Sunset 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 6.

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, 206 of the 323 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 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 30 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 36 students Just 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 54 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 48 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 42 students 37 points under the grade 4 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	75,741	2415.7	− 2436	−20.3	× 123 / 494	−5.1
4	75,742	2429.2	− 2485	−55.8	× 129 / 494	−14.6
5	75,745	2450.7	− 2528	−77.3	× 110 / 494	−17.2
6	75,746	2483.5	− 2552	−68.5	× 132 / 494	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,244	2427.0	− 2436	−9	× 105 / 488	−1.9
4	70,246	2430.3	− 2485	−54.7	× 134 / 488	−15
5	70,248	2449.4	− 2528	−78.6	× 137 / 488	−22.1
6	70,251	2507.5	− 2552	−44.5	× 112 / 488	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,100	2411.3	− 2436	−24.7	× 120 / 504	−5.9
4	72,102	2412.4	− 2485	−72.6	× 113 / 504	−16.3
5	72,103	2449.6	− 2528	−78.4	× 132 / 504	−20.5
6	72,106	2477.3	− 2552	−74.7	× 139 / 504	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,245	2399.1	− 2436	−36.9	× 99 / 445	−8.2
4	72,247	2432.6	− 2485	−52.4	× 117 / 445	−13.8
5	72,249	2474.3	− 2528	−53.7	× 105 / 445	−12.7
6	72,251	2478.1	− 2552	−73.9	× 124 / 445	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,739	2400.4	− 2436	−35.6	× 89 / 417	−7.6
4	72,740	2439.0	− 2485	−46	× 99 / 417	−10.9
5	72,741	2466.5	− 2528	−61.5	× 119 / 417	−17.6
6	72,742	2491.7	− 2552	−60.3	× 110 / 417	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,817	2396.4	− 2436	−39.6	× 79 / 373	−8.4
4	72,818	2400.7	− 2485	−84.3	× 100 / 373	−22.6
5	72,819	2443.6	− 2528	−84.4	× 98 / 373	−22.2
6	72,820	2485.2	− 2552	−66.8	× 96 / 373	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,811	2401.6	− 2436	−34.4	× 70 / 328	−7.3
4	72,812	2425.0	− 2485	−60	× 78 / 328	−14.3
5	72,813	2445.7	− 2528	−82.3	× 93 / 328	−23.3
6	72,814	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 87 / 328	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,793	2396.4	− 2436	−39.6	× 75 / 320	−9.3
4	72,794	2425.6	− 2485	−59.4	× 69 / 320	−12.8
5	72,795	2442.9	− 2528	−85.1	× 77 / 320	−20.5
6	72,796	2457.4	− 2552	−94.6	× 99 / 320	−29.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,509	2419.0	− 2436	−17	× 76 / 300	−4.3
4	72,510	2448.3	− 2485	−36.7	× 67 / 300	−8.2
5	72,511	2491.0	− 2528	−37	× 77 / 300	−9.5
6	72,512	2462.7	− 2552	−89.3	× 80 / 300	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,533	2388.4	− 2436	−47.6	× 79 / 323	−11.6
4	72,534	2439.5	− 2485	−45.5	× 88 / 323	−12.4
5	72,535	2455.7	− 2528	−72.3	× 78 / 323	−17.5
6	72,536	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 78 / 323	−14.2
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. −55, −49, −63, −55, −52, −70, −66, −72, −46, −56 → −58.4
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: 14 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 26 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −30.2, lower limit −86.6.

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.