Garfield 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 3 bar

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.

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, 90 of the 128 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 35 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 30 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 26 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	83,504	2352.0	− 2436	−84	× 72 / 427	−14.2
4	83,506	2404.3	− 2485	−80.7	× 65 / 427	−12.3
5	83,508	2414.8	− 2528	−113.2	× 82 / 427	−21.7
6	83,511	2462.9	− 2552	−89.1	× 76 / 427	−15.9
7	83,512	2499.3	− 2567	−67.7	× 74 / 427	−11.7
8	83,515	2462.1	− 2586	−123.9	× 58 / 427	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,443	2402.9	− 2436	−33.1	× 69 / 418	−5.5
4	77,445	2413.9	− 2485	−71.1	× 67 / 418	−11.4
5	77,447	2442.6	− 2528	−85.4	× 59 / 418	−12.1
6	77,448	2462.7	− 2552	−89.3	× 77 / 418	−16.5
7	77,450	2472.1	− 2567	−94.9	× 76 / 418	−17.3
8	77,452	2476.3	− 2586	−109.7	× 70 / 418	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,580	2401.1	− 2436	−34.9	× 72 / 422	−6
4	79,581	2416.2	− 2485	−68.8	× 66 / 422	−10.8
5	79,583	2424.3	− 2528	−103.7	× 63 / 422	−15.5
6	79,586	2488.3	− 2552	−63.7	× 58 / 422	−8.8
7	79,587	2476.3	− 2567	−90.7	× 82 / 422	−17.6
8	79,590	2481.0	− 2586	−105	× 81 / 422	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,717	2375.5	− 2436	−60.5	× 44 / 377	−7.1
4	79,718	2419.9	− 2485	−65.1	× 72 / 377	−12.4
5	79,721	2433.4	− 2528	−94.6	× 60 / 377	−15.1
6	79,722	2468.8	− 2552	−83.2	× 61 / 377	−13.5
7	79,725	2495.4	− 2567	−71.6	× 61 / 377	−11.6
8	79,726	2468.7	− 2586	−117.3	× 79 / 377	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,221	2408.8	− 2436	−27.2	× 57 / 353	−4.4
4	80,222	2441.9	− 2485	−43.1	× 44 / 353	−5.4
5	80,223	2434.1	− 2528	−93.9	× 71 / 353	−18.9
6	80,224	2487.2	− 2552	−64.8	× 63 / 353	−11.6
7	80,225	2472.8	− 2567	−94.2	× 58 / 353	−15.5
8	80,226	2512.9	− 2586	−73.1	× 60 / 353	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,469	2312.8	− 2436	−123.2	× 61 / 358	−21
4	80,470	2378.6	− 2485	−106.4	× 61 / 358	−18.1
5	80,471	2371.0	− 2528	−157	× 57 / 358	−25
6	80,472	2464.2	− 2552	−87.8	× 61 / 358	−15
7	80,473	2454.7	− 2567	−112.3	× 57 / 358	−17.9
8	80,474	2489.9	− 2586	−96.1	× 61 / 358	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,435	2340.0	− 2436	−96	× 46 / 336	−13.1
4	80,436	2361.8	− 2485	−123.2	× 54 / 336	−19.8
5	80,437	2398.2	− 2528	−129.8	× 60 / 336	−23.2
6	80,438	2393.5	− 2552	−158.5	× 59 / 336	−27.8
7	80,439	2462.7	− 2567	−104.3	× 59 / 336	−18.3
8	80,440	2468.1	− 2586	−117.9	× 58 / 336	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−123

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,453	2315.2	− 2436	−120.8	× 54 / 236	−27.6
4	80,454	2377.4	− 2485	−107.6	× 48 / 236	−21.9
5	80,455	2393.0	− 2528	−135	× 68 / 236	−38.9
7	80,457	2434.7	− 2567	−132.3	× 12 / 236	−6.7
8	80,458	2475.4	− 2586	−110.6	× 54 / 236	−25.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,114	2342.6	− 2436	−93.4	× 46 / 132	−32.5
4	80,115	2394.2	− 2485	−90.8	× 45 / 132	−31
5	80,116	2430.0	− 2528	−98	× 41 / 132	−30.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,028	2378.1	− 2436	−57.9	× 42 / 128	−19
4	80,029	2430.9	− 2485	−54.1	× 41 / 128	−17.3
5	80,030	2427.1	− 2528	−100.9	× 45 / 128	−35.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −93, −81, −79, −84, −68, −113, −123, −120, −94, −72 → −92.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 45 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 26 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 15.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.7 × 2.66 = 41.8. Upper limit −50.9, lower limit −134.5.

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.