Veterans 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2452 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2489 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2522 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2565 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 85 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 104 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 113 students Meets 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 19 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students Just 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	70,508	2465.8	− 2436	29.8	× 135 / 487	8.3
4	70,511	2479.7	− 2485	−5.3	× 119 / 487	−1.3
5	70,512	2554.2	− 2528	26.2	× 113 / 487	6.1
6	70,515	2552.4	− 2552	0.4	× 120 / 487	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,341	2497.7	− 2436	61.7	× 143 / 520	17
4	65,344	2505.2	− 2485	20.2	× 137 / 520	5.3
5	65,346	2520.4	− 2528	−7.6	× 121 / 520	−1.8
6	65,348	2609.6	− 2552	57.6	× 119 / 520	13.2
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	67,150	2484.0	− 2436	48	× 111 / 492	10.8
4	67,152	2530.7	− 2485	45.7	× 135 / 492	12.5
5	67,153	2562.5	− 2528	34.5	× 132 / 492	9.3
6	67,156	2610.0	− 2552	58	× 114 / 492	13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,245	2482.8	− 2436	46.8	× 130 / 516	11.8
4	67,247	2500.7	− 2485	15.7	× 115 / 516	3.5
5	67,249	2553.5	− 2528	25.5	× 139 / 516	6.9
6	67,251	2589.2	− 2552	37.2	× 132 / 516	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,745	2474.0	− 2436	38	× 125 / 511	9.3
4	67,746	2512.1	− 2485	27.1	× 129 / 511	6.8
5	67,747	2518.0	− 2528	−10	× 123 / 511	−2.4
6	67,748	2590.8	− 2552	38.8	× 134 / 511	10.2
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	67,885	2452.9	− 2436	16.9	× 108 / 483	3.8
4	67,886	2503.8	− 2485	18.8	× 131 / 483	5.1
5	67,887	2522.5	− 2528	−5.5	× 118 / 483	−1.3
6	67,888	2556.3	− 2552	4.3	× 126 / 483	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,895	2465.3	− 2436	29.3	× 112 / 468	7
4	67,896	2510.6	− 2485	25.6	× 97 / 468	5.3
5	67,897	2520.0	− 2528	−8	× 138 / 468	−2.4
6	67,898	2565.7	− 2552	13.7	× 121 / 468	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,889	2477.1	− 2436	41.1	× 114 / 464	10.1
4	67,890	2509.0	− 2485	24	× 118 / 464	6.1
5	67,891	2531.9	− 2528	3.9	× 94 / 464	0.8
6	67,892	2574.1	− 2552	22.1	× 138 / 464	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,647	2453.3	− 2436	17.3	× 120 / 492	4.2
4	67,648	2495.0	− 2485	10	× 134 / 492	2.7
5	67,649	2528.1	− 2528	0.1	× 123 / 492	0
6	67,650	2561.5	− 2552	9.5	× 115 / 492	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,692	2452.3	− 2436	16.3	× 104 / 476	3.6
4	67,693	2488.8	− 2485	3.8	× 123 / 476	1
5	67,694	2521.6	− 2528	−6.4	× 129 / 476	−1.7
6	67,695	2565.4	− 2552	13.4	× 120 / 476	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 13, 34, 46, 32, 24, 9, 14, 24, 9, 6 → 21.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit 51.4, lower limit −9.2.

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.