Wolf Canyon 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. 2461 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2526 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2606 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 101 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 98 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 103 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 20 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 19 students 37 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	70,519	2435.4	− 2436	−0.6	× 105 / 428	−0.1
4	70,520	2496.2	− 2485	11.2	× 103 / 428	2.7
5	70,523	2537.1	− 2528	9.1	× 123 / 428	2.6
6	70,524	2568.1	− 2552	16.1	× 97 / 428	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,352	2457.4	− 2436	21.4	× 112 / 486	4.9
4	65,353	2487.7	− 2485	2.7	× 127 / 486	0.7
5	65,356	2558.5	− 2528	30.5	× 123 / 486	7.7
6	65,357	2594.9	− 2552	42.9	× 124 / 486	10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,159	2466.7	− 2436	30.7	× 122 / 503	7.4
4	67,162	2503.1	− 2485	18.1	× 125 / 503	4.5
5	67,164	2535.9	− 2528	7.9	× 127 / 503	2
6	67,166	2610.4	− 2552	58.4	× 129 / 503	15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,255	2466.3	− 2436	30.3	× 98 / 371	8
4	67,258	2508.6	− 2485	23.6	× 95 / 371	6
5	67,259	2565.5	− 2528	37.5	× 77 / 371	7.8
6	67,262	2584.5	− 2552	32.5	× 101 / 371	8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,755	2463.2	− 2436	27.2	× 108 / 439	6.7
4	67,756	2514.4	− 2485	29.4	× 116 / 439	7.8
5	67,757	2560.3	− 2528	32.3	× 109 / 439	8
6	67,758	2579.1	− 2552	27.1	× 106 / 439	6.5
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	67,895	2456.6	− 2436	20.6	× 122 / 506	5
4	67,896	2519.5	− 2485	34.5	× 129 / 506	8.8
5	67,897	2546.0	− 2528	18	× 127 / 506	4.5
6	67,898	2573.5	− 2552	21.5	× 128 / 506	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,905	2463.1	− 2436	27.1	× 117 / 501	6.3
4	67,906	2510.3	− 2485	25.3	× 129 / 501	6.5
5	67,907	2551.3	− 2528	23.3	× 129 / 501	6
6	67,908	2598.8	− 2552	46.8	× 126 / 501	11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,899	2456.8	− 2436	20.8	× 128 / 515	5.2
4	67,900	2505.9	− 2485	20.9	× 127 / 515	5.2
5	67,901	2532.3	− 2528	4.3	× 132 / 515	1.1
6	67,902	2597.7	− 2552	45.7	× 128 / 515	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,657	2469.4	− 2436	33.4	× 119 / 503	7.9
4	67,658	2496.4	− 2485	11.4	× 130 / 503	2.9
5	67,659	2529.2	− 2528	1.2	× 125 / 503	0.3
6	67,660	2588.7	− 2552	36.7	× 129 / 503	9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,702	2460.9	− 2436	24.9	× 121 / 488	6.2
4	67,703	2493.4	− 2485	8.4	× 120 / 488	2.1
5	67,704	2526.3	− 2528	−1.7	× 122 / 488	−0.4
6	67,705	2605.8	− 2552	53.8	× 125 / 488	13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 9, 24, 29, 31, 29, 24, 31, 23, 21, 22 → 24.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 5.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.2 × 2.66 = 13.8. Upper limit 38.1, lower limit 10.5.

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.