Sherman Oaks 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, 120 of the 329 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2544 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2524 vs. 2528. 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 26 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 35 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 42 students 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 47 students 12 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 37 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 12 students 25 points under the grade 4 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	86,510	2395.4	− 2436	−40.6	× 68 / 234	−11.8
4	86,511	2447.9	− 2485	−37.1	× 58 / 234	−9.2
5	86,514	2473.6	− 2528	−54.4	× 63 / 234	−14.6
6	86,515	2459.2	− 2552	−92.8	× 45 / 234	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,297	2402.1	− 2436	−33.9	× 72 / 236	−10.3
4	80,298	2452.4	− 2485	−32.6	× 63 / 236	−8.7
5	80,300	2486.7	− 2528	−41.3	× 49 / 236	−8.6
6	80,303	2514.0	− 2552	−38	× 52 / 236	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,510	2431.2	− 2436	−4.8	× 78 / 245	−1.5
4	82,512	2460.0	− 2485	−25	× 67 / 245	−6.8
5	82,514	2467.7	− 2528	−60.3	× 55 / 245	−13.5
6	82,515	2494.8	− 2552	−57.2	× 45 / 245	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,717	2423.5	− 2436	−12.5	× 80 / 262	−3.8
4	82,718	2469.5	− 2485	−15.5	× 73 / 262	−4.3
5	82,721	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 60 / 262	−15.2
6	82,722	2507.3	− 2552	−44.7	× 49 / 262	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,332	2407.2	− 2436	−28.8	× 70 / 277	−7.3
4	83,333	2462.4	− 2485	−22.6	× 76 / 277	−6.2
5	83,334	2487.4	− 2528	−40.6	× 76 / 277	−11.1
6	83,335	2509.5	− 2552	−42.5	× 55 / 277	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,531	2399.5	− 2436	−36.5	× 53 / 349	−5.5
4	83,532	2433.6	− 2485	−51.4	× 72 / 349	−10.6
5	83,533	2462.1	− 2528	−65.9	× 61 / 349	−11.5
6	83,534	2486.6	− 2552	−65.4	× 58 / 349	−10.9
7	83,535	2484.4	− 2567	−82.6	× 55 / 349	−13
8	83,536	2517.8	− 2586	−68.2	× 50 / 349	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,488	2395.0	− 2436	−41	× 62 / 332	−7.7
4	83,489	2453.0	− 2485	−32	× 49 / 332	−4.7
5	83,490	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 69 / 332	−13.8
6	83,491	2494.7	− 2552	−57.3	× 56 / 332	−9.7
7	83,492	2504.3	− 2567	−62.7	× 51 / 332	−9.6
8	83,493	2500.4	− 2586	−85.6	× 45 / 332	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,497	2396.5	− 2436	−39.5	× 61 / 321	−7.5
4	83,498	2479.0	− 2485	−6	× 59 / 321	−1.1
5	83,499	2484.6	− 2528	−43.4	× 46 / 321	−6.2
6	83,500	2479.5	− 2552	−72.5	× 63 / 321	−14.2
7	83,501	2532.0	− 2567	−35	× 47 / 321	−5.1
8	83,502	2540.7	− 2586	−45.3	× 45 / 321	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,173	2426.4	− 2436	−9.6	× 51 / 323	−1.5
4	83,174	2434.4	− 2485	−50.6	× 60 / 323	−9.4
5	83,175	2500.5	− 2528	−27.5	× 60 / 323	−5.1
6	83,176	2517.8	− 2552	−34.2	× 44 / 323	−4.7
7	83,177	2526.3	− 2567	−40.7	× 62 / 323	−7.8
8	83,178	2544.6	− 2586	−41.4	× 46 / 323	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,988	2369.2	− 2436	−66.8	× 63 / 329	−12.8
4	82,989	2458.1	− 2485	−26.9	× 53 / 329	−4.3
5	82,990	2456.1	− 2528	−71.9	× 55 / 329	−12
6	82,991	2501.7	− 2552	−50.3	× 60 / 329	−9.2
7	82,992	2543.8	− 2567	−23.2	× 39 / 329	−2.8
8	82,993	2523.8	− 2586	−62.2	× 59 / 329	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −36, −32, −32, −33, −61, −57, −41, −34, −52 → −43.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −14.9, lower limit −71.3.

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.