Santa Ynez Valley 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 7.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 2540 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	84,826	2445.3	− 2436	9.3	× 23 / 136	1.6
4	84,827	2470.0	− 2485	−15	× 20 / 136	−2.2
5	84,830	2469.9	− 2528	−58.1	× 25 / 136	−10.7
6	84,831	2495.9	− 2552	−56.1	× 24 / 136	−9.9
7	84,834	2552.7	− 2567	−14.3	× 24 / 136	−2.5
8	84,835	2518.9	− 2586	−67.1	× 20 / 136	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,645	2503.0	− 2436	67	× 19 / 144	8.8
4	78,647	2492.8	− 2485	7.8	× 26 / 144	1.4
5	78,648	2496.3	− 2528	−31.7	× 23 / 144	−5.1
6	78,650	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 25 / 144	−7.3
7	78,652	2540.1	− 2567	−26.9	× 25 / 144	−4.7
8	78,655	2566.5	− 2586	−19.5	× 26 / 144	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,799	2447.8	− 2436	11.8	× 22 / 133	2
4	80,801	2510.7	− 2485	25.7	× 20 / 133	3.9
5	80,804	2507.5	− 2528	−20.5	× 26 / 133	−4
6	80,805	2513.1	− 2552	−38.9	× 20 / 133	−5.8
7	80,807	2570.5	− 2567	3.5	× 22 / 133	0.6
8	80,809	2564.3	− 2586	−21.7	× 23 / 133	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,952	2484.2	− 2436	48.2	× 20 / 136	7.1
4	80,955	2479.0	− 2485	−6	× 23 / 136	−1
5	80,956	2506.0	− 2528	−22	× 22 / 136	−3.6
6	80,959	2515.7	− 2552	−36.3	× 25 / 136	−6.7
7	80,960	2533.7	− 2567	−33.3	× 23 / 136	−5.6
8	80,963	2567.8	− 2586	−18.2	× 23 / 136	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,482	2472.4	− 2436	36.4	× 23 / 121	6.9
4	81,483	2534.2	− 2485	49.2	× 20 / 121	8.1
5	81,484	2485.6	− 2528	−42.4	× 20 / 121	−7
6	81,485	2503.1	− 2552	−48.9	× 15 / 121	−6.1
7	81,486	2554.5	− 2567	−12.5	× 23 / 121	−2.4
8	81,487	2558.6	− 2586	−27.4	× 20 / 121	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	79,837	2400.1	− 2485	−84.9	× 14 / 62	−19.2
5	79,838	2480.3	− 2528	−47.7	× 11 / 62	−8.5
6	79,839	2479.1	− 2552	−72.9	× 20 / 62	−23.5
7	79,840	2492.9	− 2567	−74.1	× 17 / 62	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,703	2402.9	− 2436	−33.1	× 17 / 91	−6.2
4	81,704	2431.0	− 2485	−54	× 12 / 91	−7.1
5	81,705	2448.6	− 2528	−79.4	× 16 / 91	−14
6	81,706	2503.1	− 2552	−48.9	× 14 / 91	−7.5
7	81,707	2530.8	− 2567	−36.2	× 21 / 91	−8.4
8	81,708	2532.0	− 2586	−54	× 11 / 91	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,667	2404.8	− 2436	−31.2	× 12 / 74	−5.1
4	81,668	2414.6	− 2485	−70.4	× 18 / 74	−17.1
5	81,669	2478.1	− 2528	−49.9	× 11 / 74	−7.4
6	81,670	2495.5	− 2552	−56.5	× 13 / 74	−9.9
8	81,672	2526.6	− 2586	−59.4	× 20 / 74	−16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,679	2365.1	− 2436	−70.9	× 22 / 74	−21.1
4	81,680	2470.8	− 2485	−14.2	× 17 / 74	−3.3
5	81,681	2435.6	− 2528	−92.4	× 23 / 74	−28.7
8	81,684	2482.1	− 2586	−103.9	× 12 / 74	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,347	2435.5	− 2436	−0.5	× 34 / 98	−0.2
4	81,348	2424.7	− 2485	−60.3	× 22 / 98	−13.5
5	81,349	2467.0	− 2528	−61	× 21 / 98	−13.1
6	81,350	2505.0	− 2552	−47	× 21 / 98	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,269	2428.5	− 2436	−7.5	× 22 / 118	−1.4
4	81,270	2472.6	− 2485	−12.4	× 35 / 118	−3.7
5	81,271	2469.5	− 2528	−58.5	× 23 / 118	−11.4
6	81,272	2530.9	− 2552	−21.1	× 18 / 118	−3.2
7	81,273	2540.3	− 2567	−26.7	× 20 / 118	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −10, −7, −13, −5, −71, −50, −56, −70, −37, −24 → −34.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 66 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 33 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 19.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 19.4 × 2.66 = 51.6. Upper limit 17.3, lower limit −85.9.

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.