Denman (James) Middle: 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.

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, 221 of the 748 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 152 students 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 172 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 203 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 6th 94 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 76 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 51 students 55 points under the grade 3 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
6	78,371	2479.1	− 2552	−72.9	× 205 / 601	−24.9
7	78,372	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 216 / 601	−22.5
8	78,375	2518.0	− 2586	−68	× 180 / 601	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	72,565	2489.3	− 2552	−62.7	× 247 / 684	−22.6
7	72,567	2504.9	− 2567	−62.1	× 223 / 684	−20.2
8	72,569	2520.5	− 2586	−65.5	× 214 / 684	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	74,538	2482.5	− 2552	−69.5	× 304 / 778	−27.2
7	74,541	2519.1	− 2567	−47.9	× 259 / 778	−15.9
8	74,542	2525.5	− 2586	−60.5	× 215 / 778	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	74,713	2484.8	− 2552	−67.2	× 258 / 802	−21.6
7	74,715	2516.2	− 2567	−50.8	× 296 / 802	−18.7
8	74,716	2518.7	− 2586	−67.3	× 248 / 802	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,238	2464.8	− 2552	−87.2	× 246 / 774	−27.7
7	75,239	2522.7	− 2567	−44.3	× 253 / 774	−14.5
8	75,240	2536.8	− 2586	−49.2	× 275 / 774	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,420	2447.4	− 2552	−104.6	× 237 / 715	−34.7
7	75,421	2479.1	− 2567	−87.9	× 241 / 715	−29.6
8	75,422	2518.0	− 2586	−68	× 237 / 715	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,390	2458.1	− 2552	−93.9	× 249 / 708	−33
7	75,391	2480.2	− 2567	−86.8	× 223 / 708	−27.3
8	75,392	2497.6	− 2586	−88.4	× 236 / 708	−29.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,402	2448.5	− 2552	−103.5	× 242 / 714	−35.1
7	75,403	2482.7	− 2567	−84.3	× 245 / 714	−28.9
8	75,404	2485.4	− 2586	−100.6	× 227 / 714	−32
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,062	2452.1	− 2552	−99.9	× 248 / 733	−33.8
7	75,063	2492.8	− 2567	−74.2	× 242 / 733	−24.5
8	75,064	2493.7	− 2586	−92.3	× 243 / 733	−30.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	74,960	2458.6	− 2552	−93.4	× 246 / 748	−30.7
7	74,961	2465.8	− 2567	−101.2	× 248 / 748	−33.6
8	74,962	2485.9	− 2586	−100.1	× 254 / 748	−34
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −63, −60, −61, −60, −87, −90, −96, −89, −98 → −77.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 6.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.9 × 2.66 = 18.4. Upper limit −58.8, lower limit −95.6.

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.