Santa Barbara Unified: math

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	85,462	2413.4	− 2436	−22.6	× 675 / 6884	−2.2
4	85,463	2446.6	− 2485	−38.4	× 670 / 6884	−3.7
5	85,466	2469.5	− 2528	−58.5	× 659 / 6884	−5.6
6	85,467	2497.2	− 2552	−54.8	× 578 / 6884	−4.6
7	85,470	2540.1	− 2567	−26.9	× 1421 / 6884	−5.6
8	85,471	2565.5	− 2586	−20.5	× 1409 / 6884	−4.2
11	85,474	2582.4	− 2628	−45.6	× 1472 / 6884	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,275	2430.5	− 2436	−5.5	× 637 / 6972	−0.5
4	79,277	2453.1	− 2485	−31.9	× 648 / 6972	−3
5	79,278	2470.9	− 2528	−57.1	× 655 / 6972	−5.4
6	79,281	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 644 / 6972	−5.3
7	79,283	2560.0	− 2567	−7	× 1435 / 6972	−1.4
8	79,285	2576.9	− 2586	−9.1	× 1406 / 6972	−1.8
11	79,286	2572.7	− 2628	−55.3	× 1547 / 6972	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,441	2428.9	− 2436	−7.1	× 660 / 7120	−0.7
4	81,443	2458.2	− 2485	−26.8	× 628 / 7120	−2.4
5	81,446	2475.7	− 2528	−52.3	× 639 / 7120	−4.7
6	81,447	2495.5	− 2552	−56.5	× 641 / 7120	−5.1
7	81,450	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 1478 / 7120	−1.4
8	81,451	2575.0	− 2586	−11	× 1427 / 7120	−2.2
11	81,454	2590.0	− 2628	−38	× 1647 / 7120	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,630	2429.2	− 2436	−6.8	× 626 / 6929	−0.6
4	81,633	2452.8	− 2485	−32.2	× 641 / 6929	−3
5	81,634	2490.4	− 2528	−37.6	× 623 / 6929	−3.4
6	81,637	2506.2	− 2552	−45.8	× 638 / 6929	−4.2
7	81,638	2558.9	− 2567	−8.1	× 1506 / 6929	−1.8
8	81,641	2575.8	− 2586	−10.2	× 1455 / 6929	−2.1
11	81,642	2588.7	− 2628	−39.3	× 1440 / 6929	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,155	2433.2	− 2436	−2.8	× 556 / 6786	−0.2
4	82,156	2466.3	− 2485	−18.7	× 623 / 6786	−1.7
5	82,157	2483.8	− 2528	−44.2	× 625 / 6786	−4.1
6	82,158	2523.7	− 2552	−28.3	× 595 / 6786	−2.5
7	82,159	2559.1	− 2567	−7.9	× 1466 / 6786	−1.7
8	82,160	2581.9	− 2586	−4.1	× 1473 / 6786	−0.9
11	82,161	2585.1	− 2628	−42.9	× 1448 / 6786	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,354	2418.9	− 2436	−17.1	× 495 / 5882	−1.4
4	82,355	2451.0	− 2485	−34	× 509 / 5882	−2.9
5	82,356	2475.7	− 2528	−52.3	× 509 / 5882	−4.5
6	82,357	2507.5	− 2552	−44.5	× 533 / 5882	−4
7	82,358	2532.7	− 2567	−34.3	× 1296 / 5882	−7.6
8	82,359	2539.6	− 2586	−46.4	× 1349 / 5882	−10.6
11	82,360	2566.1	− 2628	−61.9	× 1191 / 5882	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,318	2425.0	− 2436	−11	× 511 / 5955	−0.9
4	82,319	2468.5	− 2485	−16.5	× 507 / 5955	−1.4
5	82,320	2475.2	− 2528	−52.8	× 516 / 5955	−4.6
6	82,321	2515.0	− 2552	−37	× 513 / 5955	−3.2
7	82,322	2546.1	− 2567	−20.9	× 1259 / 5955	−4.4
8	82,323	2547.3	− 2586	−38.7	× 1281 / 5955	−8.3
11	82,324	2563.2	− 2628	−64.8	× 1368 / 5955	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,338	2437.2	− 2436	1.2	× 434 / 5904	0.1
4	82,339	2461.6	− 2485	−23.4	× 519 / 5904	−2.1
5	82,340	2484.1	− 2528	−43.9	× 527 / 5904	−3.9
6	82,341	2518.1	− 2552	−33.9	× 504 / 5904	−2.9
7	82,342	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 1238 / 5904	−6.2
8	82,343	2558.6	− 2586	−27.4	× 1247 / 5904	−5.8
11	82,344	2563.4	− 2628	−64.6	× 1435 / 5904	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,014	2433.2	− 2436	−2.8	× 469 / 5727	−0.2
4	82,015	2477.8	− 2485	−7.2	× 426 / 5727	−0.5
5	82,016	2484.0	− 2528	−44	× 506 / 5727	−3.9
6	82,017	2522.2	− 2552	−29.8	× 510 / 5727	−2.7
7	82,018	2558.4	− 2567	−8.6	× 1164 / 5727	−1.7
8	82,019	2565.8	− 2586	−20.2	× 1240 / 5727	−4.4
11	82,020	2572.4	− 2628	−55.6	× 1412 / 5727	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,930	2446.6	− 2436	10.6	× 444 / 5647	0.8
4	81,931	2465.6	− 2485	−19.4	× 464 / 5647	−1.6
5	81,932	2495.0	− 2528	−33	× 433 / 5647	−2.5
6	81,933	2525.8	− 2552	−26.2	× 501 / 5647	−2.3
7	81,934	2566.6	− 2567	−0.4	× 1236 / 5647	−0.1
8	81,935	2573.1	− 2586	−12.9	× 1146 / 5647	−2.6
11	81,936	2573.2	− 2628	−54.8	× 1423 / 5647	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −30, −25, −23, −20, −44, −38, −37, −27, −22 → −30.2
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.9 × 2.66 = 18.4. Upper limit −11.8, lower limit −48.6.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Santa Barbara Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in Santa Barbara Unified

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Alternative and special schools

Charter schools in Santa Barbara Unified

Elementary schools

K–8 schools