Sunnyside 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2450 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

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
3	70,765	2429.0	− 2436	−7	× 76 / 243	−2.2
4	70,767	2489.9	− 2485	4.9	× 61 / 243	1.2
5	70,769	2477.6	− 2528	−50.4	× 45 / 243	−9.3
6	70,771	2547.4	− 2552	−4.6	× 61 / 243	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,593	2470.8	− 2436	34.8	× 51 / 233	7.6
4	65,596	2485.8	− 2485	0.8	× 78 / 233	0.3
5	65,598	2505.2	− 2528	−22.8	× 52 / 233	−5.1
6	65,600	2568.8	− 2552	16.8	× 52 / 233	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,411	2460.9	− 2436	24.9	× 55 / 244	5.6
4	67,414	2504.1	− 2485	19.1	× 50 / 244	3.9
5	67,415	2520.6	− 2528	−7.4	× 81 / 244	−2.5
6	67,417	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 58 / 244	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,518	2435.3	− 2436	−0.7	× 50 / 242	−0.1
4	67,519	2499.7	− 2485	14.7	× 58 / 242	3.5
5	67,522	2544.4	− 2528	16.4	× 51 / 242	3.5
6	67,523	2536.9	− 2552	−15.1	× 83 / 242	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,033	2460.9	− 2436	24.9	× 63 / 227	6.9
4	68,034	2479.4	− 2485	−5.6	× 56 / 227	−1.4
5	68,035	2523.9	− 2528	−4.1	× 61 / 227	−1.1
6	68,036	2571.6	− 2552	19.6	× 47 / 227	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,161	2436.7	− 2436	0.7	× 54 / 244	0.2
4	68,162	2465.9	− 2485	−19.1	× 60 / 244	−4.7
5	68,163	2508.2	− 2528	−19.8	× 58 / 244	−4.7
6	68,164	2523.3	− 2552	−28.7	× 72 / 244	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,179	2438.4	− 2436	2.4	× 53 / 240	0.5
4	68,180	2476.3	− 2485	−8.7	× 56 / 240	−2
5	68,181	2500.0	− 2528	−28	× 68 / 240	−7.9
6	68,182	2527.4	− 2552	−24.6	× 63 / 240	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,173	2446.1	− 2436	10.1	× 70 / 249	2.8
4	68,174	2490.8	− 2485	5.8	× 52 / 249	1.2
5	68,175	2509.2	− 2528	−18.8	× 60 / 249	−4.5
6	68,176	2511.6	− 2552	−40.4	× 67 / 249	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,941	2444.5	− 2436	8.5	× 50 / 237	1.8
4	67,942	2481.3	− 2485	−3.7	× 74 / 237	−1.2
5	67,943	2506.6	− 2528	−21.4	× 52 / 237	−4.7
6	67,944	2519.0	− 2552	−33	× 61 / 237	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,988	2450.0	− 2436	14	× 67 / 250	3.8
4	67,989	2483.2	− 2485	−1.8	× 53 / 250	−0.4
5	67,990	2512.8	− 2528	−15.2	× 75 / 250	−4.6
6	67,991	2512.0	− 2552	−40	× 55 / 250	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −11, 7, −2, 2, 8, −18, −16, −11, −13, −10 → −6.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit 15.7, lower limit −28.5.

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.