Mission Crest 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 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 102 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 129 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 130 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 113 students 37 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 26 students 133 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 36 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	69,212	2391.2	− 2436	−44.8	× 138 / 629	−9.8
4	69,213	2427.1	− 2485	−57.9	× 167 / 629	−15.4
5	69,216	2444.1	− 2528	−83.9	× 152 / 629	−20.3
6	69,217	2478.9	− 2552	−73.1	× 172 / 629	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,149	2435.3	− 2436	−0.7	× 132 / 596	−0.2
4	64,151	2414.9	− 2485	−70.1	× 151 / 596	−17.8
5	64,154	2455.5	− 2528	−72.5	× 166 / 596	−20.2
6	64,155	2484.9	− 2552	−67.1	× 147 / 596	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,947	2416.9	− 2436	−19.1	× 150 / 644	−4.4
4	65,949	2453.7	− 2485	−31.3	× 148 / 644	−7.2
5	65,952	2423.4	− 2528	−104.6	× 160 / 644	−26
6	65,954	2472.5	− 2552	−79.5	× 186 / 644	−23
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,030	2418.4	− 2436	−17.6	× 146 / 651	−3.9
4	66,031	2428.2	− 2485	−56.8	× 164 / 651	−14.3
5	66,034	2440.1	− 2528	−87.9	× 169 / 651	−22.8
6	66,035	2461.9	− 2552	−90.1	× 172 / 651	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,415	2391.2	− 2436	−44.8	× 121 / 615	−8.8
4	66,416	2439.3	− 2485	−45.7	× 161 / 615	−12
5	66,417	2429.2	− 2528	−98.8	× 160 / 615	−25.7
6	66,418	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 173 / 615	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,489	2359.8	− 2436	−76.2	× 132 / 537	−18.7
4	66,490	2405.8	− 2485	−79.2	× 122 / 537	−18
5	66,491	2410.0	− 2528	−118	× 144 / 537	−31.6
6	66,492	2426.1	− 2552	−125.9	× 139 / 537	−32.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,487	2374.3	− 2436	−61.7	× 120 / 563	−13.2
4	66,488	2390.9	− 2485	−94.1	× 143 / 563	−23.9
5	66,489	2416.1	− 2528	−111.9	× 140 / 563	−27.8
6	66,490	2431.6	− 2552	−120.4	× 160 / 563	−34.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,471	2366.6	− 2436	−69.4	× 147 / 582	−17.5
4	66,472	2397.2	− 2485	−87.8	× 135 / 582	−20.4
5	66,473	2411.5	− 2528	−116.5	× 161 / 582	−32.2
6	66,474	2433.2	− 2552	−118.8	× 139 / 582	−28.4
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	66,225	2372.7	− 2436	−63.3	× 148 / 585	−16
4	66,226	2399.8	− 2485	−85.2	× 144 / 585	−21
5	66,227	2425.5	− 2528	−102.5	× 132 / 585	−23.1
6	66,228	2438.3	− 2552	−113.7	× 161 / 585	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,199	2357.4	− 2436	−78.6	× 128 / 553	−18.2
4	66,200	2401.4	− 2485	−83.6	× 149 / 553	−22.5
5	66,201	2421.8	− 2528	−106.2	× 150 / 553	−28.8
6	66,202	2443.5	− 2552	−108.5	× 126 / 553	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −55, −61, −65, −70, −101, −99, −98, −91, −94 → −79.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −59.4, lower limit −100.4.

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.