Walnut Avenue Elementary: 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 84 of the 247 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 41 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 37 students 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 38 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 47 students 22 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 3rd 20 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 21 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	65,070	2407.0	− 2436	−29	× 107 / 420	−7.4
4	65,072	2406.9	− 2485	−78.1	× 88 / 420	−16.4
5	65,074	2444.1	− 2528	−83.9	× 102 / 420	−20.4
6	65,076	2456.8	− 2552	−95.2	× 123 / 420	−27.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,331	2410.4	− 2436	−25.6	× 83 / 388	−5.5
4	60,333	2428.9	− 2485	−56.1	× 114 / 388	−16.5
5	60,335	2434.8	− 2528	−93.2	× 95 / 388	−22.8
6	60,338	2477.8	− 2552	−74.2	× 96 / 388	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,084	2388.8	− 2436	−47.2	× 74 / 380	−9.2
4	62,086	2419.7	− 2485	−65.3	× 92 / 380	−15.8
5	62,087	2425.6	− 2528	−102.4	× 120 / 380	−32.3
6	62,089	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 94 / 380	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,164	2402.2	− 2436	−33.8	× 89 / 400	−7.5
4	62,165	2440.1	− 2485	−44.9	× 83 / 400	−9.3
5	62,168	2448.9	− 2528	−79.1	× 96 / 400	−19
6	62,169	2465.4	− 2552	−86.6	× 132 / 400	−28.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,443	2392.9	− 2436	−43.1	× 78 / 342	−9.8
4	62,444	2438.0	− 2485	−47	× 95 / 342	−13.1
5	62,445	2451.4	− 2528	−76.6	× 79 / 342	−17.7
6	62,446	2499.1	− 2552	−52.9	× 90 / 342	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,512	2398.0	− 2436	−38	× 60 / 246	−9.3
4	62,513	2440.9	− 2485	−44.1	× 63 / 246	−11.3
5	62,514	2452.8	− 2528	−75.2	× 64 / 246	−19.6
6	62,515	2458.0	− 2552	−94	× 59 / 246	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,458	2377.6	− 2436	−58.4	× 72 / 259	−16.2
4	62,459	2463.9	− 2485	−21.1	× 61 / 259	−5
5	62,460	2440.9	− 2528	−87.1	× 61 / 259	−20.5
6	62,461	2466.8	− 2552	−85.2	× 65 / 259	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,411	2355.7	− 2436	−80.3	× 54 / 249	−17.4
4	62,412	2411.6	− 2485	−73.4	× 77 / 249	−22.7
5	62,413	2476.9	− 2528	−51.1	× 57 / 249	−11.7
6	62,414	2452.6	− 2552	−99.4	× 61 / 249	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,180	2391.9	− 2436	−44.1	× 62 / 253	−10.8
4	62,181	2404.4	− 2485	−80.6	× 54 / 253	−17.2
5	62,182	2419.9	− 2528	−108.1	× 72 / 253	−30.8
6	62,183	2479.1	− 2552	−72.9	× 65 / 253	−18.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,153	2391.9	− 2436	−44.1	× 61 / 247	−10.9
4	62,154	2412.9	− 2485	−72.1	× 54 / 247	−15.8
5	62,155	2421.4	− 2528	−106.6	× 58 / 247	−25
6	62,156	2473.2	− 2552	−78.8	× 74 / 247	−23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −63, −82, −64, −55, −63, −63, −76, −78, −75 → −69.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit −45.2, lower limit −93.

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.