San Diego County Community: 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 11.

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, 50 of the 140 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2436. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 11th 63 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 11th 37 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
7	69,929	2414.2	− 2567	−152.8	× 14 / 147	−14.6
8	69,930	2379.0	− 2586	−207	× 30 / 147	−42.2
11	69,933	2417.3	− 2628	−210.7	× 103 / 147	−147.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−204

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	64,829	2378.9	− 2567	−188.1	× 17 / 232	−13.8
8	64,832	2398.2	− 2586	−187.8	× 52 / 232	−42.1
11	64,834	2417.5	− 2628	−210.5	× 163 / 232	−147.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−204

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,653	2402.9	− 2567	−164.1	× 17 / 189	−14.8
8	66,656	2408.1	− 2586	−177.9	× 37 / 189	−34.8
11	66,657	2404.5	− 2628	−223.5	× 135 / 189	−159.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−209

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	66,722	2368.1	− 2567	−198.9	× 21 / 212	−19.7
8	66,724	2364.1	− 2586	−221.9	× 57 / 212	−59.7
11	66,726	2405.6	− 2628	−222.4	× 134 / 212	−140.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−220

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	67,152	2401.2	− 2567	−165.8	× 18 / 286	−10.4
8	67,153	2394.7	− 2586	−191.3	× 71 / 286	−47.5
11	67,154	2428.7	− 2628	−199.3	× 197 / 286	−137.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−195

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	65,763	2410.1	− 2628	−217.9	× 46 / 46	−217.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−218

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	67,274	2396.2	− 2567	−170.8	× 17 / 128	−22.7
8	67,275	2400.8	− 2586	−185.2	× 26 / 128	−37.6
11	67,276	2406.6	− 2628	−221.4	× 85 / 128	−147
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−207

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	67,284	2423.6	− 2567	−143.4	× 28 / 172	−23.3
8	67,285	2392.2	− 2586	−193.8	× 50 / 172	−56.3
11	67,286	2423.8	− 2628	−204.2	× 94 / 172	−111.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−191

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	67,274	2394.9	− 2567	−172.1	× 20 / 127	−27.1
8	67,275	2385.5	− 2586	−200.5	× 35 / 127	−55.3
11	67,276	2428.6	− 2628	−199.4	× 72 / 127	−113
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−195

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	67,024	2395.5	− 2567	−171.5	× 17 / 153	−19.1
8	67,025	2371.4	− 2586	−214.6	× 34 / 153	−47.7
11	67,026	2460.6	− 2628	−167.4	× 102 / 153	−111.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−178

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	67,045	2434.6	− 2567	−132.4	× 13 / 140	−12.3
8	67,046	2395.2	− 2586	−190.8	× 27 / 140	−36.8
11	67,047	2455.5	− 2628	−172.5	× 100 / 140	−123.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−172

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −204, −204, −209, −220, −195, −218, −207, −191, −195, −178, −172 → −199.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 25 · 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −168, lower limit −230.8.

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.