Almeria Middle: 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

6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2528. 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 6th 173 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 192 students 35 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 223 students 15 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 6th 36 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 46 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 47 students 45 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
6	66,026	2457.0	− 2552	−95	× 259 / 814	−30.2
7	66,028	2468.0	− 2567	−99	× 250 / 814	−30.4
8	66,030	2494.6	− 2586	−91.4	× 305 / 814	−34.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	61,238	2437.0	− 2552	−115	× 272 / 809	−38.7
7	61,239	2478.1	− 2567	−88.9	× 281 / 809	−30.9
8	61,242	2495.0	− 2586	−91	× 256 / 809	−28.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,016	2439.9	− 2552	−112.1	× 260 / 812	−35.9
7	63,018	2466.0	− 2567	−101	× 263 / 812	−32.7
8	63,019	2499.9	− 2586	−86.1	× 289 / 812	−30.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,097	2476.6	− 2552	−75.4	× 271 / 822	−24.9
7	63,100	2465.6	− 2567	−101.4	× 269 / 822	−33.2
8	63,101	2500.0	− 2586	−86	× 282 / 822	−29.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,368	2468.4	− 2552	−83.6	× 244 / 815	−25
7	63,369	2490.1	− 2567	−76.9	× 285 / 815	−26.9
8	63,370	2488.1	− 2586	−97.9	× 286 / 815	−34.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,443	2449.3	− 2552	−102.7	× 256 / 866	−30.4
7	63,444	2461.1	− 2567	−105.9	× 313 / 866	−38.3
8	63,445	2487.4	− 2586	−98.6	× 297 / 866	−33.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,386	2432.8	− 2552	−119.2	× 213 / 762	−33.3
7	63,387	2449.3	− 2567	−117.7	× 274 / 762	−42.3
8	63,388	2467.9	− 2586	−118.1	× 275 / 762	−42.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,358	2440.5	− 2552	−111.5	× 193 / 751	−28.7
7	63,359	2459.2	− 2567	−107.8	× 286 / 751	−41.1
8	63,360	2465.6	− 2586	−120.4	× 272 / 751	−43.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,124	2437.0	− 2552	−115	× 184 / 732	−28.9
7	63,125	2467.5	− 2567	−99.5	× 280 / 732	−38.1
8	63,126	2476.9	− 2586	−109.1	× 268 / 732	−39.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	63,088	2450.1	− 2552	−101.9	× 209 / 717	−29.7
7	63,089	2473.4	− 2567	−93.6	× 238 / 717	−31.1
8	63,090	2500.3	− 2586	−85.7	× 270 / 717	−32.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −95, −98, −99, −88, −86, −102, −118, −113, −107, −93 → −99.9
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −78.1, lower limit −121.7.

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.