Aspire East Palo Alto Charter: 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, 154 of the 313 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 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. 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 22 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 45 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 25 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 23 students 37 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 36 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 33 students 30 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 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 29 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 29 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 21 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 17 students 40 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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,388	2437.2	− 2436	1.2	× 71 / 424	0.2
4	79,390	2491.8	− 2485	6.8	× 71 / 424	1.1
5	79,391	2488.9	− 2528	−39.1	× 70 / 424	−6.5
6	79,394	2456.6	− 2552	−95.4	× 57 / 424	−12.8
7	79,395	2504.4	− 2567	−62.6	× 58 / 424	−8.6
8	79,397	2556.3	− 2586	−29.7	× 59 / 424	−4.1
11	79,399	2525.6	− 2628	−102.4	× 38 / 424	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,527	2437.7	− 2436	1.7	× 74 / 419	0.3
4	79,528	2460.5	− 2485	−24.5	× 75 / 419	−4.4
5	79,531	2495.0	− 2528	−33	× 75 / 419	−5.9
6	79,532	2414.2	− 2552	−137.8	× 54 / 419	−17.8
7	79,535	2493.0	− 2567	−74	× 54 / 419	−9.5
8	79,536	2516.8	− 2586	−69.2	× 66 / 419	−10.9
11	79,539	2559.4	− 2628	−68.6	× 21 / 419	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,047	2454.6	− 2436	18.6	× 74 / 396	3.5
4	80,048	2490.3	− 2485	5.3	× 74 / 396	1
5	80,049	2491.6	− 2528	−36.4	× 72 / 396	−6.6
6	80,050	2439.9	− 2552	−112.1	× 62 / 396	−17.6
7	80,051	2461.2	− 2567	−105.8	× 61 / 396	−16.3
8	80,052	2513.5	− 2586	−72.5	× 53 / 396	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,319	2360.1	− 2436	−75.9	× 69 / 371	−14.1
4	80,320	2384.0	− 2485	−101	× 67 / 371	−18.2
5	80,321	2434.3	− 2528	−93.7	× 67 / 371	−16.9
6	80,322	2422.8	− 2552	−129.2	× 56 / 371	−19.5
7	80,323	2478.4	− 2567	−88.6	× 49 / 371	−11.7
8	80,324	2437.8	− 2586	−148.2	× 63 / 371	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,283	2348.9	− 2436	−87.1	× 63 / 334	−16.4
4	80,284	2397.8	− 2485	−87.2	× 61 / 334	−15.9
5	80,285	2401.8	− 2528	−126.2	× 61 / 334	−23
6	80,286	2461.0	− 2552	−91	× 52 / 334	−14.2
7	80,287	2482.8	− 2567	−84.2	× 49 / 334	−12.4
8	80,288	2449.6	− 2586	−136.4	× 48 / 334	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,303	2359.1	− 2436	−76.9	× 54 / 344	−12.1
4	80,304	2372.4	− 2485	−112.6	× 59 / 344	−19.3
5	80,305	2390.1	− 2528	−137.9	× 65 / 344	−26.1
6	80,306	2439.4	− 2552	−112.6	× 53 / 344	−17.3
7	80,307	2487.1	− 2567	−79.9	× 57 / 344	−13.2
8	80,308	2478.6	− 2586	−107.4	× 56 / 344	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,963	2381.7	− 2436	−54.3	× 54 / 326	−9
4	79,964	2386.1	− 2485	−98.9	× 55 / 326	−16.7
5	79,965	2379.2	− 2528	−148.8	× 53 / 326	−24.2
6	79,966	2411.0	− 2552	−141	× 59 / 326	−25.5
7	79,967	2422.5	− 2567	−144.5	× 55 / 326	−24.4
8	79,968	2504.8	− 2586	−81.2	× 50 / 326	−12.5
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	79,881	2373.6	− 2436	−62.4	× 53 / 313	−10.6
4	79,882	2395.1	− 2485	−89.9	× 47 / 313	−13.5
5	79,883	2430.8	− 2528	−97.2	× 54 / 313	−16.8
6	79,884	2438.3	− 2552	−113.7	× 52 / 313	−18.9
7	79,885	2399.8	− 2567	−167.2	× 57 / 313	−30.4
8	79,886	2435.1	− 2586	−150.9	× 50 / 313	−24.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −52, −46, −106, −102, −106, −112, −114 → −84.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 60 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 13.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.4 × 2.66 = 35.6. Upper limit −49.2, lower limit −120.4.

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 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.