Henry Ford 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.

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, 56 of the 186 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2485 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 49 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 43 students 10 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 15 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 11 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	83,526	2428.8	− 2436	−7.2	× 53 / 167	−2.3
4	83,529	2455.1	− 2485	−29.9	× 57 / 167	−10.2
5	83,530	2486.3	− 2528	−41.7	× 57 / 167	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,465	2420.7	− 2436	−15.3	× 54 / 152	−5.4
4	77,466	2480.6	− 2485	−4.4	× 45 / 152	−1.3
5	77,469	2497.5	− 2528	−30.5	× 53 / 152	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,602	2421.9	− 2436	−14.1	× 61 / 151	−5.7
4	79,603	2439.4	− 2485	−45.6	× 47 / 151	−14.2
5	79,605	2512.7	− 2528	−15.3	× 43 / 151	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,738	2409.6	− 2436	−26.4	× 60 / 170	−9.3
4	79,741	2474.8	− 2485	−10.2	× 59 / 170	−3.5
5	79,742	2480.4	− 2528	−47.6	× 51 / 170	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,240	2403.4	− 2436	−32.6	× 55 / 161	−11.1
4	80,241	2489.9	− 2485	4.9	× 55 / 161	1.7
5	80,242	2514.8	− 2528	−13.2	× 51 / 161	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,480	2426.1	− 2436	−9.9	× 79 / 246	−3.2
4	80,481	2424.0	− 2485	−61	× 91 / 246	−22.6
5	80,482	2409.3	− 2528	−118.7	× 76 / 246	−36.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,446	2452.7	− 2436	16.7	× 61 / 232	4.4
4	80,447	2459.3	− 2485	−25.7	× 83 / 232	−9.2
5	80,448	2451.4	− 2528	−76.6	× 88 / 232	−29.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,464	2439.4	− 2436	3.4	× 72 / 221	1.1
4	80,465	2457.6	− 2485	−27.4	× 66 / 221	−8.2
5	80,466	2468.0	− 2528	−60	× 83 / 221	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,122	2475.3	− 2436	39.3	× 58 / 199	11.5
4	80,123	2450.7	− 2485	−34.3	× 72 / 199	−12.4
5	80,124	2468.9	− 2528	−59.1	× 69 / 199	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,036	2485.2	− 2436	49.2	× 64 / 186	16.9
4	80,037	2449.8	− 2485	−35.2	× 59 / 186	−11.2
5	80,038	2488.3	− 2528	−39.7	× 63 / 186	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −17, −24, −27, −14, −62, −34, −30, −21, −8 → −26.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 48 · 2022→2023: 28 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 15
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15 × 2.66 = 39.9. Upper limit 13.5, lower limit −66.3.

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.