Finney (Myrtle S.) 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.

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, 52 of the 205 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2528. 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 4th 42 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 36 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 43 students 22 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 4th 13 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 34 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
3	70,710	2443.4	− 2436	7.4	× 45 / 206	1.6
4	70,713	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 47 / 206	−6.9
5	70,714	2500.6	− 2528	−27.4	× 61 / 206	−8.1
6	70,717	2510.8	− 2552	−41.2	× 53 / 206	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,539	2432.0	− 2436	−4	× 72 / 228	−1.3
4	65,542	2500.0	− 2485	15	× 51 / 228	3.4
5	65,544	2500.7	− 2528	−27.3	× 46 / 228	−5.5
6	65,546	2520.6	− 2552	−31.4	× 59 / 228	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,355	2465.6	− 2436	29.6	× 38 / 199	5.7
4	67,358	2445.5	− 2485	−39.5	× 67 / 199	−13.3
5	67,360	2510.4	− 2528	−17.6	× 47 / 199	−4.2
6	67,361	2536.7	− 2552	−15.3	× 47 / 199	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,462	2440.3	− 2436	4.3	× 47 / 211	1
4	67,464	2440.0	− 2485	−45	× 42 / 211	−9
5	67,466	2471.4	− 2528	−56.6	× 70 / 211	−18.8
6	67,468	2528.6	− 2552	−23.4	× 52 / 211	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,977	2423.7	− 2436	−12.3	× 47 / 203	−2.8
4	67,978	2456.8	− 2485	−28.2	× 46 / 203	−6.4
5	67,979	2482.0	− 2528	−46	× 44 / 203	−10
6	67,980	2523.1	− 2552	−28.9	× 66 / 203	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,105	2390.2	− 2436	−45.8	× 41 / 179	−10.5
4	68,106	2424.9	− 2485	−60.1	× 41 / 179	−13.8
5	68,107	2469.7	− 2528	−58.3	× 53 / 179	−17.3
6	68,108	2472.8	− 2552	−79.2	× 44 / 179	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,123	2393.4	− 2436	−42.6	× 53 / 201	−11.2
4	68,124	2441.3	− 2485	−43.7	× 44 / 201	−9.6
5	68,125	2426.7	− 2528	−101.3	× 45 / 201	−22.7
6	68,126	2494.0	− 2552	−58	× 59 / 201	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,117	2373.8	− 2436	−62.2	× 51 / 187	−17
4	68,118	2429.4	− 2485	−55.6	× 55 / 187	−16.4
5	68,119	2453.6	− 2528	−74.4	× 40 / 187	−15.9
6	68,120	2478.4	− 2552	−73.6	× 41 / 187	−16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,885	2387.7	− 2436	−48.3	× 58 / 210	−13.3
4	67,886	2432.0	− 2485	−53	× 50 / 210	−12.6
5	67,887	2445.9	− 2528	−82.1	× 58 / 210	−22.7
6	67,888	2488.1	− 2552	−63.9	× 44 / 210	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,932	2393.8	− 2436	−42.2	× 42 / 205	−8.6
4	67,933	2442.9	− 2485	−42.1	× 55 / 205	−11.3
5	67,934	2434.9	− 2528	−93.1	× 50 / 205	−22.7
6	67,935	2492.1	− 2552	−59.9	× 58 / 205	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −12, −15, −33, −29, −61, −61, −65, −62, −60 → −42.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.7 × 2.66 = 23.1. Upper limit −19.1, lower limit −65.3.

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.