California Online Public Schools Northern Californ: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2542 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 28 points under the grade 11 bar. 2600 vs. 2628.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 11th 234 students 21 points under the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 11th 18 students 11 points under the grade 5 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	80,321	2411.5	− 2436	−24.5	× 23 / 279	−2
4	80,324	2453.0	− 2485	−32	× 22 / 279	−2.5
5	80,325	2478.9	− 2528	−49.1	× 26 / 279	−4.6
6	80,328	2514.7	− 2552	−37.3	× 45 / 279	−6
7	80,329	2566.8	− 2567	−0.2	× 45 / 279	0
8	80,332	2519.2	− 2586	−66.8	× 66 / 279	−15.8
11	80,333	2545.0	− 2628	−83	× 52 / 279	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,430	2405.9	− 2436	−30.1	× 30 / 412	−2.2
4	74,432	2427.6	− 2485	−57.4	× 39 / 412	−5.4
5	74,434	2494.3	− 2528	−33.7	× 37 / 412	−3
6	74,436	2509.4	− 2552	−42.6	× 49 / 412	−5.1
7	74,438	2517.6	− 2567	−49.4	× 77 / 412	−9.2
8	74,441	2539.5	− 2586	−46.5	× 70 / 412	−7.9
11	74,442	2570.3	− 2628	−57.7	× 110 / 412	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,409	2407.6	− 2436	−28.4	× 40 / 472	−2.4
4	76,412	2420.3	− 2485	−64.7	× 37 / 472	−5.1
5	76,413	2454.8	− 2528	−73.2	× 51 / 472	−7.9
6	76,416	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 58 / 472	−6.9
7	76,418	2529.4	− 2567	−37.6	× 69 / 472	−5.5
8	76,420	2528.4	− 2586	−57.6	× 102 / 472	−12.4
11	76,421	2534.3	− 2628	−93.7	× 115 / 472	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,596	2407.0	− 2436	−29	× 43 / 515	−2.4
4	76,599	2450.6	− 2485	−34.4	× 58 / 515	−3.9
5	76,600	2432.9	− 2528	−95.1	× 59 / 515	−10.9
6	76,603	2484.3	− 2552	−67.7	× 63 / 515	−8.3
7	76,604	2519.3	− 2567	−47.7	× 72 / 515	−6.7
8	76,607	2528.7	− 2586	−57.3	× 101 / 515	−11.2
11	76,608	2529.5	− 2628	−98.5	× 119 / 515	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,102	2440.0	− 2436	4	× 29 / 571	0.2
4	77,103	2449.8	− 2485	−35.2	× 56 / 571	−3.5
5	77,104	2497.2	− 2528	−30.8	× 52 / 571	−2.8
6	77,105	2470.0	− 2552	−82	× 59 / 571	−8.5
7	77,106	2497.5	− 2567	−69.5	× 100 / 571	−12.2
8	77,107	2506.7	− 2586	−79.3	× 119 / 571	−16.5
11	77,108	2526.7	− 2628	−101.3	× 156 / 571	−27.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,254	2390.2	− 2436	−45.8	× 59 / 562	−4.8
4	77,255	2463.6	− 2485	−21.4	× 48 / 562	−1.8
5	77,256	2465.2	− 2528	−62.8	× 50 / 562	−5.6
6	77,257	2484.2	− 2552	−67.8	× 76 / 562	−9.2
7	77,258	2492.8	− 2567	−74.2	× 88 / 562	−11.6
8	77,259	2506.5	− 2586	−79.5	× 128 / 562	−18.1
11	77,260	2505.4	− 2628	−122.6	× 113 / 562	−24.7
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	77,240	2375.7	− 2436	−60.3	× 46 / 634	−4.4
4	77,241	2432.1	− 2485	−52.9	× 58 / 634	−4.8
5	77,242	2453.7	− 2528	−74.3	× 64 / 634	−7.5
6	77,243	2471.8	− 2552	−80.2	× 77 / 634	−9.7
7	77,244	2482.1	− 2567	−84.9	× 108 / 634	−14.5
8	77,245	2488.8	− 2586	−97.2	× 131 / 634	−20.1
11	77,246	2502.4	− 2628	−125.6	× 150 / 634	−29.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,240	2386.3	− 2436	−49.7	× 58 / 687	−4.2
4	77,241	2422.1	− 2485	−62.9	× 51 / 687	−4.7
5	77,242	2439.6	− 2528	−88.4	× 75 / 687	−9.7
6	77,243	2459.7	− 2552	−92.3	× 82 / 687	−11
7	77,244	2498.6	− 2567	−68.4	× 109 / 687	−10.9
8	77,245	2489.0	− 2586	−97	× 134 / 687	−18.9
11	77,246	2500.1	− 2628	−127.9	× 178 / 687	−33.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,896	2427.6	− 2436	−8.4	× 81 / 810	−0.8
4	76,897	2430.5	− 2485	−54.5	× 70 / 810	−4.7
5	76,898	2453.8	− 2528	−74.2	× 64 / 810	−5.9
6	76,899	2468.1	− 2552	−83.9	× 81 / 810	−8.4
7	76,900	2511.3	− 2567	−55.7	× 124 / 810	−8.5
8	76,901	2507.6	− 2586	−78.4	× 154 / 810	−14.9
11	76,902	2576.9	− 2628	−51.1	× 236 / 810	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,798	2413.4	− 2436	−22.6	× 96 / 913	−2.4
4	76,799	2451.9	− 2485	−33.1	× 102 / 913	−3.7
5	76,800	2457.0	− 2528	−71	× 83 / 913	−6.5
6	76,801	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 85 / 913	−8.1
7	76,802	2510.7	− 2567	−56.3	× 129 / 913	−8
8	76,803	2541.7	− 2586	−44.3	× 166 / 913	−8.1
11	76,804	2600.3	− 2628	−27.7	× 252 / 913	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −48, −63, −66, −71, −76, −91, −92, −58, −44 → −65.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 34 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit −37.8, lower limit −93.2.

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.