Meadowbrook Middle: 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.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2564 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 8 bar. 2573 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 267 students 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 252 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 312 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 16 students 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 20 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 15 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
6	72,978	2559.0	− 2552	7	× 441 / 1322	2.3
7	72,979	2581.5	− 2567	14.5	× 444 / 1322	4.9
8	72,982	2587.9	− 2586	1.9	× 437 / 1322	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	67,731	2545.7	− 2552	−6.3	× 465 / 1350	−2.2
7	67,732	2592.7	− 2567	25.7	× 438 / 1350	8.3
8	67,734	2620.9	− 2586	34.9	× 447 / 1350	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	69,531	2553.7	− 2552	1.7	× 451 / 1345	0.6
7	69,534	2568.6	− 2567	1.6	× 455 / 1345	0.5
8	69,536	2625.6	− 2586	39.6	× 439 / 1345	12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	69,695	2565.4	− 2552	13.4	× 445 / 1348	4.4
7	69,697	2582.2	− 2567	15.2	× 444 / 1348	5
8	69,699	2603.3	− 2586	17.3	× 459 / 1348	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,216	2558.6	− 2552	6.6	× 418 / 1283	2.2
7	70,217	2596.2	− 2567	29.2	× 428 / 1283	9.7
8	70,218	2608.5	− 2586	22.5	× 437 / 1283	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,310	2545.8	− 2552	−6.2	× 327 / 1057	−1.9
7	70,311	2555.9	− 2567	−11.1	× 355 / 1057	−3.7
8	70,312	2584.9	− 2586	−1.1	× 375 / 1057	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,318	2543.8	− 2552	−8.2	× 319 / 967	−2.7
7	70,319	2569.9	− 2567	2.9	× 313 / 967	0.9
8	70,320	2579.7	− 2586	−6.3	× 335 / 967	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,302	2541.2	− 2552	−10.8	× 332 / 905	−4
7	70,303	2563.9	− 2567	−3.1	× 287 / 905	−1
8	70,304	2599.0	− 2586	13	× 286 / 905	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,014	2539.9	− 2552	−12.1	× 275 / 871	−3.8
7	70,015	2558.0	− 2567	−9	× 319 / 871	−3.3
8	70,016	2566.1	− 2586	−19.9	× 277 / 871	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	70,041	2534.3	− 2552	−17.7	× 283 / 882	−5.7
7	70,042	2564.1	− 2567	−2.9	× 272 / 882	−0.9
8	70,043	2572.8	− 2586	−13.2	× 327 / 882	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 8, 18, 14, 15, 20, −6, −4, −1, −13, −11 → 4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit 23.2, lower limit −15.2.

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.