Thomas R. Pollicita Middle: 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.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 2540 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2516 vs. 2528. 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 6th 115 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 143 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 136 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 36 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 47 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 39 students 41 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
6	82,846	2492.1	− 2552	−59.9	× 224 / 692	−19.4
7	82,849	2494.2	− 2567	−72.8	× 228 / 692	−24
8	82,850	2506.7	− 2586	−79.3	× 240 / 692	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	76,808	2489.3	− 2552	−62.7	× 202 / 678	−18.7
7	76,810	2512.3	− 2567	−54.7	× 242 / 678	−19.5
8	76,812	2540.0	− 2586	−46	× 234 / 678	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	78,889	2469.9	− 2552	−82.1	× 229 / 675	−27.9
7	78,892	2498.9	− 2567	−68.1	× 197 / 675	−19.9
8	78,893	2534.1	− 2586	−51.9	× 249 / 675	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,035	2482.4	− 2552	−69.6	× 233 / 656	−24.7
7	79,037	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 226 / 656	−21.6
8	79,039	2538.4	− 2586	−47.6	× 197 / 656	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,566	2470.6	− 2552	−81.4	× 209 / 679	−25.1
7	79,567	2518.3	− 2567	−48.7	× 238 / 679	−17.1
8	79,568	2538.1	− 2586	−47.9	× 232 / 679	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	78,055	2455.4	− 2552	−96.6	× 141 / 418	−32.6
7	78,056	2465.3	− 2567	−101.7	× 155 / 418	−37.7
8	78,057	2482.0	− 2586	−104	× 122 / 418	−30.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,814	2474.6	− 2552	−77.4	× 220 / 631	−27
7	79,815	2471.9	− 2567	−95.1	× 188 / 631	−28.3
8	79,816	2496.9	− 2586	−89.1	× 223 / 631	−31.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,784	2487.5	− 2552	−64.5	× 184 / 586	−20.3
7	79,785	2493.5	− 2567	−73.5	× 212 / 586	−26.6
8	79,786	2498.6	− 2586	−87.4	× 190 / 586	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,806	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 176 / 570	−25.1
7	79,807	2497.9	− 2567	−69.1	× 186 / 570	−22.5
8	79,808	2495.6	− 2586	−90.4	× 208 / 570	−33
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,472	2488.8	− 2552	−63.2	× 189 / 555	−21.5
7	79,473	2514.2	− 2567	−52.8	× 176 / 555	−16.7
8	79,474	2533.1	− 2586	−52.9	× 190 / 555	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,400	2540.1	− 2552	−11.9	× 151 / 516	−3.5
7	79,401	2494.5	− 2567	−72.5	× 190 / 516	−26.7
8	79,402	2515.5	− 2586	−70.5	× 175 / 516	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −54, −67, −61, −58, −101, −87, −75, −81, −56, −54 → −69.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 43 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 14.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.1 × 2.66 = 37.5. Upper limit −32, lower limit −107.

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.