Veritas 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2525 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2562 vs. 2567. 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 93 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 104 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 102 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 122 students 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 108 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 117 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 37 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 19 students 46 points under the grade 4 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	79,718	2437.2	− 2436	1.2	× 89 / 401	0.3
4	79,721	2476.0	− 2485	−9	× 67 / 401	−1.5
5	79,722	2474.0	− 2528	−54	× 57 / 401	−7.7
6	79,725	2504.3	− 2552	−47.7	× 58 / 401	−6.9
7	79,726	2521.9	− 2567	−45.1	× 63 / 401	−7.1
8	79,729	2574.4	− 2586	−11.6	× 67 / 401	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,862	2448.6	− 2436	12.6	× 71 / 429	2.1
4	73,865	2467.6	− 2485	−17.4	× 99 / 429	−4
5	73,866	2468.9	− 2528	−59.1	× 66 / 429	−9.1
6	73,869	2514.9	− 2552	−37.1	× 67 / 429	−5.8
7	73,871	2519.1	− 2567	−47.9	× 66 / 429	−7.4
8	73,873	2535.8	− 2586	−50.2	× 60 / 429	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,839	2460.1	− 2436	24.1	× 82 / 476	4.2
4	75,842	2463.4	− 2485	−21.6	× 80 / 476	−3.6
5	75,843	2460.2	− 2528	−67.8	× 96 / 476	−13.7
6	75,846	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 83 / 476	−4.7
7	75,848	2529.2	− 2567	−37.8	× 68 / 476	−5.4
8	75,849	2539.4	− 2586	−46.6	× 67 / 476	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,027	2461.8	− 2436	25.8	× 96 / 559	4.4
4	76,028	2487.8	− 2485	2.8	× 89 / 559	0.4
5	76,031	2481.2	− 2528	−46.8	× 85 / 559	−7.1
6	76,032	2536.6	− 2552	−15.4	× 111 / 559	−3.1
7	76,035	2559.9	− 2567	−7.1	× 98 / 559	−1.2
8	76,036	2555.8	− 2586	−30.2	× 80 / 559	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,551	2470.5	− 2436	34.5	× 103 / 570	6.2
4	76,552	2479.9	− 2485	−5.1	× 99 / 570	−0.9
5	76,553	2517.7	− 2528	−10.3	× 85 / 570	−1.5
6	76,554	2490.3	− 2552	−61.7	× 90 / 570	−9.7
7	76,555	2559.4	− 2567	−7.6	× 98 / 570	−1.3
8	76,556	2586.4	− 2586	0.4	× 95 / 570	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,721	2416.0	− 2436	−20	× 95 / 600	−3.2
4	76,722	2444.4	− 2485	−40.6	× 103 / 600	−7
5	76,723	2484.6	− 2528	−43.4	× 103 / 600	−7.5
6	76,724	2529.3	− 2552	−22.7	× 101 / 600	−3.8
7	76,725	2564.0	− 2567	−3	× 101 / 600	−0.5
8	76,726	2568.0	− 2586	−18	× 97 / 600	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,703	2458.6	− 2436	22.6	× 122 / 647	4.3
4	76,704	2445.0	− 2485	−40	× 101 / 647	−6.2
5	76,705	2501.1	− 2528	−26.9	× 102 / 647	−4.2
6	76,706	2514.3	− 2552	−37.7	× 119 / 647	−6.9
7	76,707	2552.1	− 2567	−14.9	× 101 / 647	−2.3
8	76,708	2585.4	− 2586	−0.6	× 102 / 647	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,688	2426.7	− 2436	−9.3	× 141 / 732	−1.8
4	76,689	2480.7	− 2485	−4.3	× 125 / 732	−0.7
5	76,690	2469.3	− 2528	−58.7	× 106 / 732	−8.5
6	76,691	2506.6	− 2552	−45.4	× 121 / 732	−7.5
7	76,692	2522.7	− 2567	−44.3	× 123 / 732	−7.4
8	76,693	2575.3	− 2586	−10.7	× 116 / 732	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,351	2434.9	− 2436	−1.1	× 130 / 763	−0.2
4	76,352	2469.7	− 2485	−15.3	× 136 / 763	−2.7
5	76,353	2515.8	− 2528	−12.2	× 136 / 763	−2.2
6	76,354	2489.1	− 2552	−62.9	× 102 / 763	−8.4
7	76,355	2523.0	− 2567	−44	× 126 / 763	−7.3
8	76,356	2530.0	− 2586	−56	× 133 / 763	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,261	2431.3	− 2436	−4.7	× 130 / 808	−0.8
4	76,262	2447.0	− 2485	−38	× 136 / 808	−6.4
5	76,263	2496.5	− 2528	−31.5	× 135 / 808	−5.3
6	76,264	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 136 / 808	−4.5
7	76,265	2507.1	− 2567	−59.9	× 135 / 808	−10
8	76,266	2562.4	− 2586	−23.6	× 136 / 808	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −31, −30, −11, −7, −25, −16, −28, −31, −31 → −23.5
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: 19 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −2.2, lower limit −44.8.

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.