Holly Oak 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.

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, 79 of the 250 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 40 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 39 students 41 points under 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 23 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 20 students Just 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	86,980	2429.3	− 2436	−6.7	× 85 / 376	−1.5
4	86,981	2445.5	− 2485	−39.5	× 90 / 376	−9.5
5	86,984	2473.7	− 2528	−54.3	× 100 / 376	−14.4
6	86,985	2499.4	− 2552	−52.6	× 101 / 376	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,721	2427.7	− 2436	−8.3	× 84 / 355	−2
4	80,723	2456.7	− 2485	−28.3	× 88 / 355	−7
5	80,724	2493.1	− 2528	−34.9	× 87 / 355	−8.6
6	80,727	2518.6	− 2552	−33.4	× 96 / 355	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,949	2422.2	− 2436	−13.8	× 92 / 344	−3.7
4	82,952	2440.8	− 2485	−44.2	× 84 / 344	−10.8
5	82,954	2500.9	− 2528	−27.1	× 82 / 344	−6.5
6	82,956	2526.5	− 2552	−25.5	× 86 / 344	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,167	2414.5	− 2436	−21.5	× 77 / 333	−5
4	83,168	2447.3	− 2485	−37.7	× 89 / 333	−10.1
5	83,171	2502.4	− 2528	−25.6	× 78 / 333	−6
6	83,172	2529.7	− 2552	−22.3	× 89 / 333	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,780	2424.7	− 2436	−11.3	× 67 / 301	−2.5
4	83,781	2446.6	− 2485	−38.4	× 64 / 301	−8.2
5	83,782	2500.4	− 2528	−27.6	× 94 / 301	−8.6
6	83,783	2532.5	− 2552	−19.5	× 76 / 301	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,975	2393.7	− 2436	−42.3	× 63 / 258	−10.3
4	83,976	2470.0	− 2485	−15	× 62 / 258	−3.6
5	83,977	2505.3	− 2528	−22.7	× 62 / 258	−5.5
6	83,978	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 71 / 258	−15.8
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	83,916	2410.2	− 2436	−25.8	× 48 / 236	−5.2
4	83,917	2468.1	− 2485	−16.9	× 55 / 236	−3.9
5	83,918	2500.3	− 2528	−27.7	× 67 / 236	−7.9
6	83,919	2506.7	− 2552	−45.3	× 66 / 236	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,917	2406.9	− 2436	−29.1	× 64 / 243	−7.7
4	83,918	2434.4	− 2485	−50.6	× 53 / 243	−11
5	83,919	2457.4	− 2528	−70.6	× 56 / 243	−16.3
6	83,920	2498.0	− 2552	−54	× 70 / 243	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,599	2416.5	− 2436	−19.5	× 68 / 249	−5.3
4	83,600	2467.6	− 2485	−17.4	× 64 / 249	−4.5
5	83,601	2452.6	− 2528	−75.4	× 57 / 249	−17.3
6	83,602	2492.9	− 2552	−59.1	× 60 / 249	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,416	2416.6	− 2436	−19.4	× 63 / 250	−4.9
4	83,417	2438.4	− 2485	−46.6	× 70 / 250	−13
5	83,418	2493.8	− 2528	−34.2	× 58 / 250	−7.9
6	83,419	2469.2	− 2552	−82.8	× 59 / 250	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −27, −27, −27, −24, −35, −30, −51, −41, −45 → −34.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −15, lower limit −54.4.

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.