Carolyn A. Clark 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2514 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2538 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2559 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2548 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 5th 68 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 65 students Meets 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 5th 13 students 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 11 students 15 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	86,949	2497.2	− 2436	61.2	× 114 / 503	13.9
4	86,951	2538.3	− 2485	53.3	× 123 / 503	13
5	86,953	2579.0	− 2528	51	× 140 / 503	14.2
6	86,955	2616.5	− 2552	64.5	× 126 / 503	16.2
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	80,691	2503.5	− 2436	67.5	× 112 / 469	16.1
4	80,693	2551.0	− 2485	66	× 108 / 469	15.2
5	80,694	2586.1	− 2528	58.1	× 118 / 469	14.6
6	80,696	2613.4	− 2552	61.4	× 131 / 469	17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,909	2526.2	− 2436	90.2	× 87 / 425	18.5
4	82,912	2547.4	− 2485	62.4	× 117 / 425	17.2
5	82,914	2584.0	− 2528	56	× 107 / 425	14.1
6	82,916	2607.5	− 2552	55.5	× 114 / 425	14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						65

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,129	2520.8	− 2436	84.8	× 80 / 387	17.5
4	83,131	2573.9	− 2485	88.9	× 88 / 387	20.2
5	83,133	2579.8	− 2528	51.8	× 115 / 387	15.4
6	83,135	2603.6	− 2552	51.6	× 104 / 387	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						67

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,740	2514.1	− 2436	78.1	× 74 / 350	16.5
4	83,741	2550.6	− 2485	65.6	× 82 / 350	15.4
5	83,742	2593.5	− 2528	65.5	× 86 / 350	16.1
6	83,743	2595.8	− 2552	43.8	× 108 / 350	13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						61

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,937	2497.4	− 2436	61.4	× 90 / 336	16.4
4	83,938	2544.5	− 2485	59.5	× 84 / 336	14.9
5	83,939	2581.5	− 2528	53.5	× 82 / 336	13.1
6	83,940	2586.3	− 2552	34.3	× 80 / 336	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,876	2475.7	− 2436	39.7	× 89 / 353	10
4	83,877	2529.5	− 2485	44.5	× 92 / 353	11.6
5	83,878	2564.0	− 2528	36	× 87 / 353	8.9
6	83,879	2598.7	− 2552	46.7	× 85 / 353	11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,881	2496.3	− 2436	60.3	× 79 / 337	14.1
4	83,882	2527.8	− 2485	42.8	× 85 / 337	10.8
5	83,883	2554.7	− 2528	26.7	× 86 / 337	6.8
6	83,884	2583.0	− 2552	31	× 87 / 337	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,559	2486.6	− 2436	50.6	× 55 / 300	9.3
4	83,560	2533.2	− 2485	48.2	× 81 / 300	13
5	83,561	2535.9	− 2528	7.9	× 79 / 300	2.1
6	83,562	2581.1	− 2552	29.1	× 85 / 300	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,378	2514.3	− 2436	78.3	× 73 / 280	20.4
4	83,379	2537.6	− 2485	52.6	× 50 / 280	9.4
5	83,380	2558.6	− 2528	30.6	× 81 / 280	8.9
6	83,381	2548.3	− 2552	−3.7	× 76 / 280	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 57, 63, 65, 67, 61, 53, 42, 40, 33, 38 → 51.9
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 5.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.4 × 2.66 = 14.4. Upper limit 66.3, lower limit 37.5.

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.