Puesta del Sol 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 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 62 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 67 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 59 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 69 students 26 points 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 16 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 83 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	68,634	2362.7	− 2436	−73.3	× 80 / 321	−18.3
4	68,636	2363.9	− 2485	−121.1	× 88 / 321	−33.2
5	68,638	2402.5	− 2528	−125.5	× 79 / 321	−30.9
6	68,640	2428.9	− 2552	−123.1	× 74 / 321	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,582	2366.3	− 2436	−69.7	× 90 / 342	−18.3
4	63,584	2366.2	− 2485	−118.8	× 91 / 342	−31.6
5	63,585	2403.1	− 2528	−124.9	× 85 / 342	−31
6	63,587	2408.0	− 2552	−144	× 76 / 342	−32
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,379	2348.0	− 2436	−88	× 87 / 366	−20.9
4	65,381	2366.7	− 2485	−118.3	× 97 / 366	−31.4
5	65,384	2389.3	− 2528	−138.7	× 97 / 366	−36.8
6	65,385	2398.4	− 2552	−153.6	× 85 / 366	−35.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,463	2375.6	− 2436	−60.4	× 106 / 376	−17
4	65,465	2389.3	− 2485	−95.7	× 95 / 376	−24.2
5	65,467	2409.5	− 2528	−118.5	× 83 / 376	−26.2
6	65,469	2423.2	− 2552	−128.8	× 92 / 376	−31.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,853	2370.3	− 2436	−65.7	× 108 / 385	−18.4
4	65,854	2388.1	− 2485	−96.9	× 99 / 385	−24.9
5	65,855	2404.4	− 2528	−123.6	× 91 / 385	−29.2
6	65,856	2404.3	− 2552	−147.7	× 87 / 385	−33.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,914	2349.2	− 2436	−86.8	× 102 / 401	−22.1
4	65,915	2363.8	− 2485	−121.2	× 103 / 401	−31.1
5	65,916	2400.1	− 2528	−127.9	× 108 / 401	−34.4
6	65,917	2401.2	− 2552	−150.8	× 88 / 401	−33.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,921	2353.3	− 2436	−82.7	× 98 / 354	−22.9
4	65,922	2389.8	− 2485	−95.2	× 86 / 354	−23.1
5	65,923	2409.9	− 2528	−118.1	× 81 / 354	−27
6	65,924	2424.9	− 2552	−127.1	× 89 / 354	−32
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,889	2350.8	− 2436	−85.2	× 97 / 352	−23.5
4	65,890	2375.4	− 2485	−109.6	× 85 / 352	−26.5
5	65,891	2411.1	− 2528	−116.9	× 91 / 352	−30.2
6	65,892	2400.8	− 2552	−151.2	× 79 / 352	−33.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,649	2362.9	− 2436	−73.1	× 89 / 361	−18
4	65,650	2375.0	− 2485	−110	× 90 / 361	−27.4
5	65,651	2409.1	− 2528	−118.9	× 82 / 361	−27
6	65,652	2411.2	− 2552	−140.8	× 100 / 361	−39
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,621	2377.6	− 2436	−58.4	× 78 / 318	−14.3
4	65,622	2385.1	− 2485	−99.9	× 79 / 318	−24.8
5	65,623	2397.3	− 2528	−130.7	× 78 / 318	−32.1
6	65,624	2400.4	− 2552	−151.6	× 83 / 318	−39.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −111, −113, −125, −99, −106, −121, −105, −114, −111, −111 → −111.6
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: 12 · 2017→2018: 26 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −85, lower limit −138.2.

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.