Sutherland 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, 42 of the 159 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 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 34 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 14 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 14 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 47 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	79,586	2348.6	− 2436	−87.4	× 44 / 248	−15.5
4	79,589	2414.9	− 2485	−70.1	× 70 / 248	−19.8
5	79,590	2443.9	− 2528	−84.1	× 65 / 248	−22
6	79,593	2463.0	− 2552	−89	× 69 / 248	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,769	2360.0	− 2436	−76	× 37 / 220	−12.8
4	73,771	2428.7	− 2485	−56.3	× 46 / 220	−11.8
5	73,772	2451.7	− 2528	−76.3	× 67 / 220	−23.2
6	73,774	2462.7	− 2552	−89.3	× 70 / 220	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,746	2360.7	− 2436	−75.3	× 55 / 210	−19.7
4	75,747	2410.2	− 2485	−74.8	× 45 / 210	−16
5	75,750	2416.3	− 2528	−111.7	× 43 / 210	−22.9
6	75,752	2435.7	− 2552	−116.3	× 67 / 210	−37.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,933	2379.3	− 2436	−56.7	× 43 / 208	−11.7
4	75,934	2418.8	− 2485	−66.2	× 63 / 208	−20.1
5	75,937	2400.1	− 2528	−127.9	× 51 / 208	−31.4
6	75,938	2441.3	− 2552	−110.7	× 51 / 208	−27.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,455	2374.8	− 2436	−61.2	× 68 / 239	−17.4
4	76,456	2423.6	− 2485	−61.4	× 49 / 239	−12.6
5	76,457	2420.8	− 2528	−107.2	× 62 / 239	−27.8
6	76,458	2433.0	− 2552	−119	× 60 / 239	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,032	2366.4	− 2436	−69.6	× 46 / 194	−16.5
4	75,033	2396.3	− 2485	−88.7	× 43 / 194	−19.7
5	75,034	2388.1	− 2528	−139.9	× 52 / 194	−37.5
6	75,035	2423.0	− 2552	−129	× 53 / 194	−35.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,625	2365.3	− 2436	−70.7	× 43 / 191	−15.9
4	76,626	2416.8	− 2485	−68.2	× 46 / 191	−16.4
5	76,627	2399.8	− 2528	−128.2	× 45 / 191	−30.2
6	76,628	2421.7	− 2552	−130.3	× 57 / 191	−38.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,607	2389.8	− 2436	−46.2	× 47 / 172	−12.6
4	76,608	2436.9	− 2485	−48.1	× 34 / 172	−9.5
5	76,609	2418.7	− 2528	−109.3	× 46 / 172	−29.2
6	76,610	2430.1	− 2552	−121.9	× 45 / 172	−31.9
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	76,592	2401.8	− 2436	−34.2	× 48 / 187	−8.8
4	76,593	2452.3	− 2485	−32.7	× 51 / 187	−8.9
5	76,594	2447.7	− 2528	−80.3	× 39 / 187	−16.7
6	76,595	2428.3	− 2552	−123.7	× 49 / 187	−32.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,255	2377.3	− 2436	−58.7	× 42 / 153	−16.1
4	76,256	2454.9	− 2485	−30.1	× 37 / 153	−7.3
5	76,257	2440.3	− 2528	−87.7	× 44 / 153	−25.2
6	76,258	2471.0	− 2552	−81	× 30 / 153	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,165	2409.2	− 2436	−26.8	× 48 / 159	−8.1
4	76,166	2445.9	− 2485	−39.1	× 30 / 159	−7.4
5	76,167	2446.1	− 2528	−81.9	× 40 / 159	−20.6
6	76,168	2478.3	− 2552	−73.7	× 41 / 159	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −82, −76, −96, −90, −88, −109, −101, −83, −67, −64, −55 → −82.8
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: 20 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −53.8, lower limit −111.8.

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.