Meadow Heights 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, 42 of the 128 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2512 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students Meets 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 13 students 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 46 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	83,997	2419.9	− 2436	−16.1	× 53 / 172	−5
4	84,000	2482.3	− 2485	−2.7	× 63 / 172	−1
5	84,001	2495.3	− 2528	−32.7	× 56 / 172	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,859	2433.4	− 2436	−2.6	× 49 / 168	−0.8
4	77,860	2448.0	− 2485	−37	× 54 / 168	−11.9
5	77,862	2503.6	− 2528	−24.4	× 65 / 168	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,012	2434.3	− 2436	−1.7	× 51 / 146	−0.6
4	80,014	2444.8	− 2485	−40.2	× 48 / 146	−13.2
5	80,015	2469.1	− 2528	−58.9	× 47 / 146	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,160	2453.8	− 2436	17.8	× 54 / 154	6.2
4	80,163	2458.5	− 2485	−26.5	× 50 / 154	−8.6
5	80,164	2473.6	− 2528	−54.4	× 50 / 154	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,654	2462.5	− 2436	26.5	× 52 / 166	8.3
4	80,655	2479.0	− 2485	−6	× 57 / 166	−2.1
5	80,656	2490.2	− 2528	−37.8	× 57 / 166	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,051	2402.9	− 2436	−33.1	× 43 / 128	−11.1
4	79,052	2439.3	− 2485	−45.7	× 40 / 128	−14.3
5	79,053	2486.5	− 2528	−41.5	× 45 / 128	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,872	2401.1	− 2436	−34.9	× 38 / 132	−10
4	80,873	2483.4	− 2485	−1.6	× 46 / 132	−0.6
5	80,874	2461.7	− 2528	−66.3	× 48 / 132	−24.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,834	2426.8	− 2436	−9.2	× 36 / 121	−2.7
4	80,835	2434.6	− 2485	−50.4	× 37 / 121	−15.4
5	80,836	2486.8	− 2528	−41.2	× 48 / 121	−16.3
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	80,842	2422.8	− 2436	−13.2	× 47 / 124	−5
4	80,843	2457.1	− 2485	−27.9	× 38 / 124	−8.6
5	80,844	2478.7	− 2528	−49.3	× 39 / 124	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,504	2441.3	− 2436	5.3	× 40 / 125	1.7
4	80,505	2454.6	− 2485	−30.4	× 47 / 125	−11.4
5	80,506	2484.9	− 2528	−43.1	× 38 / 125	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,426	2420.9	− 2436	−15.1	× 38 / 128	−4.5
4	80,427	2511.5	− 2485	26.5	× 40 / 128	8.3
5	80,428	2498.9	− 2528	−29.1	× 50 / 128	−11.4
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. −17, −22, −33, −20, −7, −40, −35, −34, −29, −23, −8 → −24.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 4.1, lower limit −52.9.

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.