Sandia 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 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 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2362 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 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 77 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 68 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 80 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 83 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 76 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 121 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 15 students 29 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	69,823	2393.3	− 2436	−42.7	× 110 / 574	−8.2
4	69,824	2411.6	− 2485	−73.4	× 92 / 574	−11.8
5	69,827	2414.4	− 2528	−113.6	× 97 / 574	−19.2
6	69,828	2447.6	− 2552	−104.4	× 82 / 574	−14.9
7	69,831	2447.0	− 2567	−120	× 94 / 574	−19.7
8	69,832	2499.4	− 2586	−86.6	× 99 / 574	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,728	2388.3	− 2436	−47.7	× 108 / 603	−8.5
4	64,729	2415.3	− 2485	−69.7	× 113 / 603	−13.1
5	64,731	2413.0	− 2528	−115	× 97 / 603	−18.5
6	64,733	2426.6	− 2552	−125.4	× 103 / 603	−21.4
7	64,736	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 96 / 603	−14.8
8	64,738	2472.4	− 2586	−113.6	× 86 / 603	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,552	2381.4	− 2436	−54.6	× 99 / 592	−9.1
4	66,553	2414.4	− 2485	−70.6	× 93 / 592	−11.1
5	66,555	2426.1	− 2528	−101.9	× 107 / 592	−18.4
6	66,557	2434.1	− 2552	−117.9	× 97 / 592	−19.3
7	66,560	2453.0	− 2567	−114	× 101 / 592	−19.4
8	66,561	2460.8	− 2586	−125.2	× 95 / 592	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,623	2380.1	− 2436	−55.9	× 90 / 602	−8.4
4	66,625	2416.6	− 2485	−68.4	× 97 / 602	−11
5	66,627	2426.6	− 2528	−101.4	× 95 / 602	−16
6	66,629	2421.5	− 2552	−130.5	× 114 / 602	−24.7
7	66,631	2420.9	− 2567	−146.1	× 101 / 602	−24.5
8	66,633	2419.7	− 2586	−166.3	× 105 / 602	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,057	2382.5	− 2436	−53.5	× 93 / 578	−8.6
4	67,058	2416.2	− 2485	−68.8	× 83 / 578	−9.9
5	67,059	2427.3	− 2528	−100.7	× 101 / 578	−17.6
6	67,060	2431.8	− 2552	−120.2	× 99 / 578	−20.6
7	67,061	2417.8	− 2567	−149.2	× 104 / 578	−26.8
8	67,062	2449.6	− 2586	−136.4	× 98 / 578	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,153	2363.6	− 2436	−72.4	× 92 / 546	−12.2
4	67,154	2372.7	− 2485	−112.3	× 96 / 546	−19.7
5	67,155	2392.8	− 2528	−135.2	× 93 / 546	−23
6	67,156	2397.2	− 2552	−154.8	× 95 / 546	−26.9
7	67,157	2419.0	− 2567	−148	× 88 / 546	−23.9
8	67,158	2421.4	− 2586	−164.6	× 82 / 546	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−130

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,163	2337.0	− 2436	−99	× 105 / 583	−17.8
4	67,164	2383.7	− 2485	−101.3	× 96 / 583	−16.7
5	67,165	2397.2	− 2528	−130.8	× 94 / 583	−21.1
6	67,166	2394.6	− 2552	−157.4	× 99 / 583	−26.7
7	67,167	2407.1	− 2567	−159.9	× 104 / 583	−28.5
8	67,168	2406.7	− 2586	−179.3	× 85 / 583	−26.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,149	2356.5	− 2436	−79.5	× 88 / 554	−12.6
4	67,150	2367.4	− 2485	−117.6	× 90 / 554	−19.1
5	67,151	2401.0	− 2528	−127	× 86 / 554	−19.7
6	67,152	2389.6	− 2552	−162.4	× 93 / 554	−27.3
7	67,153	2409.1	− 2567	−157.9	× 95 / 554	−27.1
8	67,154	2394.3	− 2586	−191.7	× 102 / 554	−35.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,901	2361.8	− 2436	−74.2	× 80 / 525	−11.3
4	66,902	2390.3	− 2485	−94.7	× 86 / 525	−15.5
5	66,903	2390.4	− 2528	−137.6	× 90 / 525	−23.6
6	66,904	2417.8	− 2552	−134.2	× 84 / 525	−21.5
7	66,905	2445.4	− 2567	−121.6	× 86 / 525	−19.9
8	66,906	2427.6	− 2586	−158.4	× 99 / 525	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,880	2362.0	− 2436	−74	× 93 / 534	−12.9
4	66,881	2386.9	− 2485	−98.1	× 81 / 534	−14.9
5	66,882	2391.1	− 2528	−136.9	× 80 / 534	−20.5
6	66,883	2423.2	− 2552	−128.8	× 94 / 534	−22.7
7	66,884	2457.8	− 2567	−109.2	× 95 / 534	−19.4
8	66,885	2457.0	− 2586	−129	× 91 / 534	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −93, −97, −114, −107, −130, −137, −141, −122, −112 → −114.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −86, lower limit −142.4.

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.