San Diego Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	73,392	2429.5	− 2436	−6.5	× 8768 / 53063	−1.1
4	73,395	2468.6	− 2485	−16.4	× 8708 / 53063	−2.7
5	73,396	2498.8	− 2528	−29.2	× 8427 / 53063	−4.6
6	73,399	2525.1	− 2552	−26.9	× 7257 / 53063	−3.7
7	73,400	2528.7	− 2567	−38.3	× 6939 / 53063	−5
8	73,403	2548.9	− 2586	−37.1	× 7049 / 53063	−4.9
11	73,404	2583.5	− 2628	−44.5	× 5915 / 53063	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,075	2442.5	− 2436	6.5	× 8515 / 52454	1.1
4	68,077	2477.5	− 2485	−7.5	× 8451 / 52454	−1.2
5	68,078	2505.2	− 2528	−22.8	× 8396 / 52454	−3.6
6	68,081	2526.7	− 2552	−25.3	× 7127 / 52454	−3.4
7	68,082	2540.2	− 2567	−26.8	× 7172 / 52454	−3.7
8	68,085	2550.3	− 2586	−35.7	× 6853 / 52454	−4.7
11	68,086	2590.4	− 2628	−37.6	× 5940 / 52454	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,892	2450.4	− 2436	14.4	× 8338 / 52353	2.3
4	69,893	2483.9	− 2485	−1.1	× 8284 / 52353	−0.2
5	69,895	2512.7	− 2528	−15.3	× 8229 / 52353	−2.4
6	69,898	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 7118 / 52353	−3.3
7	69,900	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 7022 / 52353	−3.9
8	69,902	2546.5	− 2586	−39.5	× 7037 / 52353	−5.3
11	69,903	2588.4	− 2628	−39.6	× 6325 / 52353	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,048	2452.3	− 2436	16.3	× 7709 / 50853	2.5
4	70,050	2490.0	− 2485	5	× 8061 / 50853	0.8
5	70,052	2517.2	− 2528	−10.8	× 8048 / 50853	−1.7
6	70,054	2529.9	− 2552	−22.1	× 7004 / 50853	−3
7	70,056	2538.6	− 2567	−28.4	× 6952 / 50853	−3.9
8	70,058	2550.0	− 2586	−36	× 6785 / 50853	−4.8
11	70,060	2584.9	− 2628	−43.1	× 6294 / 50853	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,570	2457.1	− 2436	21.1	× 7815 / 49691	3.3
4	70,571	2493.5	− 2485	8.5	× 7551 / 49691	1.3
5	70,572	2523.7	− 2528	−4.3	× 7829 / 49691	−0.7
6	70,573	2532.7	− 2552	−19.3	× 6771 / 49691	−2.6
7	70,574	2546.5	− 2567	−20.5	× 6849 / 49691	−2.8
8	70,575	2553.5	− 2586	−32.5	× 6696 / 49691	−4.4
11	70,576	2578.6	− 2628	−49.4	× 6180 / 49691	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	69,105	2697.4	− 2628	69.4	× 82 / 82	69.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						69

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,662	2437.6	− 2436	1.6	× 7358 / 45571	0.3
4	70,663	2475.6	− 2485	−9.4	× 7156 / 45571	−1.5
5	70,664	2500.5	− 2528	−27.5	× 7162 / 45571	−4.3
6	70,665	2510.2	− 2552	−41.8	× 5955 / 45571	−5.5
7	70,666	2524.3	− 2567	−42.7	× 5900 / 45571	−5.5
8	70,667	2534.9	− 2586	−51.1	× 6191 / 45571	−6.9
11	70,668	2557.0	− 2628	−71	× 5849 / 45571	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,668	2443.4	− 2436	7.4	× 7161 / 45146	1.2
4	70,669	2480.4	− 2485	−4.6	× 7264 / 45146	−0.7
5	70,670	2502.5	− 2528	−25.5	× 7033 / 45146	−4
6	70,671	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 5982 / 45146	−4.5
7	70,672	2532.4	− 2567	−34.6	× 5895 / 45146	−4.5
8	70,673	2537.3	− 2586	−48.7	× 5759 / 45146	−6.2
11	70,674	2567.8	− 2628	−60.2	× 6052 / 45146	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,650	2442.7	− 2436	6.7	× 7069 / 45075	1.1
4	70,651	2481.9	− 2485	−3.1	× 7046 / 45075	−0.5
5	70,652	2503.0	− 2528	−25	× 7164 / 45075	−4
6	70,653	2518.8	− 2552	−33.2	× 6060 / 45075	−4.5
7	70,654	2535.7	− 2567	−31.3	× 5972 / 45075	−4.1
8	70,655	2543.3	− 2586	−42.7	× 5808 / 45075	−5.5
11	70,656	2563.4	− 2628	−64.6	× 5956 / 45075	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,364	2444.1	− 2436	8.1	× 7272 / 45822	1.3
4	70,365	2481.2	− 2485	−3.8	× 7085 / 45822	−0.6
5	70,366	2507.3	− 2528	−20.7	× 6970 / 45822	−3.1
6	70,367	2524.9	− 2552	−27.1	× 6171 / 45822	−3.6
7	70,368	2538.2	− 2567	−28.8	× 6129 / 45822	−3.9
8	70,369	2551.5	− 2586	−34.5	× 5934 / 45822	−4.5
11	70,370	2578.4	− 2628	−49.6	× 6261 / 45822	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,397	2447.8	− 2436	11.8	× 7015 / 44882	1.8
4	70,398	2482.8	− 2485	−2.2	× 7050 / 44882	−0.3
5	70,399	2511.5	− 2528	−16.5	× 6893 / 44882	−2.5
6	70,400	2522.3	− 2552	−29.7	× 6018 / 44882	−4
7	70,401	2540.3	− 2567	−26.7	× 6060 / 44882	−3.6
8	70,402	2556.4	− 2586	−29.6	× 5947 / 44882	−3.9
11	70,403	2574.4	− 2628	−53.6	× 5899 / 44882	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −20, −18, −16, −12, 69, −33, −27, −26, −21, −20 → −13.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 81 · 2021→2022: 102 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 21.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 21.1 × 2.66 = 56.1. Upper limit 42.4, lower limit −69.8.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

San Diego Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in San Diego Unified

Elementary schools

K–8 schools

Middle schools

Middle and high schools

High schools

K–12 schools

Alternative and special schools

Other schools

Charter schools in San Diego Unified