Sycamore Canyon 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2477 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2511 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2553 vs. 2552.

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	75,604	2437.4	− 2436	1.4	× 53 / 183	0.4
4	75,606	2449.5	− 2485	−35.5	× 54 / 183	−10.5
5	75,608	2506.4	− 2528	−21.6	× 37 / 183	−4.4
6	75,610	2512.1	− 2552	−39.9	× 39 / 183	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,123	2458.8	− 2436	22.8	× 39 / 172	5.2
4	70,125	2479.2	− 2485	−5.8	× 48 / 172	−1.6
5	70,127	2491.3	− 2528	−36.7	× 52 / 172	−11.1
6	70,128	2556.2	− 2552	4.2	× 33 / 172	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,975	2481.2	− 2436	45.2	× 47 / 182	11.7
4	71,977	2468.5	− 2485	−16.5	× 40 / 182	−3.6
5	71,979	2486.3	− 2528	−41.7	× 48 / 182	−11
6	71,981	2502.8	− 2552	−49.2	× 47 / 182	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,116	2429.4	− 2436	−6.6	× 42 / 162	−1.7
4	72,118	2480.1	− 2485	−4.9	× 41 / 162	−1.2
5	72,120	2498.9	− 2528	−29.1	× 38 / 162	−6.8
6	72,122	2530.4	− 2552	−21.6	× 41 / 162	−5.5
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
3	72,607	2450.6	− 2436	14.6	× 34 / 145	3.4
4	72,608	2497.6	− 2485	12.6	× 42 / 145	3.6
5	72,609	2527.5	− 2528	−0.5	× 43 / 145	−0.1
6	72,610	2518.2	− 2552	−33.8	× 26 / 145	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,090	2459.3	− 2436	23.3	× 77 / 171	10.5
4	71,091	2506.8	− 2485	21.8	× 42 / 171	5.4
5	71,092	2542.0	− 2528	14	× 27 / 171	2.2
6	71,093	2528.5	− 2552	−23.5	× 25 / 171	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,685	2495.8	− 2436	59.8	× 38 / 155	14.7
4	72,686	2507.1	− 2485	22.1	× 53 / 155	7.6
5	72,687	2529.9	− 2528	1.9	× 38 / 155	0.5
6	72,688	2585.3	− 2552	33.3	× 26 / 155	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,683	2468.8	− 2436	32.8	× 55 / 165	10.9
4	72,684	2524.1	− 2485	39.1	× 31 / 165	7.3
5	72,685	2517.8	− 2528	−10.2	× 49 / 165	−3
6	72,686	2566.9	− 2552	14.9	× 30 / 165	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,665	2468.4	− 2436	32.4	× 47 / 164	9.3
4	72,666	2503.2	− 2485	18.2	× 50 / 164	5.5
5	72,667	2544.5	− 2528	16.5	× 26 / 164	2.6
6	72,668	2567.6	− 2552	15.6	× 41 / 164	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,379	2489.5	− 2436	53.5	× 46 / 166	14.8
4	72,380	2476.8	− 2485	−8.2	× 48 / 166	−2.4
5	72,381	2544.9	− 2528	16.9	× 50 / 166	5.1
6	72,382	2568.9	− 2552	16.9	× 22 / 166	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,400	2476.8	− 2436	40.8	× 38 / 170	9.1
4	72,401	2510.7	− 2485	25.7	× 46 / 170	7
5	72,402	2499.3	− 2528	−28.7	× 43 / 170	−7.3
6	72,403	2553.1	− 2552	1.1	× 43 / 170	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −7, −16, −15, 1, 15, 28, 18, 21, 20, 9 → 4.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.4 × 2.66 = 25. Upper limit 29.6, lower limit −20.4.

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.