	2527.5	− 2528	−0.5	× 112 / 795	−0.1
6	66,812	2542.7	− 2552	−9.3	× 119 / 795	−1.4
7	66,813	2528.0	− 2567	−39	× 124 / 795	−6.1
8	66,814	2604.2	− 2586	18.2	× 121 / 795	2.8
11	66,815	2610.1	− 2628	−17.9	× 101 / 795	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −33, −38, −32, −24, −34, −38, −30, −24, −15, −12 → −28.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit −12.2, lower limit −45.2.

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".

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.