Sunnyslope 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, 98 of the 193 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 20 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 28 students 11 points 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 26 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 22 students 39 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	75,925	2382.7	− 2436	−53.3	× 73 / 298	−13.1
4	75,926	2406.0	− 2485	−79	× 78 / 298	−20.7
5	75,929	2434.5	− 2528	−93.5	× 66 / 298	−20.7
6	75,930	2458.5	− 2552	−93.5	× 81 / 298	−25.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,416	2383.5	− 2436	−52.5	× 81 / 310	−13.7
4	70,419	2404.1	− 2485	−80.9	× 73 / 310	−19.1
5	70,421	2422.0	− 2528	−106	× 88 / 310	−30.1
6	70,422	2464.1	− 2552	−87.9	× 68 / 310	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,279	2378.6	− 2436	−57.4	× 78 / 327	−13.7
4	72,281	2414.3	− 2485	−70.7	× 90 / 327	−19.5
5	72,283	2446.8	− 2528	−81.2	× 69 / 327	−17.1
6	72,286	2456.4	− 2552	−95.6	× 90 / 327	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,418	2407.2	− 2436	−28.8	× 65 / 306	−6.1
4	72,420	2412.4	− 2485	−72.6	× 83 / 306	−19.7
5	72,422	2455.8	− 2528	−72.2	× 88 / 306	−20.8
6	72,424	2475.1	− 2552	−76.9	× 70 / 306	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,919	2390.2	− 2436	−45.8	× 64 / 305	−9.6
4	72,920	2428.1	− 2485	−56.9	× 74 / 305	−13.8
5	72,921	2445.1	− 2528	−82.9	× 75 / 305	−20.4
6	72,922	2460.9	− 2552	−91.1	× 92 / 305	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,406	2360.8	− 2436	−75.2	× 62 / 269	−17.3
4	71,407	2361.6	− 2485	−123.4	× 70 / 269	−32.1
5	71,408	2395.9	− 2528	−132.1	× 66 / 269	−32.4
6	71,409	2434.2	− 2552	−117.8	× 71 / 269	−31.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,009	2383.2	− 2436	−52.8	× 47 / 228	−10.9
4	73,010	2413.1	− 2485	−71.9	× 55 / 228	−17.3
5	73,011	2437.7	− 2528	−90.3	× 63 / 228	−25
6	73,012	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 63 / 228	−27
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,003	2394.2	− 2436	−41.8	× 50 / 223	−9.4
4	73,004	2393.0	− 2485	−92	× 56 / 223	−23.1
5	73,005	2459.7	− 2528	−68.3	× 50 / 223	−15.3
6	73,006	2464.7	− 2552	−87.3	× 67 / 223	−26.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,993	2375.4	− 2436	−60.6	× 51 / 195	−15.8
4	72,994	2412.4	− 2485	−72.6	× 49 / 195	−18.2
5	72,995	2461.8	− 2528	−66.2	× 52 / 195	−17.7
6	72,996	2502.8	− 2552	−49.2	× 43 / 195	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,689	2387.1	− 2436	−48.9	× 50 / 178	−13.7
4	72,690	2425.9	− 2485	−59.1	× 45 / 178	−14.9
5	72,691	2448.0	− 2528	−80	× 41 / 178	−18.4
6	72,692	2503.0	− 2552	−49	× 42 / 178	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,715	2385.1	− 2436	−50.9	× 51 / 193	−13.5
4	72,716	2412.1	− 2485	−72.9	× 46 / 193	−17.4
5	72,717	2474.6	− 2528	−53.4	× 46 / 193	−12.7
6	72,718	2499.4	− 2552	−52.6	× 50 / 193	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −80, −82, −77, −64, −71, −113, −80, −74, −63, −59, −57 → −74.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 42 · 2021→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 12.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.5 × 2.66 = 33.3. Upper limit −41.2, lower limit −107.8.

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.