Vista La Mesa 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 8.

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, 95 of the 321 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 39 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2512 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 3rd 38 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 40 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 34 students 19 points under 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 12 students 116 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 20 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 18 students 29 points 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	72,489	2391.0	− 2436	−45	× 81 / 406	−9
4	72,491	2433.5	− 2485	−51.5	× 64 / 406	−8.1
5	72,493	2451.4	− 2528	−76.6	× 83 / 406	−15.7
6	72,495	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 57 / 406	−8.3
7	72,497	2484.0	− 2567	−83	× 61 / 406	−12.5
8	72,499	2518.1	− 2586	−67.9	× 60 / 406	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,280	2428.1	− 2436	−7.9	× 63 / 382	−1.3
4	67,282	2450.0	− 2485	−35	× 75 / 382	−6.9
5	67,284	2452.2	− 2528	−75.8	× 60 / 382	−11.9
6	67,287	2509.1	− 2552	−42.9	× 74 / 382	−8.3
7	67,288	2479.9	− 2567	−87.1	× 54 / 382	−12.3
8	67,291	2489.8	− 2586	−96.2	× 56 / 382	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,080	2442.8	− 2436	6.8	× 53 / 362	1
4	69,081	2441.2	− 2485	−43.8	× 50 / 362	−6
5	69,084	2459.0	− 2528	−69	× 72 / 362	−13.7
6	69,086	2493.5	− 2552	−58.5	× 63 / 362	−10.2
7	69,088	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 71 / 362	−8.6
8	69,089	2515.3	− 2586	−70.7	× 53 / 362	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,251	2424.7	− 2436	−11.3	× 55 / 370	−1.7
4	69,253	2446.1	− 2485	−38.9	× 59 / 370	−6.2
5	69,255	2469.6	− 2528	−58.4	× 51 / 370	−8
6	69,257	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 72 / 370	−6.6
7	69,259	2510.1	− 2567	−56.9	× 66 / 370	−10.1
8	69,261	2551.4	− 2586	−34.6	× 67 / 370	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,789	2417.4	− 2436	−18.6	× 78 / 376	−3.9
4	69,790	2454.7	− 2485	−30.3	× 52 / 376	−4.2
5	69,791	2454.9	− 2528	−73.1	× 56 / 376	−10.9
6	69,792	2527.2	− 2552	−24.8	× 57 / 376	−3.8
7	69,793	2502.7	− 2567	−64.3	× 69 / 376	−11.8
8	69,794	2522.6	− 2586	−63.4	× 64 / 376	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,889	2360.1	− 2436	−75.9	× 60 / 380	−12
4	69,890	2430.0	− 2485	−55	× 56 / 380	−8.1
5	69,891	2461.5	− 2528	−66.5	× 77 / 380	−13.5
6	69,892	2515.0	− 2552	−37	× 79 / 380	−7.7
7	69,893	2461.9	− 2567	−105.1	× 52 / 380	−14.4
8	69,894	2468.1	− 2586	−117.9	× 56 / 380	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,905	2386.4	− 2436	−49.6	× 56 / 376	−7.4
4	69,906	2437.7	− 2485	−47.3	× 57 / 376	−7.2
5	69,907	2445.8	− 2528	−82.2	× 59 / 376	−12.9
6	69,908	2533.8	− 2552	−18.2	× 70 / 376	−3.4
7	69,909	2521.4	− 2567	−45.6	× 77 / 376	−9.3
8	69,910	2461.1	− 2586	−124.9	× 57 / 376	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,891	2400.2	− 2436	−35.8	× 54 / 340	−5.7
4	69,892	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 51 / 340	−4.5
5	69,893	2439.2	− 2528	−88.8	× 53 / 340	−13.8
6	69,894	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 57 / 340	−7.3
7	69,895	2517.5	− 2567	−49.5	× 55 / 340	−8
8	69,896	2552.6	− 2586	−33.4	× 70 / 340	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,605	2386.7	− 2436	−49.3	× 58 / 336	−8.5
4	69,606	2457.8	− 2485	−27.2	× 57 / 336	−4.6
5	69,607	2428.0	− 2528	−100	× 58 / 336	−17.3
6	69,608	2506.1	− 2552	−45.9	× 52 / 336	−7.1
7	69,609	2518.2	− 2567	−48.8	× 53 / 336	−7.7
8	69,610	2501.6	− 2586	−84.4	× 58 / 336	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,632	2387.7	− 2436	−48.3	× 50 / 321	−7.5
4	69,633	2442.3	− 2485	−42.7	× 57 / 321	−7.6
5	69,634	2486.0	− 2528	−42	× 61 / 321	−8
6	69,635	2495.4	− 2552	−56.6	× 54 / 321	−9.5
7	69,636	2489.1	− 2567	−77.9	× 52 / 321	−12.6
8	69,637	2511.8	− 2586	−74.2	× 47 / 321	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −55, −48, −39, −45, −73, −59, −46, −60, −56 → −54.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit −23.6, lower limit −85.4.

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.