San Pasqual Union Elementary: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2494 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2522 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2526 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2527 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2562 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 7 bar. 2554 vs. 2567. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	75,506	2455.5	− 2436	19.5	× 61 / 398	3
4	75,508	2481.5	− 2485	−3.5	× 64 / 398	−0.6
5	75,510	2505.8	− 2528	−22.2	× 68 / 398	−3.8
6	75,512	2538.2	− 2552	−13.8	× 54 / 398	−1.9
7	75,514	2594.7	− 2567	27.7	× 84 / 398	5.8
8	75,516	2599.4	− 2586	13.4	× 67 / 398	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,022	2445.6	− 2436	9.6	× 54 / 394	1.3
4	70,025	2491.9	− 2485	6.9	× 66 / 394	1.2
5	70,026	2528.5	− 2528	0.5	× 62 / 394	0.1
6	70,029	2542.4	− 2552	−9.6	× 69 / 394	−1.7
7	70,030	2592.2	− 2567	25.2	× 59 / 394	3.8
8	70,032	2613.5	− 2586	27.5	× 84 / 394	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,868	2443.8	− 2436	7.8	× 57 / 373	1.2
4	71,870	2482.2	− 2485	−2.8	× 56 / 373	−0.4
5	71,872	2514.6	− 2528	−13.4	× 65 / 373	−2.3
6	71,874	2550.8	− 2552	−1.2	× 65 / 373	−0.2
7	71,876	2568.0	− 2567	1	× 69 / 373	0.2
8	71,877	2606.1	− 2586	20.1	× 61 / 373	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,010	2446.2	− 2436	10.2	× 57 / 387	1.5
4	72,012	2495.1	− 2485	10.1	× 63 / 387	1.6
5	72,014	2505.6	− 2528	−22.4	× 58 / 387	−3.4
6	72,016	2550.6	− 2552	−1.4	× 69 / 387	−0.2
7	72,018	2550.7	− 2567	−16.3	× 69 / 387	−2.9
8	72,020	2575.4	− 2586	−10.6	× 71 / 387	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,501	2466.2	− 2436	30.2	× 69 / 386	5.4
4	72,502	2495.8	− 2485	10.8	× 57 / 386	1.6
5	72,503	2544.2	− 2528	16.2	× 65 / 386	2.7
6	72,504	2528.5	− 2552	−23.5	× 56 / 386	−3.4
7	72,505	2590.6	− 2567	23.6	× 67 / 386	4.1
8	72,506	2560.0	− 2586	−26	× 72 / 386	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,984	2441.7	− 2436	5.7	× 59 / 325	1
4	70,985	2491.1	− 2485	6.1	× 50 / 325	0.9
5	70,986	2512.8	− 2528	−15.2	× 58 / 325	−2.7
6	70,987	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 55 / 325	−4.7
7	70,988	2554.4	− 2567	−12.6	× 52 / 325	−2
8	70,989	2550.9	− 2586	−35.1	× 51 / 325	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,581	2468.8	− 2436	32.8	× 62 / 322	6.3
4	72,582	2471.5	− 2485	−13.5	× 57 / 322	−2.4
5	72,583	2514.9	− 2528	−13.1	× 46 / 322	−1.9
6	72,584	2520.6	− 2552	−31.4	× 59 / 322	−5.8
7	72,585	2544.4	− 2567	−22.6	× 48 / 322	−3.4
8	72,586	2562.9	− 2586	−23.1	× 50 / 322	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,577	2461.2	− 2436	25.2	× 61 / 328	4.7
4	72,578	2496.4	− 2485	11.4	× 58 / 328	2
5	72,579	2491.4	− 2528	−36.6	× 56 / 328	−6.2
6	72,580	2546.7	− 2552	−5.3	× 47 / 328	−0.8
7	72,581	2543.5	− 2567	−23.5	× 58 / 328	−4.2
8	72,582	2560.8	− 2586	−25.2	× 48 / 328	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,559	2470.5	− 2436	34.5	× 45 / 337	4.6
4	72,560	2485.6	− 2485	0.6	× 62 / 337	0.1
5	72,561	2515.1	− 2528	−12.9	× 61 / 337	−2.3
6	72,562	2503.8	− 2552	−48.2	× 58 / 337	−8.3
7	72,563	2558.4	− 2567	−8.6	× 50 / 337	−1.3
8	72,564	2555.7	− 2586	−30.3	× 61 / 337	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,275	2490.8	− 2436	54.8	× 56 / 345	8.9
4	72,276	2503.6	− 2485	18.6	× 54 / 345	2.9
5	72,277	2500.7	− 2528	−27.3	× 71 / 345	−5.6
6	72,278	2537.0	− 2552	−15	× 63 / 345	−2.7
7	72,279	2545.9	− 2567	−21.1	× 55 / 345	−3.4
8	72,280	2582.8	− 2586	−3.2	× 46 / 345	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,296	2494.4	− 2436	58.4	× 55 / 351	9.2
4	72,297	2522.4	− 2485	37.4	× 60 / 351	6.4
5	72,298	2526.2	− 2528	−1.8	× 56 / 351	−0.3
6	72,299	2527.4	− 2552	−24.6	× 71 / 351	−5
7	72,300	2561.9	− 2567	−5.1	× 56 / 351	−0.8
8	72,301	2553.8	− 2586	−32.2	× 53 / 351	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 5, 11, 2, −5, 6, −13, −11, −8, −13, 0, 5 → −1.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit 19.4, lower limit −23.2.

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.