NextGeneration STEAM Academy: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2510 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2548 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2589 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2620 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 4th 102 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 95 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 107 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 92 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 15 students 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 16 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 16 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 12 students 17 points under the grade 6 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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,449	2409.1	− 2436	−26.9	× 86 / 536	−4.3
4	78,450	2471.4	− 2485	−13.6	× 90 / 536	−2.3
5	78,451	2484.9	− 2528	−43.1	× 92 / 536	−7.4
6	78,452	2484.9	− 2552	−67.1	× 106 / 536	−13.3
7	78,453	2530.0	− 2567	−37	× 103 / 536	−7.1
8	78,454	2520.1	− 2586	−65.9	× 59 / 536	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,437	2425.3	− 2436	−10.7	× 75 / 525	−1.5
4	78,438	2480.7	− 2485	−4.3	× 78 / 525	−0.6
5	78,439	2497.1	− 2528	−30.9	× 86 / 525	−5.1
6	78,440	2503.3	− 2552	−48.7	× 84 / 525	−7.8
7	78,441	2517.2	− 2567	−49.8	× 90 / 525	−8.5
8	78,442	2545.9	− 2586	−40.1	× 112 / 525	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,467	2449.1	− 2436	13.1	× 83 / 548	2
4	78,468	2471.0	− 2485	−14	× 92 / 548	−2.4
5	78,469	2511.9	− 2528	−16.1	× 86 / 548	−2.5
6	78,470	2544.1	− 2552	−7.9	× 100 / 548	−1.4
7	78,471	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 88 / 548	−1.7
8	78,472	2544.1	− 2586	−41.9	× 99 / 548	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,135	2431.0	− 2436	−5	× 97 / 599	−0.8
4	78,136	2493.8	− 2485	8.8	× 95 / 599	1.4
5	78,137	2501.0	− 2528	−27	× 107 / 599	−4.8
6	78,138	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 99 / 599	−5
7	78,139	2580.9	− 2567	13.9	× 114 / 599	2.6
8	78,140	2570.1	− 2586	−15.9	× 87 / 599	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,039	2418.2	− 2436	−17.8	× 77 / 660	−2.1
4	78,040	2474.5	− 2485	−10.5	× 117 / 660	−1.9
5	78,041	2509.8	− 2528	−18.2	× 111 / 660	−3.1
6	78,042	2547.9	− 2552	−4.1	× 123 / 660	−0.8
7	78,043	2588.6	− 2567	21.6	× 104 / 660	3.4
8	78,044	2619.6	− 2586	33.6	× 128 / 660	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −32, −14, −9, 2 → −19
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit 10.3, lower limit −48.3.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.