Phoenix Academy: 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 3 bar

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 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 2349 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 2366 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2436. 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 62 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 63 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 241 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 245 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 14 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 40 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 35 students 67 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	69,715	2371.6	− 2436	−64.4	× 96 / 779	−7.9
4	69,717	2390.7	− 2485	−94.3	× 87 / 779	−10.5
5	69,719	2427.9	− 2528	−100.1	× 79 / 779	−10.2
6	69,721	2434.8	− 2552	−117.2	× 73 / 779	−11
7	69,723	2452.4	− 2567	−114.6	× 213 / 779	−31.3
8	69,725	2453.9	− 2586	−132.1	× 231 / 779	−39.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,629	2372.9	− 2436	−63.1	× 91 / 783	−7.3
4	64,632	2405.3	− 2485	−79.7	× 83 / 783	−8.4
5	64,634	2424.0	− 2528	−104	× 83 / 783	−11
6	64,636	2447.4	− 2552	−104.6	× 80 / 783	−10.7
7	64,638	2460.1	− 2567	−106.9	× 216 / 783	−29.5
8	64,639	2451.3	− 2586	−134.7	× 230 / 783	−39.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,446	2363.7	− 2436	−72.3	× 74 / 847	−6.3
4	66,448	2380.9	− 2485	−104.1	× 100 / 847	−12.3
5	66,449	2412.5	− 2528	−115.5	× 100 / 847	−13.6
6	66,451	2448.7	− 2552	−103.3	× 91 / 847	−11.1
7	66,454	2448.4	− 2567	−118.6	× 244 / 847	−34.2
8	66,455	2456.0	− 2586	−130	× 238 / 847	−36.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,517	2350.5	− 2436	−85.5	× 79 / 876	−7.7
4	66,520	2388.8	− 2485	−96.2	× 83 / 876	−9.1
5	66,521	2417.8	− 2528	−110.2	× 94 / 876	−11.8
6	66,524	2449.8	− 2552	−102.2	× 98 / 876	−11.4
7	66,525	2447.0	− 2567	−120	× 264 / 876	−36.2
8	66,528	2447.2	− 2586	−138.8	× 258 / 876	−40.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,943	2353.2	− 2436	−82.8	× 100 / 895	−9.3
4	66,944	2390.5	− 2485	−94.5	× 84 / 895	−8.9
5	66,945	2407.1	− 2528	−120.9	× 78 / 895	−10.5
6	66,946	2421.0	− 2552	−131	× 102 / 895	−14.9
7	66,947	2441.8	− 2567	−125.2	× 254 / 895	−35.5
8	66,948	2446.7	− 2586	−139.3	× 277 / 895	−43.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,051	2312.8	− 2436	−123.2	× 67 / 837	−9.9
4	67,052	2377.1	− 2485	−107.9	× 62 / 837	−8
5	67,053	2380.4	− 2528	−147.6	× 60 / 837	−10.6
6	67,054	2395.5	− 2552	−156.5	× 78 / 837	−14.6
7	67,055	2417.9	− 2567	−149.1	× 267 / 837	−47.6
8	67,056	2423.8	− 2586	−162.2	× 303 / 837	−58.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−149

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,049	2323.4	− 2436	−112.6	× 65 / 798	−9.2
4	67,050	2352.2	− 2485	−132.8	× 75 / 798	−12.5
5	67,051	2367.4	− 2528	−160.6	× 74 / 798	−14.9
6	67,052	2389.1	− 2552	−162.9	× 69 / 798	−14.1
7	67,053	2403.6	− 2567	−163.4	× 276 / 798	−56.5
8	67,054	2418.9	− 2586	−167.1	× 239 / 798	−50
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−157

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,039	2308.7	− 2436	−127.3	× 72 / 864	−10.6
4	67,040	2371.2	− 2485	−113.8	× 71 / 864	−9.4
5	67,041	2381.2	− 2528	−146.8	× 72 / 864	−12.2
6	67,042	2378.3	− 2552	−173.7	× 80 / 864	−16.1
7	67,043	2422.4	− 2567	−144.6	× 292 / 864	−48.9
8	67,044	2416.0	− 2586	−170	× 277 / 864	−54.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−152

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,785	2344.7	− 2436	−91.3	× 73 / 858	−7.8
4	66,786	2349.5	− 2485	−135.5	× 79 / 858	−12.5
5	66,787	2403.5	− 2528	−124.5	× 75 / 858	−10.9
6	66,788	2403.9	− 2552	−148.1	× 67 / 858	−11.6
7	66,789	2405.7	− 2567	−161.3	× 291 / 858	−54.7
8	66,790	2427.8	− 2586	−158.2	× 273 / 858	−50.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−148

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,764	2349.1	− 2436	−86.9	× 76 / 857	−7.7
4	66,765	2365.8	− 2485	−119.2	× 70 / 857	−9.7
5	66,766	2393.2	− 2528	−134.8	× 73 / 857	−11.5
6	66,767	2427.3	− 2552	−124.7	× 77 / 857	−11.2
7	66,768	2418.7	− 2567	−148.3	× 281 / 857	−48.6
8	66,769	2421.5	− 2586	−164.5	× 280 / 857	−53.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−143

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −110, −107, −114, −117, −122, −149, −157, −152, −148, −143 → −131.9
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −112.2, lower limit −151.6.

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.