Public Safety Academy: 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 11.

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, 60 of the 214 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2436. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2528. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 6th 34 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 43 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 50 students 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 11th 27 students 11 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 16 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 16 students 30 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	67,624	2451.5	− 2552	−100.5	× 47 / 216	−21.9
7	67,626	2474.4	− 2567	−92.6	× 61 / 216	−26.2
8	67,628	2470.9	− 2586	−115.1	× 64 / 216	−34.1
11	67,630	2536.7	− 2628	−91.3	× 44 / 216	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	62,669	2434.1	− 2552	−117.9	× 45 / 226	−23.5
7	62,671	2459.7	− 2567	−107.3	× 62 / 226	−29.4
8	62,674	2498.7	− 2586	−87.3	× 65 / 226	−25.1
11	62,675	2498.3	− 2628	−129.7	× 54 / 226	−31
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,463	2439.1	− 2552	−112.9	× 44 / 240	−20.7
7	64,465	2459.1	− 2567	−107.9	× 70 / 240	−31.5
8	64,468	2487.3	− 2586	−98.7	× 69 / 240	−28.4
11	64,470	2539.6	− 2628	−88.4	× 57 / 240	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,571	2466.9	− 2552	−85.1	× 46 / 230	−17
7	64,572	2447.0	− 2567	−120	× 66 / 230	−34.4
8	64,575	2453.0	− 2586	−133	× 68 / 230	−39.3
11	64,576	2505.7	− 2628	−122.3	× 50 / 230	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,939	2461.0	− 2552	−91	× 47 / 229	−18.7
7	64,940	2473.2	− 2567	−93.8	× 63 / 229	−25.8
8	64,941	2471.5	− 2586	−114.5	× 63 / 229	−31.5
11	64,942	2532.1	− 2628	−95.9	× 56 / 229	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,024	2462.9	− 2552	−89.1	× 37 / 205	−16.1
7	65,025	2453.2	− 2567	−113.8	× 62 / 205	−34.4
8	65,026	2440.5	− 2586	−145.5	× 59 / 205	−41.9
11	65,027	2466.2	− 2628	−161.8	× 47 / 205	−37.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−129

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,019	2447.3	− 2552	−104.7	× 40 / 213	−19.7
7	65,020	2457.9	− 2567	−109.1	× 63 / 213	−32.3
8	65,021	2437.8	− 2586	−148.2	× 57 / 213	−39.7
11	65,022	2489.0	− 2628	−139	× 53 / 213	−34.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,985	2419.5	− 2552	−132.5	× 34 / 208	−21.7
7	64,986	2439.1	− 2567	−127.9	× 56 / 208	−34.4
8	64,987	2468.5	− 2586	−117.5	× 59 / 208	−33.3
11	64,988	2495.9	− 2628	−132.1	× 59 / 208	−37.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−127

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,743	2418.1	− 2552	−133.9	× 43 / 211	−27.3
7	64,744	2431.1	− 2567	−135.9	× 66 / 211	−42.5
8	64,745	2421.1	− 2586	−164.9	× 61 / 211	−47.7
11	64,746	2482.5	− 2628	−145.5	× 41 / 211	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−146

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	64,717	2423.6	− 2552	−128.4	× 50 / 214	−30
7	64,718	2446.7	− 2567	−120.3	× 58 / 214	−32.6
8	64,719	2424.1	− 2586	−161.9	× 63 / 214	−47.7
11	64,720	2494.3	− 2628	−133.7	× 43 / 214	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −101, −109, −102, −117, −99, −129, −126, −127, −146, −137 → −119.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −86.8, lower limit −151.8.

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.