Fallbrook STEM Academy: 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, 138 of the 357 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2467 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2519 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 56 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 57 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 67 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 28 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	71,703	2398.4	− 2436	−37.6	× 118 / 409	−10.8
4	71,705	2417.2	− 2485	−67.8	× 100 / 409	−16.6
5	71,707	2477.5	− 2528	−50.5	× 96 / 409	−11.9
6	71,709	2474.7	− 2552	−77.3	× 95 / 409	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,511	2387.0	− 2436	−49	× 73 / 290	−12.3
4	66,513	2423.4	− 2485	−61.6	× 82 / 290	−17.4
5	66,515	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 66 / 290	−14.7
6	66,516	2485.8	− 2552	−66.2	× 69 / 290	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,344	2414.5	− 2436	−21.5	× 61 / 276	−4.8
4	68,346	2433.3	− 2485	−51.7	× 67 / 276	−12.6
5	68,347	2460.2	− 2528	−67.8	× 80 / 276	−19.7
6	68,349	2487.0	− 2552	−65	× 68 / 276	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,494	2402.1	− 2436	−33.9	× 76 / 293	−8.8
4	68,496	2418.3	− 2485	−66.7	× 63 / 293	−14.3
5	68,498	2459.8	− 2528	−68.2	× 73 / 293	−17
6	68,500	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 81 / 293	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,009	2383.8	− 2436	−52.2	× 73 / 291	−13.1
4	69,010	2420.3	− 2485	−64.7	× 82 / 291	−18.2
5	69,011	2460.9	− 2528	−67.1	× 63 / 291	−14.5
6	69,012	2496.5	− 2552	−55.5	× 73 / 291	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,063	2419.9	− 2436	−16.1	× 76 / 317	−3.9
4	69,064	2455.2	− 2485	−29.8	× 89 / 317	−8.4
5	69,065	2436.3	− 2528	−91.7	× 80 / 317	−23.1
6	69,066	2472.2	− 2552	−79.8	× 72 / 317	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,093	2425.7	− 2436	−10.3	× 89 / 338	−2.7
4	69,094	2424.8	− 2485	−60.2	× 77 / 338	−13.7
5	69,095	2477.8	− 2528	−50.2	× 94 / 338	−14
6	69,096	2482.0	− 2552	−70	× 78 / 338	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,085	2441.9	− 2436	5.9	× 80 / 337	1.4
4	69,086	2471.3	− 2485	−13.7	× 84 / 337	−3.4
5	69,087	2457.2	− 2528	−70.8	× 75 / 337	−15.8
6	69,088	2488.6	− 2552	−63.4	× 98 / 337	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,847	2416.0	− 2436	−20	× 81 / 343	−4.7
4	68,848	2478.9	− 2485	−6.1	× 87 / 343	−1.5
5	68,849	2462.2	− 2528	−65.8	× 94 / 343	−18
6	68,850	2456.7	− 2552	−95.3	× 81 / 343	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,886	2466.9	− 2436	30.9	× 89 / 357	7.7
4	68,887	2462.9	− 2485	−22.1	× 88 / 357	−5.4
5	68,888	2501.6	− 2528	−26.4	× 85 / 357	−6.3
6	68,889	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 95 / 357	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −60, −53, −56, −60, −53, −47, −36, −47, −13 → −48.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 34 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −22.7, lower limit −73.7.

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.