Hoover 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 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, 264 of the 430 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 2356 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485. 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 23 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 27 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 41 students 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 33 students 13 points under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 46 students 100 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 42 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 45 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 36 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 45 students 37 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	83,535	2400.1	− 2436	−35.9	× 99 / 524	−6.8
4	83,536	2419.2	− 2485	−65.8	× 95 / 524	−11.9
5	83,539	2449.3	− 2528	−78.7	× 82 / 524	−12.3
6	83,540	2491.3	− 2552	−60.7	× 83 / 524	−9.6
7	83,543	2517.3	− 2567	−49.7	× 91 / 524	−8.6
8	83,544	2528.9	− 2586	−57.1	× 74 / 524	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,472	2406.2	− 2436	−29.8	× 74 / 505	−4.4
4	77,474	2437.0	− 2485	−48	× 93 / 505	−8.8
5	77,477	2446.0	− 2528	−82	× 92 / 505	−14.9
6	77,479	2488.1	− 2552	−63.9	× 74 / 505	−9.4
7	77,481	2551.8	− 2567	−15.2	× 84 / 505	−2.5
8	77,482	2522.3	− 2586	−63.7	× 88 / 505	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,609	2413.3	− 2436	−22.7	× 82 / 480	−3.9
4	79,611	2413.7	− 2485	−71.3	× 77 / 480	−11.4
5	79,614	2435.8	− 2528	−92.2	× 93 / 480	−17.9
6	79,615	2502.0	− 2552	−50	× 74 / 480	−7.7
7	79,618	2549.0	− 2567	−18	× 73 / 480	−2.7
8	79,619	2535.5	− 2586	−50.5	× 81 / 480	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,747	2431.9	− 2436	−4.1	× 75 / 471	−0.7
4	79,748	2450.9	− 2485	−34.1	× 80 / 471	−5.8
5	79,751	2452.6	− 2528	−75.4	× 70 / 471	−11.2
6	79,752	2516.0	− 2552	−36	× 92 / 471	−7
7	79,755	2559.7	− 2567	−7.3	× 83 / 471	−1.3
8	79,756	2551.5	− 2586	−34.5	× 71 / 471	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,251	2423.8	− 2436	−12.2	× 63 / 447	−1.7
4	80,252	2439.2	− 2485	−45.8	× 73 / 447	−7.5
5	80,253	2464.4	− 2528	−63.6	× 79 / 447	−11.2
6	80,254	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 62 / 447	−8.3
7	80,255	2538.1	− 2567	−28.9	× 89 / 447	−5.8
8	80,256	2542.4	− 2586	−43.6	× 81 / 447	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,491	2389.0	− 2436	−47	× 82 / 458	−8.4
4	80,492	2370.1	− 2485	−114.9	× 76 / 458	−19.1
5	80,493	2420.2	− 2528	−107.8	× 75 / 458	−17.7
6	80,494	2460.6	− 2552	−91.4	× 64 / 458	−12.8
7	80,495	2455.5	− 2567	−111.5	× 78 / 458	−19
8	80,496	2488.3	− 2586	−97.7	× 83 / 458	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,457	2365.8	− 2436	−70.2	× 72 / 409	−12.4
4	80,458	2407.1	− 2485	−77.9	× 78 / 409	−14.9
5	80,459	2419.6	− 2528	−108.4	× 78 / 409	−20.7
6	80,460	2480.3	− 2552	−71.7	× 62 / 409	−10.9
7	80,461	2453.4	− 2567	−113.6	× 59 / 409	−16.4
8	80,462	2487.2	− 2586	−98.8	× 60 / 409	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,475	2377.2	− 2436	−58.8	× 69 / 420	−9.7
4	80,476	2367.7	− 2485	−117.3	× 72 / 420	−20.1
5	80,477	2427.2	− 2528	−100.8	× 83 / 420	−19.9
6	80,478	2391.3	− 2552	−160.7	× 75 / 420	−28.7
7	80,479	2439.2	− 2567	−127.8	× 63 / 420	−19.2
8	80,480	2459.3	− 2586	−126.7	× 58 / 420	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,133	2363.3	− 2436	−72.7	× 67 / 449	−10.8
4	80,134	2412.1	− 2485	−72.9	× 67 / 449	−10.9
5	80,135	2413.0	− 2528	−115	× 81 / 449	−20.7
6	80,136	2418.3	− 2552	−133.7	× 89 / 449	−26.5
7	80,137	2435.9	− 2567	−131.1	× 80 / 449	−23.4
8	80,138	2475.3	− 2586	−110.7	× 65 / 449	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,047	2356.1	− 2436	−79.9	× 69 / 430	−12.8
4	80,048	2384.0	− 2485	−101	× 69 / 430	−16.2
5	80,049	2414.9	− 2528	−113.1	× 65 / 430	−17.1
6	80,050	2402.5	− 2552	−149.5	× 72 / 430	−25
7	80,051	2452.3	− 2567	−114.7	× 77 / 430	−20.5
8	80,052	2464.4	− 2586	−121.6	× 78 / 430	−22.1
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. −57, −51, −52, −31, −42, −95, −90, −115, −108, −114 → −75.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 53 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 25 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 6 → 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 −35.6, lower limit −115.4.

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.