Cleveland 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 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 30 points under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2504 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 48 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 52 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 45 students 32 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 16 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 30 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	80,713	2363.4	− 2436	−72.6	× 87 / 414	−15.3
4	80,715	2417.3	− 2485	−67.7	× 88 / 414	−14.4
5	80,718	2441.9	− 2528	−86.1	× 57 / 414	−11.9
6	80,719	2495.4	− 2552	−56.6	× 62 / 414	−8.5
7	80,722	2472.7	− 2567	−94.3	× 61 / 414	−13.9
8	80,723	2489.9	− 2586	−96.1	× 59 / 414	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,814	2390.8	− 2436	−45.2	× 59 / 423	−6.3
4	74,816	2418.1	− 2485	−66.9	× 85 / 423	−13.4
5	74,819	2438.0	− 2528	−90	× 98 / 423	−20.9
6	74,821	2480.0	− 2552	−72	× 58 / 423	−9.9
7	74,822	2509.2	− 2567	−57.8	× 62 / 423	−8.5
8	74,825	2484.2	− 2586	−101.8	× 61 / 423	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,823	2377.9	− 2436	−58.1	× 85 / 456	−10.8
4	76,826	2419.4	− 2485	−65.6	× 79 / 456	−11.4
5	76,828	2423.8	− 2528	−104.2	× 82 / 456	−18.7
6	76,830	2481.3	− 2552	−70.7	× 87 / 456	−13.5
7	76,832	2486.8	− 2567	−80.2	× 61 / 456	−10.7
8	76,834	2505.8	− 2586	−80.2	× 62 / 456	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,012	2373.9	− 2436	−62.1	× 80 / 472	−10.5
4	77,015	2416.9	− 2485	−68.1	× 84 / 472	−12.1
5	77,016	2446.8	− 2528	−81.2	× 79 / 472	−13.6
6	77,018	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 84 / 472	−10.2
7	77,021	2479.7	− 2567	−87.3	× 87 / 472	−16.1
8	77,022	2495.3	− 2586	−90.7	× 58 / 472	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,535	2381.2	− 2436	−54.8	× 72 / 466	−8.5
4	77,536	2408.6	− 2485	−76.4	× 78 / 466	−12.8
5	77,537	2455.1	− 2528	−72.9	× 81 / 466	−12.7
6	77,538	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 72 / 466	−8.6
7	77,539	2472.5	− 2567	−94.5	× 85 / 466	−17.2
8	77,540	2514.8	− 2586	−71.2	× 78 / 466	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,685	2347.1	− 2436	−88.9	× 66 / 415	−14.1
4	77,686	2410.7	− 2485	−74.3	× 61 / 415	−10.9
5	77,687	2422.4	− 2528	−105.6	× 77 / 415	−19.6
6	77,688	2449.2	− 2552	−102.8	× 74 / 415	−18.3
7	77,689	2460.3	− 2567	−106.7	× 63 / 415	−16.2
8	77,690	2489.5	− 2586	−96.5	× 74 / 415	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,677	2379.3	− 2436	−56.7	× 65 / 393	−9.4
4	77,678	2410.6	− 2485	−74.4	× 60 / 393	−11.4
5	77,679	2436.1	− 2528	−91.9	× 62 / 393	−14.5
6	77,680	2488.5	− 2552	−63.5	× 73 / 393	−11.8
7	77,681	2459.6	− 2567	−107.4	× 71 / 393	−19.4
8	77,682	2479.6	− 2586	−106.4	× 62 / 393	−16.8
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	77,695	2367.6	− 2436	−68.4	× 49 / 361	−9.3
4	77,696	2430.0	− 2485	−55	× 56 / 361	−8.5
5	77,697	2417.6	− 2528	−110.4	× 57 / 361	−17.4
6	77,698	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 60 / 361	−12.7
7	77,699	2489.8	− 2567	−77.2	× 62 / 361	−13.3
8	77,700	2480.5	− 2586	−105.5	× 77 / 361	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,357	2375.7	− 2436	−60.3	× 69 / 370	−11.2
4	77,358	2424.2	− 2485	−60.8	× 61 / 370	−10
5	77,359	2442.5	− 2528	−85.5	× 60 / 370	−13.9
6	77,360	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 59 / 370	−10
7	77,361	2471.4	− 2567	−95.6	× 59 / 370	−15.2
8	77,362	2512.7	− 2586	−73.3	× 62 / 370	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,265	2398.8	− 2436	−37.2	× 64 / 351	−6.8
4	77,266	2424.2	− 2485	−60.8	× 63 / 351	−10.9
5	77,267	2443.6	− 2528	−84.4	× 56 / 351	−13.5
6	77,268	2498.2	− 2552	−53.8	× 57 / 351	−8.7
7	77,269	2487.1	− 2567	−79.9	× 55 / 351	−12.5
8	77,270	2503.9	− 2586	−82.1	× 56 / 351	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −74, −76, −74, −72, −96, −83, −84, −73, −66 → −77.6
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit −58.2, lower limit −97.

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.