Shasta 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 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, 125 of the 461 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2528. 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 3rd 60 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students 44 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 49 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 56 students 31 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 53 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 29 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 19 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 21 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 21 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	79,897	2379.0	− 2436	−57	× 92 / 488	−10.7
4	79,898	2423.1	− 2485	−61.9	× 84 / 488	−10.7
5	79,901	2462.7	− 2528	−65.3	× 76 / 488	−10.2
6	79,902	2488.4	− 2552	−63.6	× 67 / 488	−8.7
7	79,905	2469.7	− 2567	−97.3	× 88 / 488	−17.5
8	79,906	2551.4	− 2586	−34.6	× 81 / 488	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,027	2409.4	− 2436	−26.6	× 111 / 529	−5.6
4	74,028	2422.6	− 2485	−62.4	× 92 / 529	−10.9
5	74,031	2450.7	− 2528	−77.3	× 78 / 529	−11.4
6	74,033	2504.4	− 2552	−47.6	× 83 / 529	−7.5
7	74,034	2469.8	− 2567	−97.2	× 72 / 529	−13.2
8	74,037	2521.7	− 2586	−64.3	× 93 / 529	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,014	2403.1	− 2436	−32.9	× 87 / 517	−5.5
4	76,015	2428.4	− 2485	−56.6	× 103 / 517	−11.3
5	76,018	2447.7	− 2528	−80.3	× 86 / 517	−13.4
6	76,019	2490.7	− 2552	−61.3	× 77 / 517	−9.1
7	76,021	2512.0	− 2567	−55	× 87 / 517	−9.3
8	76,023	2512.2	− 2586	−73.8	× 77 / 517	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,204	2413.5	− 2436	−22.5	× 78 / 520	−3.4
4	76,206	2442.3	− 2485	−42.7	× 83 / 520	−6.8
5	76,208	2493.8	− 2528	−34.2	× 99 / 520	−6.5
6	76,210	2507.3	− 2552	−44.7	× 87 / 520	−7.5
7	76,212	2490.5	− 2567	−76.5	× 89 / 520	−13.1
8	76,214	2579.7	− 2586	−6.3	× 84 / 520	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,729	2417.5	− 2436	−18.5	× 88 / 527	−3.1
4	76,730	2437.0	− 2485	−48	× 86 / 527	−7.8
5	76,731	2489.8	− 2528	−38.2	× 79 / 527	−5.7
6	76,732	2511.9	− 2552	−40.1	× 101 / 527	−7.7
7	76,733	2530.1	− 2567	−36.9	× 88 / 527	−6.2
8	76,734	2543.4	− 2586	−42.6	× 85 / 527	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,885	2348.6	− 2436	−87.4	× 76 / 519	−12.8
4	76,886	2407.9	− 2485	−77.1	× 68 / 519	−10.1
5	76,887	2450.7	− 2528	−77.3	× 93 / 519	−13.9
6	76,888	2495.4	− 2552	−56.6	× 91 / 519	−9.9
7	76,889	2475.8	− 2567	−91.2	× 94 / 519	−16.5
8	76,890	2515.6	− 2586	−70.4	× 97 / 519	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,879	2387.9	− 2436	−48.1	× 83 / 518	−7.7
4	76,880	2390.4	− 2485	−94.6	× 78 / 518	−14.2
5	76,881	2483.3	− 2528	−44.7	× 71 / 518	−6.1
6	76,882	2485.7	− 2552	−66.3	× 98 / 518	−12.5
7	76,883	2480.4	− 2567	−86.6	× 93 / 518	−15.5
8	76,884	2502.7	− 2586	−83.3	× 95 / 518	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,870	2396.4	− 2436	−39.6	× 91 / 540	−6.7
4	76,871	2422.7	− 2485	−62.3	× 83 / 540	−9.6
5	76,872	2431.1	− 2528	−96.9	× 86 / 540	−15.4
6	76,873	2481.5	− 2552	−70.5	× 91 / 540	−11.9
7	76,874	2483.4	− 2567	−83.6	× 95 / 540	−14.7
8	76,875	2468.1	− 2586	−117.9	× 94 / 540	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,523	2360.8	− 2436	−75.2	× 92 / 508	−13.6
4	76,524	2414.7	− 2485	−70.3	× 79 / 508	−10.9
5	76,525	2465.1	− 2528	−62.9	× 80 / 508	−9.9
6	76,526	2456.6	− 2552	−95.4	× 81 / 508	−15.2
7	76,527	2494.7	− 2567	−72.3	× 76 / 508	−10.8
8	76,528	2483.4	− 2586	−102.6	× 100 / 508	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,427	2378.3	− 2436	−57.7	× 89 / 461	−11.1
4	76,428	2430.1	− 2485	−54.9	× 82 / 461	−9.8
5	76,429	2500.0	− 2528	−28	× 79 / 461	−4.8
6	76,430	2505.2	− 2552	−46.8	× 68 / 461	−6.9
7	76,431	2477.9	− 2567	−89.1	× 77 / 461	−14.9
8	76,432	2506.8	− 2586	−79.2	× 66 / 461	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −60, −60, −38, −37, −76, −71, −79, −81, −59 → −62.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 39 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −32.2, lower limit −92.8.

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.