McKinley 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, 193 of the 432 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2374 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 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 31 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 39 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 37 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 52 students 12 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 31 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 35 students 27 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	80,867	2361.3	− 2436	−74.7	× 93 / 521	−13.3
4	80,870	2422.5	− 2485	−62.5	× 91 / 521	−10.9
5	80,871	2437.4	− 2528	−90.6	× 95 / 521	−16.5
6	80,874	2454.0	− 2552	−98	× 75 / 521	−14.1
7	80,875	2455.6	− 2567	−111.4	× 68 / 521	−14.5
8	80,878	2485.0	− 2586	−101	× 99 / 521	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,968	2389.3	− 2436	−46.7	× 92 / 520	−8.3
4	74,971	2417.6	− 2485	−67.4	× 95 / 520	−12.3
5	74,972	2433.2	− 2528	−94.8	× 92 / 520	−16.8
6	74,974	2457.5	− 2552	−94.5	× 95 / 520	−17.3
7	74,977	2471.6	− 2567	−95.4	× 85 / 520	−15.6
8	74,979	2516.4	− 2586	−69.6	× 61 / 520	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,978	2395.9	− 2436	−40.1	× 86 / 552	−6.2
4	76,979	2419.3	− 2485	−65.7	× 95 / 552	−11.3
5	76,981	2426.5	− 2528	−101.5	× 97 / 552	−17.8
6	76,983	2453.4	− 2552	−98.6	× 98 / 552	−17.5
7	76,985	2483.2	− 2567	−83.8	× 93 / 552	−14.1
8	76,987	2481.4	− 2586	−104.6	× 83 / 552	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,167	2364.9	− 2436	−71.1	× 81 / 536	−10.7
4	77,168	2416.4	− 2485	−68.6	× 87 / 536	−11.1
5	77,171	2428.5	− 2528	−99.5	× 91 / 536	−16.9
6	77,172	2425.4	− 2552	−126.6	× 94 / 536	−22.2
7	77,175	2473.0	− 2567	−94	× 95 / 536	−16.7
8	77,176	2511.1	− 2586	−74.9	× 88 / 536	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,689	2398.3	− 2436	−37.7	× 113 / 561	−7.6
4	77,690	2399.2	− 2485	−85.8	× 83 / 561	−12.7
5	77,691	2424.6	− 2528	−103.4	× 85 / 561	−15.7
6	77,692	2456.0	− 2552	−96	× 90 / 561	−15.4
7	77,693	2477.4	− 2567	−89.6	× 94 / 561	−15
8	77,694	2526.9	− 2586	−59.1	× 96 / 561	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,839	2356.9	− 2436	−79.1	× 83 / 520	−12.6
4	77,840	2397.3	− 2485	−87.7	× 89 / 520	−15
5	77,841	2394.1	− 2528	−133.9	× 95 / 520	−24.5
6	77,842	2422.7	− 2552	−129.3	× 89 / 520	−22.1
7	77,843	2422.3	− 2567	−144.7	× 78 / 520	−21.7
8	77,844	2479.8	− 2586	−106.2	× 86 / 520	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,831	2356.1	− 2436	−79.9	× 96 / 529	−14.5
4	77,832	2386.8	− 2485	−98.2	× 87 / 529	−16.2
5	77,833	2425.8	− 2528	−102.2	× 87 / 529	−16.8
6	77,834	2397.7	− 2552	−154.3	× 92 / 529	−26.8
7	77,835	2452.8	− 2567	−114.2	× 90 / 529	−19.4
8	77,836	2454.3	− 2586	−131.7	× 77 / 529	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,849	2368.7	− 2436	−67.3	× 72 / 500	−9.7
4	77,850	2397.1	− 2485	−87.9	× 86 / 500	−15.1
5	77,851	2416.2	− 2528	−111.8	× 86 / 500	−19.2
6	77,852	2425.5	− 2552	−126.5	× 80 / 500	−20.2
7	77,853	2431.7	− 2567	−135.3	× 86 / 500	−23.3
8	77,854	2477.7	− 2586	−108.3	× 90 / 500	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,511	2363.2	− 2436	−72.8	× 88 / 494	−13
4	77,512	2385.4	− 2485	−99.6	× 82 / 494	−16.5
5	77,513	2413.7	− 2528	−114.3	× 84 / 494	−19.4
6	77,514	2428.5	− 2552	−123.5	× 70 / 494	−17.5
7	77,515	2444.8	− 2567	−122.2	× 86 / 494	−21.3
8	77,516	2454.7	− 2586	−131.3	× 84 / 494	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,419	2374.0	− 2436	−62	× 62 / 432	−8.9
4	77,420	2389.7	− 2485	−95.3	× 79 / 432	−17.4
5	77,421	2403.3	− 2528	−124.7	× 70 / 432	−20.2
6	77,422	2426.3	− 2552	−125.7	× 77 / 432	−22.4
7	77,423	2456.1	− 2567	−110.9	× 57 / 432	−14.6
8	77,424	2447.5	− 2586	−138.5	× 87 / 432	−27.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −78, −83, −90, −76, −113, −113, −107, −110, −111 → −97
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −72.3, lower limit −121.7.

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.