Borrego Springs Middle: 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 8.

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, 20 of the 78 students who took the math test were English learners.

6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2503 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

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
6	70,131	2478.2	− 2552	−73.8	× 29 / 95	−22.5
7	70,132	2495.1	− 2567	−71.9	× 27 / 95	−20.4
8	70,135	2492.7	− 2586	−93.3	× 39 / 95	−38.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	65,011	2493.7	− 2552	−58.3	× 31 / 85	−21.3
7	65,013	2500.5	− 2567	−66.5	× 26 / 85	−20.3
8	65,015	2484.4	− 2586	−101.6	× 28 / 85	−33.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,813	2453.4	− 2552	−98.6	× 36 / 96	−37
7	66,815	2492.6	− 2567	−74.4	× 32 / 96	−24.8
8	66,818	2469.7	− 2586	−116.3	× 28 / 96	−33.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,902	2481.6	− 2552	−70.4	× 29 / 91	−22.4
7	66,904	2484.1	− 2567	−82.9	× 34 / 91	−31
8	66,906	2516.3	− 2586	−69.7	× 28 / 91	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,400	2462.4	− 2552	−89.6	× 24 / 85	−25.3
7	67,401	2476.1	− 2567	−90.9	× 28 / 85	−29.9
8	67,402	2451.2	− 2586	−134.8	× 33 / 85	−52.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	66,001	2443.7	− 2552	−108.3	× 28 / 80	−37.9
7	66,002	2466.9	− 2567	−100.1	× 28 / 80	−35
8	66,003	2471.3	− 2586	−114.7	× 24 / 80	−34.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,518	2417.2	− 2552	−134.8	× 28 / 86	−43.9
7	67,519	2467.2	− 2567	−99.8	× 27 / 86	−31.3
8	67,520	2473.5	− 2586	−112.5	× 31 / 86	−40.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,528	2451.9	− 2552	−100.1	× 24 / 80	−30
7	67,529	2457.0	− 2567	−110	× 25 / 80	−34.4
8	67,530	2428.2	− 2586	−157.8	× 31 / 80	−61.1
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	67,520	2439.3	− 2552	−112.7	× 29 / 78	−41.9
7	67,521	2451.2	− 2567	−115.8	× 25 / 78	−37.1
8	67,522	2469.3	− 2586	−116.7	× 24 / 78	−35.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,276	2443.2	− 2552	−108.8	× 33 / 87	−41.3
7	67,277	2482.0	− 2567	−85	× 28 / 87	−27.4
8	67,278	2470.5	− 2586	−115.5	× 26 / 87	−34.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,325	2466.7	− 2552	−85.3	× 22 / 78	−24.1
7	67,326	2433.1	− 2567	−133.9	× 31 / 78	−53.2
8	67,327	2502.7	− 2586	−83.3	× 25 / 78	−26.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −81, −75, −96, −75, −108, −107, −116, −126, −115, −103, −104 → −100.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 33 · 2019→2021: 1 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 12.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.5 × 2.66 = 33.3. Upper limit −67.2, lower limit −133.8.

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.