Clyde W. Needham 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, 94 of the 186 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 2354 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2484 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. 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 27 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 21 students 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 19 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 28 students 98 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 33 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	79,465	2377.1	− 2436	−58.9	× 59 / 187	−18.6
4	79,466	2419.4	− 2485	−65.6	× 48 / 187	−16.8
5	79,469	2483.6	− 2528	−44.4	× 48 / 187	−11.4
6	79,470	2485.5	− 2552	−66.5	× 32 / 187	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,647	2384.9	− 2436	−51.1	× 59 / 211	−14.3
4	73,648	2410.5	− 2485	−74.5	× 57 / 211	−20.1
5	73,650	2504.3	− 2528	−23.7	× 48 / 211	−5.4
6	73,653	2505.6	− 2552	−46.4	× 47 / 211	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,624	2363.5	− 2436	−72.5	× 46 / 193	−17.3
4	75,626	2418.3	− 2485	−66.7	× 48 / 193	−16.6
5	75,628	2466.7	− 2528	−61.3	× 56 / 193	−17.8
6	75,630	2490.8	− 2552	−61.2	× 43 / 193	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,811	2379.5	− 2436	−56.5	× 44 / 199	−12.5
4	75,812	2388.4	− 2485	−96.6	× 47 / 199	−22.8
5	75,815	2505.2	− 2528	−22.8	× 48 / 199	−5.5
6	75,816	2464.4	− 2552	−87.6	× 60 / 199	−26.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,333	2376.5	− 2436	−59.5	× 58 / 180	−19.2
4	76,334	2402.7	− 2485	−82.3	× 34 / 180	−15.5
5	76,335	2438.6	− 2528	−89.4	× 46 / 180	−22.8
6	76,336	2505.3	− 2552	−46.7	× 42 / 180	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,910	2348.1	− 2436	−87.9	× 46 / 162	−25
4	74,911	2380.5	− 2485	−104.5	× 48 / 162	−31
5	74,912	2430.6	− 2528	−97.4	× 37 / 162	−22.2
6	74,913	2457.2	− 2552	−94.8	× 31 / 162	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,501	2362.5	− 2436	−73.5	× 52 / 176	−21.7
4	76,502	2419.7	− 2485	−65.3	× 40 / 176	−14.8
5	76,503	2428.2	− 2528	−99.8	× 50 / 176	−28.4
6	76,504	2446.6	− 2552	−105.4	× 34 / 176	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,485	2349.0	− 2436	−87	× 52 / 200	−22.6
4	76,486	2393.3	− 2485	−91.7	× 47 / 200	−21.5
5	76,487	2486.2	− 2528	−41.8	× 45 / 200	−9.4
6	76,488	2455.3	− 2552	−96.7	× 56 / 200	−27.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,470	2382.7	− 2436	−53.3	× 49 / 175	−14.9
4	76,471	2380.0	− 2485	−105	× 35 / 175	−21
5	76,472	2443.6	− 2528	−84.4	× 47 / 175	−22.7
6	76,473	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 44 / 175	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,133	2354.5	− 2436	−81.5	× 57 / 181	−25.7
4	76,134	2427.9	− 2485	−57.1	× 50 / 181	−15.8
5	76,135	2446.8	− 2528	−81.2	× 38 / 181	−17
6	76,136	2465.2	− 2552	−86.8	× 36 / 181	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,043	2354.2	− 2436	−81.8	× 55 / 186	−24.2
4	76,044	2392.9	− 2485	−92.1	× 50 / 186	−24.8
5	76,045	2484.1	− 2528	−43.9	× 47 / 186	−11.1
6	76,046	2432.0	− 2552	−120	× 34 / 186	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −58, −50, −65, −67, −68, −96, −85, −81, −74, −76, −82 → −72.9
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: 15 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 28 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −50.6, lower limit −95.2.

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.