Clairmont 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, 64 of the 216 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2485. 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 35 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students 45 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 32 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 39 students 33 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 3rd 15 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 46 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
3	79,540	2403.4	− 2436	−32.6	× 87 / 275	−10.3
4	79,543	2436.6	− 2485	−48.4	× 68 / 275	−12
5	79,544	2443.4	− 2528	−84.6	× 59 / 275	−18.2
6	79,547	2495.9	− 2552	−56.1	× 61 / 275	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,723	2407.1	− 2436	−28.9	× 59 / 263	−6.5
4	73,724	2437.9	− 2485	−47.1	× 80 / 263	−14.3
5	73,726	2445.7	− 2528	−82.3	× 66 / 263	−20.7
6	73,729	2472.2	− 2552	−79.8	× 58 / 263	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,700	2415.1	− 2436	−20.9	× 58 / 266	−4.6
4	75,701	2434.0	− 2485	−51	× 62 / 266	−11.9
5	75,703	2465.0	− 2528	−63	× 83 / 266	−19.7
6	75,706	2458.9	− 2552	−93.1	× 63 / 266	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,886	2403.7	− 2436	−32.3	× 67 / 271	−8
4	75,888	2441.4	− 2485	−43.6	× 60 / 271	−9.7
5	75,890	2447.3	− 2528	−80.7	× 58 / 271	−17.3
6	75,892	2499.6	− 2552	−52.4	× 86 / 271	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,409	2422.9	− 2436	−13.1	× 58 / 250	−3
4	76,410	2417.4	− 2485	−67.6	× 72 / 250	−19.5
5	76,411	2458.1	− 2528	−69.9	× 61 / 250	−17.1
6	76,412	2499.7	− 2552	−52.3	× 59 / 250	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,986	2381.2	− 2436	−54.8	× 54 / 196	−15.1
4	74,987	2380.1	− 2485	−104.9	× 46 / 196	−24.6
5	74,988	2376.0	− 2528	−152	× 39 / 196	−30.2
6	74,989	2434.3	− 2552	−117.7	× 57 / 196	−34.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,579	2388.2	− 2436	−47.8	× 50 / 219	−10.9
4	76,580	2412.6	− 2485	−72.4	× 60 / 219	−19.8
5	76,581	2426.3	− 2528	−101.7	× 58 / 219	−26.9
6	76,582	2453.2	− 2552	−98.8	× 51 / 219	−23
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,561	2395.8	− 2436	−40.2	× 51 / 225	−9.1
4	76,562	2401.1	− 2485	−83.9	× 54 / 225	−20.1
5	76,563	2418.4	− 2528	−109.6	× 57 / 225	−27.8
6	76,564	2460.9	− 2552	−91.1	× 63 / 225	−25.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,546	2420.3	− 2436	−15.7	× 54 / 210	−4
4	76,547	2385.4	− 2485	−99.6	× 50 / 210	−23.7
5	76,548	2397.7	− 2528	−130.3	× 53 / 210	−32.9
6	76,549	2469.0	− 2552	−83	× 53 / 210	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,209	2375.6	− 2436	−60.4	× 69 / 236	−17.7
4	76,210	2430.7	− 2485	−54.3	× 56 / 236	−12.9
5	76,211	2416.6	− 2528	−111.4	× 52 / 236	−24.5
6	76,212	2456.2	− 2552	−95.8	× 59 / 236	−24
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,119	2394.4	− 2436	−41.6	× 50 / 216	−9.6
4	76,120	2422.0	− 2485	−63	× 68 / 216	−19.8
5	76,121	2452.1	− 2528	−75.9	× 47 / 216	−16.5
6	76,122	2470.1	− 2552	−81.9	× 51 / 216	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −59, −58, −52, −52, −104, −81, −83, −82, −79, −65 → −69.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 52 · 2021→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit −41.1, lower limit −98.5.

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.