El Dorado 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, 86 of the 309 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 2354 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485. 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 29 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 40 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 49 students Just under the grade 3 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 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 31 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	80,728	2365.7	− 2436	−70.3	× 75 / 380	−13.9
4	80,730	2427.9	− 2485	−57.1	× 63 / 380	−9.5
5	80,732	2431.7	− 2528	−96.3	× 62 / 380	−15.7
6	80,734	2445.2	− 2552	−106.8	× 60 / 380	−16.9
7	80,736	2469.0	− 2567	−98	× 62 / 380	−16
8	80,738	2468.1	− 2586	−117.9	× 58 / 380	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,828	2393.0	− 2436	−43	× 61 / 380	−6.9
4	74,831	2419.9	− 2485	−65.1	× 83 / 380	−14.2
5	74,832	2413.3	− 2528	−114.7	× 62 / 380	−18.7
6	74,835	2423.7	− 2552	−128.3	× 59 / 380	−19.9
7	74,836	2453.6	− 2567	−113.4	× 54 / 380	−16.1
8	74,838	2490.8	− 2586	−95.2	× 61 / 380	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,837	2381.6	− 2436	−54.4	× 52 / 346	−8.2
4	76,840	2421.3	− 2485	−63.7	× 64 / 346	−11.8
5	76,841	2373.0	− 2528	−155	× 67 / 346	−30
6	76,844	2432.0	− 2552	−120	× 64 / 346	−22.2
7	76,846	2442.3	− 2567	−124.7	× 56 / 346	−20.2
8	76,847	2469.3	− 2586	−116.7	× 43 / 346	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,026	2377.8	− 2436	−58.2	× 54 / 369	−8.5
4	77,029	2427.9	− 2485	−57.1	× 61 / 369	−9.4
5	77,030	2413.6	− 2528	−114.4	× 64 / 369	−19.8
6	77,033	2420.5	− 2552	−131.5	× 67 / 369	−23.9
7	77,034	2460.5	− 2567	−106.5	× 63 / 369	−18.2
8	77,037	2466.5	− 2586	−119.5	× 60 / 369	−19.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,549	2366.6	− 2436	−69.4	× 64 / 366	−12.1
4	77,550	2428.4	− 2485	−56.6	× 58 / 366	−9
5	77,551	2404.4	− 2528	−123.6	× 65 / 366	−22
6	77,552	2396.3	− 2552	−155.7	× 64 / 366	−27.2
7	77,553	2443.5	− 2567	−123.5	× 58 / 366	−19.6
8	77,554	2467.5	− 2586	−118.5	× 57 / 366	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,699	2352.3	− 2436	−83.7	× 62 / 367	−14.1
4	77,700	2394.2	− 2485	−90.8	× 60 / 367	−14.8
5	77,701	2397.4	− 2528	−130.6	× 66 / 367	−23.5
6	77,702	2400.6	− 2552	−151.4	× 66 / 367	−27.2
7	77,703	2431.0	− 2567	−136	× 61 / 367	−22.6
8	77,704	2443.5	− 2586	−142.5	× 52 / 367	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,691	2348.1	− 2436	−87.9	× 62 / 347	−15.7
4	77,692	2415.3	− 2485	−69.7	× 57 / 347	−11.4
5	77,693	2390.0	− 2528	−138	× 59 / 347	−23.5
6	77,694	2416.2	− 2552	−135.8	× 54 / 347	−21.1
7	77,695	2429.7	− 2567	−137.3	× 57 / 347	−22.6
8	77,696	2450.4	− 2586	−135.6	× 58 / 347	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,709	2361.8	− 2436	−74.2	× 58 / 371	−11.6
4	77,710	2397.9	− 2485	−87.1	× 65 / 371	−15.3
5	77,711	2400.9	− 2528	−127.1	× 65 / 371	−22.3
6	77,712	2402.6	− 2552	−149.4	× 57 / 371	−23
7	77,713	2435.7	− 2567	−131.3	× 73 / 371	−25.8
8	77,714	2446.2	− 2586	−139.8	× 53 / 371	−20
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,371	2357.3	− 2436	−78.7	× 40 / 345	−9.1
4	77,372	2429.3	− 2485	−55.7	× 53 / 345	−8.6
5	77,373	2381.3	− 2528	−146.7	× 61 / 345	−25.9
6	77,374	2394.8	− 2552	−157.2	× 68 / 345	−31
7	77,375	2417.1	− 2567	−149.9	× 55 / 345	−23.9
8	77,376	2433.9	− 2586	−152.1	× 68 / 345	−30
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−128

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,279	2354.4	− 2436	−81.6	× 45 / 309	−11.9
4	77,280	2405.2	− 2485	−79.8	× 38 / 309	−9.8
5	77,281	2412.8	− 2528	−115.2	× 56 / 309	−20.9
6	77,282	2419.1	− 2552	−132.9	× 56 / 309	−24.1
7	77,283	2422.4	− 2567	−144.6	× 63 / 309	−29.5
8	77,284	2457.4	− 2586	−128.6	× 51 / 309	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −90, −91, −107, −99, −108, −122, −117, −118, −128, −117 → −109.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit −87.6, lower limit −131.8.

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.