Lick (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 4 bar

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, 131 of the 425 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485. 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 116 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 95 students 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 81 students 43 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 49 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 35 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 47 students 44 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	78,432	2471.1	− 2552	−80.9	× 166 / 535	−25.1
7	78,435	2471.0	− 2567	−96	× 175 / 535	−31.4
8	78,436	2488.7	− 2586	−97.3	× 194 / 535	−35.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	72,629	2463.1	− 2552	−88.9	× 173 / 507	−30.3
7	72,630	2482.4	− 2567	−84.6	× 185 / 507	−30.9
8	72,632	2453.4	− 2586	−132.6	× 149 / 507	−39
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	74,600	2437.9	− 2552	−114.1	× 224 / 622	−41.1
7	74,602	2462.1	− 2567	−104.9	× 200 / 622	−33.7
8	74,604	2492.4	− 2586	−93.6	× 198 / 622	−29.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	74,775	2446.7	− 2552	−105.3	× 179 / 595	−31.7
7	74,776	2452.7	− 2567	−114.3	× 220 / 595	−42.3
8	74,778	2459.4	− 2586	−126.6	× 196 / 595	−41.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,300	2426.8	− 2552	−125.2	× 172 / 540	−39.9
7	75,301	2458.0	− 2567	−109	× 170 / 540	−34.3
8	75,302	2475.1	− 2586	−110.9	× 198 / 540	−40.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,482	2428.1	− 2552	−123.9	× 128 / 366	−43.3
7	75,483	2449.1	− 2567	−117.9	× 133 / 366	−42.8
8	75,484	2453.0	− 2586	−133	× 105 / 366	−38.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,452	2413.0	− 2552	−139	× 162 / 421	−53.5
7	75,453	2438.9	− 2567	−128.1	× 121 / 421	−36.8
8	75,454	2446.4	− 2586	−139.6	× 138 / 421	−45.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−136

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,464	2394.4	− 2552	−157.6	× 144 / 399	−56.9
7	75,465	2438.0	− 2567	−129	× 146 / 399	−47.2
8	75,466	2444.7	− 2586	−141.3	× 109 / 399	−38.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−143

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,124	2431.1	− 2552	−120.9	× 139 / 416	−40.4
7	75,125	2430.8	− 2567	−136.2	× 139 / 416	−45.5
8	75,126	2456.5	− 2586	−129.5	× 138 / 416	−43
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−129

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	75,022	2438.5	− 2552	−113.5	× 166 / 425	−44.3
7	75,023	2469.8	− 2567	−97.2	× 131 / 425	−30
8	75,024	2451.3	− 2586	−134.7	× 128 / 425	−40.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −92, −100, −105, −116, −115, −124, −136, −143, −129, −115 → −117.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit −93.6, lower limit −141.4.

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.