Creek View 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	66,439	2413.4	− 2436	−22.6	× 108 / 319	−7.7
4	66,440	2450.6	− 2485	−34.4	× 113 / 319	−12.2
5	66,443	2479.2	− 2528	−48.8	× 98 / 319	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,609	2426.1	− 2436	−9.9	× 107 / 316	−3.4
4	61,611	2456.1	− 2485	−28.9	× 100 / 316	−9.1
5	61,614	2476.4	− 2528	−51.6	× 109 / 316	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,390	2430.9	− 2436	−5.1	× 88 / 293	−1.5
4	63,391	2453.8	− 2485	−31.2	× 108 / 293	−11.5
5	63,393	2489.2	− 2528	−38.8	× 97 / 293	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,491	2413.8	− 2436	−22.2	× 94 / 296	−7.1
4	63,493	2464.2	− 2485	−20.8	× 88 / 296	−6.2
5	63,495	2483.6	− 2528	−44.4	× 114 / 296	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,750	2407.5	− 2436	−28.5	× 84 / 269	−8.9
4	63,751	2467.9	− 2485	−17.1	× 95 / 269	−6
5	63,752	2466.9	− 2528	−61.1	× 90 / 269	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,834	2406.7	− 2436	−29.3	× 85 / 352	−7.1
4	63,835	2428.4	− 2485	−56.6	× 83 / 352	−13.3
5	63,836	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 89 / 352	−16.3
6	63,837	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 95 / 352	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,787	2403.1	− 2436	−32.9	× 70 / 313	−7.4
4	63,788	2440.6	− 2485	−44.4	× 86 / 313	−12.2
5	63,789	2435.6	− 2528	−92.4	× 76 / 313	−22.4
6	63,790	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 81 / 313	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,763	2435.8	− 2436	−0.2	× 72 / 291	0
4	63,764	2439.6	− 2485	−45.4	× 71 / 291	−11.1
5	63,765	2467.3	− 2528	−60.7	× 81 / 291	−16.9
6	63,766	2479.1	− 2552	−72.9	× 67 / 291	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,525	2423.0	− 2436	−13	× 86 / 317	−3.5
4	63,526	2458.8	− 2485	−26.2	× 71 / 317	−5.9
5	63,527	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 75 / 317	−15.2
6	63,528	2501.7	− 2552	−50.3	× 85 / 317	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,491	2416.2	− 2436	−19.8	× 73 / 296	−4.9
4	63,492	2448.6	− 2485	−36.4	× 80 / 296	−9.8
5	63,493	2466.8	− 2528	−61.2	× 68 / 296	−14.1
6	63,494	2485.7	− 2552	−66.3	× 75 / 296	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −30, −26, −30, −35, −53, −57, −45, −38, −46 → −39.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −19.8, lower limit −59.2.

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.