Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanitie: 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 5 bar

The state's math test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 7th 181 students 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 183 students Just 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 7th 43 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 55 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	72,432	2395.9	− 2436	−40.1	× 88 / 1000	−3.5
4	72,435	2457.4	− 2485	−27.6	× 92 / 1000	−2.5
5	72,436	2482.8	− 2528	−45.2	× 95 / 1000	−4.3
6	72,438	2515.8	− 2552	−36.2	× 80 / 1000	−2.9
7	72,440	2498.7	− 2567	−68.3	× 309 / 1000	−21.1
8	72,442	2530.6	− 2586	−55.4	× 336 / 1000	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,223	2422.8	− 2436	−13.2	× 72 / 925	−1
4	67,225	2469.4	− 2485	−15.6	× 86 / 925	−1.5
5	67,227	2494.8	− 2528	−33.2	× 87 / 925	−3.1
6	67,229	2507.4	− 2552	−44.6	× 93 / 925	−4.5
7	67,231	2514.7	− 2567	−52.3	× 299 / 925	−16.9
8	67,233	2556.4	− 2586	−29.6	× 288 / 925	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,021	2415.2	− 2436	−20.8	× 64 / 919	−1.4
4	69,024	2466.4	− 2485	−18.6	× 76 / 919	−1.5
5	69,026	2474.4	− 2528	−53.6	× 87 / 919	−5.1
6	69,027	2512.7	− 2552	−39.3	× 93 / 919	−4
7	69,030	2520.2	− 2567	−46.8	× 304 / 919	−15.5
8	69,032	2548.3	− 2586	−37.7	× 295 / 919	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,192	2444.0	− 2436	8	× 67 / 896	0.6
4	69,194	2458.1	− 2485	−26.9	× 74 / 896	−2.2
5	69,196	2479.9	− 2528	−48.1	× 76 / 896	−4.1
6	69,198	2502.8	− 2552	−49.2	× 91 / 896	−5
7	69,200	2534.7	− 2567	−32.3	× 287 / 896	−10.3
8	69,202	2562.8	− 2586	−23.2	× 301 / 896	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,731	2449.0	− 2436	13	× 63 / 847	1
4	69,732	2477.5	− 2485	−7.5	× 72 / 847	−0.6
5	69,733	2479.2	− 2528	−48.8	× 74 / 847	−4.3
6	69,734	2514.0	− 2552	−38	× 83 / 847	−3.7
7	69,735	2545.4	− 2567	−21.6	× 283 / 847	−7.2
8	69,736	2548.5	− 2586	−37.5	× 272 / 847	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,835	2386.1	− 2436	−49.9	× 74 / 834	−4.4
4	69,836	2416.6	− 2485	−68.4	× 89 / 834	−7.3
5	69,837	2473.8	− 2528	−54.2	× 95 / 834	−6.2
6	69,838	2463.0	− 2552	−89	× 64 / 834	−6.8
7	69,839	2469.9	− 2567	−97.1	× 273 / 834	−31.8
8	69,840	2488.9	− 2586	−97.1	× 239 / 834	−27.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	69,855	2470.5	− 2567	−96.5	× 230 / 507	−43.8
8	69,856	2480.6	− 2586	−105.4	× 277 / 507	−57.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	69,841	2485.8	− 2567	−81.2	× 252 / 491	−41.7
8	69,842	2494.5	− 2586	−91.5	× 239 / 491	−44.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	69,555	2486.6	− 2567	−80.4	× 252 / 490	−41.3
8	69,556	2497.7	− 2586	−88.3	× 238 / 490	−42.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	69,582	2510.7	− 2567	−56.3	× 224 / 462	−27.3
8	69,583	2500.7	− 2586	−85.3	× 238 / 462	−43.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −36, −40, −29, −27, −84, −101, −86, −84, −71 → −61.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 57 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 15.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.3 × 2.66 = 40.7. Upper limit −20.4, lower limit −101.8.

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.