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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 11.

7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2544 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2559 vs. 2567. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

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
7	67,022	2558.6	− 2567	−8.4	× 38 / 108	−3
8	67,025	2615.3	− 2586	29.3	× 37 / 108	10
11	67,026	2604.7	− 2628	−23.3	× 33 / 108	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	62,165	2595.9	− 2567	28.9	× 40 / 103	11.2
8	62,168	2577.6	− 2586	−8.4	× 37 / 103	−3
11	62,170	2634.4	− 2628	6.4	× 26 / 103	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	63,952	2550.4	− 2567	−16.6	× 41 / 103	−6.6
8	63,953	2579.6	− 2586	−6.4	× 38 / 103	−2.4
11	63,956	2622.3	− 2628	−5.7	× 24 / 103	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,056	2531.5	− 2567	−35.5	× 41 / 116	−12.5
8	64,059	2533.5	− 2586	−52.5	× 43 / 116	−19.5
11	64,060	2634.6	− 2628	6.6	× 32 / 116	1.8
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
7	64,424	2572.8	− 2567	5.8	× 41 / 114	2.1
8	64,425	2555.9	− 2586	−30.1	× 41 / 114	−10.8
11	64,426	2606.9	− 2628	−21.1	× 32 / 114	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,497	2541.5	− 2567	−25.5	× 43 / 119	−9.2
8	64,498	2551.2	− 2586	−34.8	× 40 / 119	−11.7
11	64,499	2597.8	− 2628	−30.2	× 36 / 119	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,482	2539.4	− 2567	−27.6	× 45 / 115	−10.8
8	64,483	2561.9	− 2586	−24.1	× 40 / 115	−8.4
11	64,484	2603.7	− 2628	−24.3	× 30 / 115	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,454	2580.2	− 2567	13.2	× 44 / 125	4.6
8	64,455	2557.3	− 2586	−28.7	× 47 / 125	−10.8
11	64,456	2585.1	− 2628	−42.9	× 34 / 125	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,218	2551.1	− 2567	−15.9	× 47 / 127	−5.9
8	64,219	2623.5	− 2586	37.5	× 45 / 127	13.3
11	64,220	2617.0	− 2628	−11	× 35 / 127	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,190	2544.0	− 2567	−23	× 44 / 134	−7.6
8	64,191	2569.7	− 2586	−16.3	× 50 / 134	−6.1
11	64,192	2558.9	− 2628	−69.1	× 40 / 134	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 0, 10, −10, −30, −15, −30, −26, −18, 4, −34 → −14.9
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: 20 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 22 · 2025→2026: 38 → average 16.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.9 × 2.66 = 45. Upper limit 30.1, lower limit −59.9.

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.