San Gabriel 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	81,627	2422.6	− 2436	−13.4	× 94 / 326	−3.9
4	81,628	2437.6	− 2485	−47.4	× 63 / 326	−9.2
5	81,631	2502.2	− 2528	−25.8	× 78 / 326	−6.2
6	81,632	2543.8	− 2552	−8.2	× 91 / 326	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,677	2427.9	− 2436	−8.1	× 93 / 312	−2.4
4	75,679	2480.3	− 2485	−4.7	× 76 / 312	−1.1
5	75,680	2492.1	− 2528	−35.9	× 64 / 312	−7.4
6	75,682	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 79 / 312	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,705	2417.0	− 2436	−19	× 76 / 293	−4.9
4	77,708	2467.3	− 2485	−17.7	× 83 / 293	−5
5	77,710	2480.0	− 2528	−48	× 71 / 293	−11.6
6	77,712	2550.6	− 2552	−1.4	× 63 / 293	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,876	2440.7	− 2436	4.7	× 94 / 250	1.8
4	77,879	2464.2	− 2485	−20.8	× 77 / 250	−6.4
5	77,880	2489.1	− 2528	−38.9	× 79 / 250	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,408	2470.0	− 2436	34	× 63 / 235	9.1
4	78,409	2484.6	− 2485	−0.4	× 86 / 235	−0.1
5	78,410	2499.4	− 2528	−28.6	× 86 / 235	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,660	2439.5	− 2436	3.5	× 55 / 179	1.1
4	78,661	2463.7	− 2485	−21.3	× 63 / 179	−7.5
5	78,662	2503.2	− 2528	−24.8	× 61 / 179	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,646	2476.6	− 2436	40.6	× 52 / 161	13.1
4	78,647	2474.6	− 2485	−10.4	× 47 / 161	−3
5	78,648	2497.1	− 2528	−30.9	× 62 / 161	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,672	2422.4	− 2436	−13.6	× 63 / 164	−5.2
4	78,673	2492.9	− 2485	7.9	× 55 / 164	2.6
5	78,674	2504.1	− 2528	−23.9	× 46 / 164	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,348	2438.5	− 2436	2.5	× 62 / 168	0.9
4	78,349	2454.4	− 2485	−30.6	× 56 / 168	−10.2
5	78,350	2528.8	− 2528	0.8	× 50 / 168	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,262	2432.5	− 2436	−3.5	× 53 / 166	−1.1
4	78,263	2462.4	− 2485	−22.6	× 54 / 166	−7.4
5	78,264	2463.7	− 2528	−64.3	× 59 / 166	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −21, −12, −22, −17, −1, −15, −2, −9, −9, −31 → −13.9
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 14.6, lower limit −42.4.

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.