Valle Lindo 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, 59 of the 220 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 43 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 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 3rd 34 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 46 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 38 students 20 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 3rd 11 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 45 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	70,775	2401.4	− 2436	−34.6	× 80 / 312	−8.9
4	70,776	2430.0	− 2485	−55	× 70 / 312	−12.3
5	70,779	2475.5	− 2528	−52.5	× 81 / 312	−13.6
6	70,780	2509.7	− 2552	−42.3	× 81 / 312	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,603	2436.3	− 2436	0.3	× 78 / 314	0.1
4	65,606	2440.9	− 2485	−44.1	× 75 / 314	−10.5
5	65,608	2461.1	− 2528	−66.9	× 74 / 314	−15.8
6	65,610	2522.3	− 2552	−29.7	× 87 / 314	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,422	2453.8	− 2436	17.8	× 57 / 276	3.7
4	67,423	2459.0	− 2485	−26	× 75 / 276	−7.1
5	67,426	2468.1	− 2528	−59.9	× 77 / 276	−16.7
6	67,428	2487.1	− 2552	−64.9	× 67 / 276	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,528	2446.1	− 2436	10.1	× 62 / 264	2.4
4	67,530	2461.3	− 2485	−23.7	× 53 / 264	−4.8
5	67,532	2489.0	− 2528	−39	× 74 / 264	−10.9
6	67,534	2514.7	− 2552	−37.3	× 75 / 264	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,043	2459.7	− 2436	23.7	× 67 / 253	6.3
4	68,044	2452.9	− 2485	−32.1	× 59 / 253	−7.5
5	68,045	2498.7	− 2528	−29.3	× 53 / 253	−6.1
6	68,046	2496.3	− 2552	−55.7	× 74 / 253	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,171	2379.3	− 2436	−56.7	× 59 / 232	−14.4
4	68,172	2424.3	− 2485	−60.7	× 55 / 232	−14.4
5	68,173	2475.3	− 2528	−52.7	× 58 / 232	−13.2
6	68,174	2475.3	− 2552	−76.7	× 60 / 232	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,189	2373.4	− 2436	−62.6	× 59 / 234	−15.8
4	68,190	2431.3	− 2485	−53.7	× 58 / 234	−13.3
5	68,191	2456.7	− 2528	−71.3	× 53 / 234	−16.1
6	68,192	2517.6	− 2552	−34.4	× 64 / 234	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,183	2399.2	− 2436	−36.8	× 60 / 238	−9.3
4	68,184	2414.6	− 2485	−70.4	× 61 / 238	−18
5	68,185	2487.2	− 2528	−40.8	× 60 / 238	−10.3
6	68,186	2466.1	− 2552	−85.9	× 57 / 238	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,951	2425.5	− 2436	−10.5	× 62 / 248	−2.6
4	67,952	2432.2	− 2485	−52.8	× 62 / 248	−13.2
5	67,953	2440.7	− 2528	−87.3	× 56 / 248	−19.7
6	67,954	2502.2	− 2552	−49.8	× 68 / 248	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,998	2412.4	− 2436	−23.6	× 45 / 220	−4.8
4	67,999	2428.6	− 2485	−56.4	× 56 / 220	−14.4
5	68,000	2438.6	− 2528	−89.4	× 62 / 220	−25.2
6	68,001	2485.4	− 2552	−66.6	× 57 / 220	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −34, −36, −24, −24, −62, −55, −58, −49, −62 → −45
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 38 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit −16.5, lower limit −73.5.

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.