Monroe 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, 102 of the 286 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 2354 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 49 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 38 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 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 26 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 34 students 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 37 students 37 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 18 students 117 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 18 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 17 students 65 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	80,881	2363.1	− 2436	−72.9	× 60 / 335	−13.1
4	80,883	2401.8	− 2485	−83.2	× 61 / 335	−15.1
5	80,885	2417.6	− 2528	−110.4	× 65 / 335	−21.4
6	80,887	2452.7	− 2552	−99.3	× 62 / 335	−18.4
7	80,889	2493.3	− 2567	−73.7	× 32 / 335	−7
8	80,891	2451.8	− 2586	−134.2	× 55 / 335	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,983	2357.4	− 2436	−78.6	× 62 / 343	−14.2
4	74,984	2416.8	− 2485	−68.2	× 62 / 343	−12.3
5	74,986	2439.7	− 2528	−88.3	× 63 / 343	−16.2
6	74,988	2453.8	− 2552	−98.2	× 61 / 343	−17.5
7	74,991	2465.7	− 2567	−101.3	× 63 / 343	−18.6
8	74,992	2495.8	− 2586	−90.2	× 32 / 343	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,992	2392.0	− 2436	−44	× 58 / 365	−7
4	76,993	2406.6	− 2485	−78.4	× 65 / 365	−14
5	76,996	2456.0	− 2528	−72	× 64 / 365	−12.6
6	76,997	2454.2	− 2552	−97.8	× 59 / 365	−15.8
7	76,999	2464.0	− 2567	−103	× 60 / 365	−16.9
8	77,001	2468.9	− 2586	−117.1	× 59 / 365	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,181	2376.0	− 2436	−60	× 52 / 364	−8.6
4	77,183	2441.6	− 2485	−43.4	× 65 / 364	−7.8
5	77,185	2432.8	− 2528	−95.2	× 64 / 364	−16.7
6	77,187	2441.3	− 2552	−110.7	× 64 / 364	−19.5
7	77,189	2469.8	− 2567	−97.2	× 57 / 364	−15.2
8	77,191	2481.0	− 2586	−105	× 62 / 364	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,703	2393.2	− 2436	−42.8	× 70 / 377	−7.9
4	77,704	2414.9	− 2485	−70.1	× 61 / 377	−11.3
5	77,705	2449.0	− 2528	−79	× 64 / 377	−13.4
6	77,706	2434.3	− 2552	−117.7	× 59 / 377	−18.4
7	77,707	2483.7	− 2567	−83.3	× 61 / 377	−13.5
8	77,708	2509.5	− 2586	−76.5	× 62 / 377	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,853	2350.0	− 2436	−86	× 63 / 350	−15.5
4	77,854	2366.2	− 2485	−118.8	× 66 / 350	−22.4
5	77,855	2403.8	− 2528	−124.2	× 54 / 350	−19.2
6	77,856	2433.1	− 2552	−118.9	× 63 / 350	−21.4
7	77,857	2435.2	− 2567	−131.8	× 52 / 350	−19.6
8	77,858	2459.7	− 2586	−126.3	× 52 / 350	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,845	2361.4	− 2436	−74.6	× 45 / 322	−10.4
4	77,846	2384.7	− 2485	−100.3	× 58 / 322	−18.1
5	77,847	2412.7	− 2528	−115.3	× 59 / 322	−21.1
6	77,848	2421.6	− 2552	−130.4	× 50 / 322	−20.2
7	77,849	2450.7	− 2567	−116.3	× 57 / 322	−20.6
8	77,850	2463.4	− 2586	−122.6	× 53 / 322	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,863	2333.7	− 2436	−102.3	× 45 / 318	−14.5
4	77,864	2391.1	− 2485	−93.9	× 55 / 318	−16.2
5	77,865	2401.7	− 2528	−126.3	× 58 / 318	−23
6	77,866	2426.2	− 2552	−125.8	× 53 / 318	−21
7	77,867	2496.7	− 2567	−70.3	× 51 / 318	−11.3
8	77,868	2476.0	− 2586	−110	× 56 / 318	−19.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,525	2348.2	− 2436	−87.8	× 44 / 298	−13
4	77,526	2388.7	− 2485	−96.3	× 44 / 298	−14.2
5	77,527	2407.8	− 2528	−120.2	× 50 / 298	−20.2
6	77,528	2396.8	− 2552	−155.2	× 49 / 298	−25.5
7	77,529	2451.2	− 2567	−115.8	× 56 / 298	−21.8
8	77,530	2489.7	− 2586	−96.3	× 55 / 298	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,433	2353.5	− 2436	−82.5	× 44 / 286	−12.7
4	77,434	2388.7	− 2485	−96.3	× 43 / 286	−14.5
5	77,435	2394.2	− 2528	−133.8	× 45 / 286	−21.1
6	77,436	2436.2	− 2552	−115.8	× 48 / 286	−19.4
7	77,437	2490.2	− 2567	−76.8	× 52 / 286	−14
8	77,438	2453.1	− 2586	−132.9	× 54 / 286	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −97, −87, −85, −86, −77, −117, −111, −105, −112, −107 → −98.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 40 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −72.9, lower limit −123.9.

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.