Spanos (Alex G.) 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, 121 of the 323 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 2356 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2483 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 24 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 34 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 44 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 24 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 44 students 20 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 23 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 15 students 28 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	80,587	2356.5	− 2436	−79.5	× 64 / 315	−16.2
4	80,589	2414.2	− 2485	−70.8	× 63 / 315	−14.2
5	80,591	2451.7	− 2528	−76.3	× 65 / 315	−15.7
6	80,593	2449.7	− 2552	−102.3	× 61 / 315	−19.8
7	80,595	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 32 / 315	−7.5
8	80,597	2482.5	− 2586	−103.5	× 30 / 315	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,689	2405.1	− 2436	−30.9	× 62 / 315	−6.1
4	74,691	2424.8	− 2485	−60.2	× 64 / 315	−12.2
5	74,692	2425.2	− 2528	−102.8	× 63 / 315	−20.6
6	74,694	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 63 / 315	−16.6
7	74,697	2486.5	− 2567	−80.5	× 31 / 315	−7.9
8	74,698	2485.9	− 2586	−100.1	× 32 / 315	−10.2
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	76,674	2394.8	− 2436	−41.2	× 59 / 310	−7.8
4	76,675	2456.5	− 2485	−28.5	× 65 / 310	−6
5	76,678	2444.8	− 2528	−83.2	× 63 / 310	−16.9
6	76,679	2442.5	− 2552	−109.5	× 62 / 310	−21.9
7	76,682	2544.6	− 2567	−22.4	× 31 / 310	−2.2
8	76,684	2499.2	− 2586	−86.8	× 30 / 310	−8.4
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	76,856	2395.9	− 2436	−40.1	× 45 / 294	−6.1
4	76,859	2436.2	− 2485	−48.8	× 61 / 294	−10.1
5	76,860	2442.6	− 2528	−85.4	× 64 / 294	−18.6
6	76,863	2493.6	− 2552	−58.4	× 64 / 294	−12.7
7	76,864	2457.6	− 2567	−109.4	× 29 / 294	−10.8
8	76,866	2549.1	− 2586	−36.9	× 31 / 294	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,363	2394.9	− 2436	−41.1	× 50 / 278	−7.4
4	77,364	2428.0	− 2485	−57	× 52 / 278	−10.7
5	77,365	2446.3	− 2528	−81.7	× 58 / 278	−17
6	77,366	2448.3	− 2552	−103.7	× 57 / 278	−21.3
7	77,367	2551.4	− 2567	−15.6	× 31 / 278	−1.7
8	77,368	2477.1	− 2586	−108.9	× 30 / 278	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,515	2361.6	− 2436	−74.4	× 48 / 319	−11.2
4	77,516	2412.6	− 2485	−72.4	× 65 / 319	−14.8
5	77,517	2461.7	− 2528	−66.3	× 63 / 319	−13.1
6	77,518	2409.4	− 2552	−142.6	× 60 / 319	−26.8
7	77,519	2448.4	− 2567	−118.6	× 51 / 319	−19
8	77,520	2518.5	− 2586	−67.5	× 32 / 319	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,501	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 47 / 334	−6.3
4	77,502	2416.0	− 2485	−69	× 50 / 334	−10.3
5	77,503	2443.8	− 2528	−84.2	× 60 / 334	−15.1
6	77,504	2504.7	− 2552	−47.3	× 63 / 334	−8.9
7	77,505	2418.7	− 2567	−148.3	× 60 / 334	−26.6
8	77,506	2429.1	− 2586	−156.9	× 54 / 334	−25.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,501	2388.3	− 2436	−47.7	× 44 / 347	−6
4	77,502	2445.6	− 2485	−39.4	× 61 / 347	−6.9
5	77,503	2437.5	− 2528	−90.5	× 62 / 347	−16.2
6	77,504	2440.8	− 2552	−111.2	× 62 / 347	−19.9
7	77,505	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 60 / 347	−9.8
8	77,506	2433.6	− 2586	−152.4	× 58 / 347	−25.5
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	77,155	2371.4	− 2436	−64.6	× 46 / 341	−8.7
4	77,156	2424.3	− 2485	−60.7	× 57 / 341	−10.1
5	77,157	2440.3	− 2528	−87.7	× 62 / 341	−15.9
6	77,158	2417.1	− 2552	−134.9	× 56 / 341	−22.2
7	77,159	2452.2	− 2567	−114.8	× 59 / 341	−19.9
8	77,160	2509.1	− 2586	−76.9	× 61 / 341	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,053	2356.1	− 2436	−79.9	× 47 / 323	−11.6
4	77,054	2432.9	− 2485	−52.1	× 61 / 323	−9.8
5	77,055	2432.3	− 2528	−95.7	× 56 / 323	−16.6
6	77,056	2455.1	− 2552	−96.9	× 62 / 323	−18.6
7	77,057	2426.8	− 2567	−140.2	× 38 / 323	−16.5
8	77,058	2482.8	− 2586	−103.2	× 59 / 323	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −83, −74, −63, −62, −70, −92, −93, −84, −91, −92 → −80.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −59.9, lower limit −100.9.

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.