North Tamarind 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 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 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, 66 of the 207 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2360 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436. 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 31 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 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 24 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 56 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	65,882	2348.0	− 2436	−88	× 79 / 302	−23
4	65,884	2398.1	− 2485	−86.9	× 78 / 302	−22.4
5	65,886	2432.4	− 2528	−95.6	× 67 / 302	−21.2
6	65,888	2477.0	− 2552	−75	× 78 / 302	−19.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,093	2358.9	− 2436	−77.1	× 86 / 304	−21.8
4	61,096	2386.4	− 2485	−98.6	× 75 / 304	−24.3
5	61,097	2425.9	− 2528	−102.1	× 79 / 304	−26.5
6	61,099	2497.3	− 2552	−54.7	× 64 / 304	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,871	2366.7	− 2436	−69.3	× 86 / 318	−18.7
4	62,874	2403.1	− 2485	−81.9	× 83 / 318	−21.4
5	62,876	2403.8	− 2528	−124.2	× 70 / 318	−27.3
6	62,878	2480.1	− 2552	−71.9	× 79 / 318	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,954	2375.9	− 2436	−60.1	× 69 / 305	−13.6
4	62,955	2400.0	− 2485	−85	× 87 / 305	−24.2
5	62,958	2422.8	− 2528	−105.2	× 83 / 305	−28.6
6	62,959	2471.0	− 2552	−81	× 66 / 305	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,225	2369.6	− 2436	−66.4	× 81 / 305	−17.6
4	63,226	2430.0	− 2485	−55	× 69 / 305	−12.4
5	63,227	2436.2	− 2528	−91.8	× 78 / 305	−23.5
6	63,228	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 77 / 305	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,300	2341.8	− 2436	−94.2	× 58 / 249	−21.9
4	63,301	2373.8	− 2485	−111.2	× 58 / 249	−25.9
5	63,302	2382.3	− 2528	−145.7	× 64 / 249	−37.4
6	63,303	2453.7	− 2552	−98.3	× 69 / 249	−27.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,243	2350.9	− 2436	−85.1	× 52 / 224	−19.8
4	63,244	2365.5	− 2485	−119.5	× 57 / 224	−30.4
5	63,245	2422.1	− 2528	−105.9	× 60 / 224	−28.4
6	63,246	2441.2	− 2552	−110.8	× 55 / 224	−27.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,215	2332.0	− 2436	−104	× 58 / 235	−25.7
4	63,216	2381.8	− 2485	−103.2	× 60 / 235	−26.3
5	63,217	2425.8	− 2528	−102.2	× 56 / 235	−24.4
6	63,218	2469.1	− 2552	−82.9	× 61 / 235	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,981	2351.0	− 2436	−85	× 55 / 220	−21.3
4	62,982	2379.4	− 2485	−105.6	× 57 / 220	−27.4
5	62,983	2403.4	− 2528	−124.6	× 55 / 220	−31.2
6	62,984	2453.3	− 2552	−98.7	× 53 / 220	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,945	2360.4	− 2436	−75.6	× 55 / 207	−20.1
4	62,946	2387.1	− 2485	−97.9	× 53 / 207	−25.1
5	62,947	2414.2	− 2528	−113.8	× 56 / 207	−30.8
6	62,948	2412.4	− 2552	−139.6	× 43 / 207	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −86, −84, −85, −84, −69, −113, −106, −98, −104, −105 → −93.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 44 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 9.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.4 × 2.66 = 25. Upper limit −68.4, lower limit −118.4.

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.