ACE Esperanza Middle: 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, 86 of the 208 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 42 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2485. 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 6th 30 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 43 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 38 students Just 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 6th 30 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 24 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 26 students 36 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
5	87,204	2443.4	− 2528	−84.6	× 54 / 150	−30.5
6	87,206	2434.2	− 2552	−117.8	× 69 / 150	−54.2
7	87,208	2503.3	− 2567	−63.7	× 27 / 150	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	80,936	2456.7	− 2528	−71.3	× 45 / 203	−15.8
6	80,937	2472.4	− 2552	−79.6	× 55 / 203	−21.6
7	80,940	2447.0	− 2567	−120	× 73 / 203	−43.2
8	80,942	2560.5	− 2586	−25.5	× 30 / 203	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,165	2461.3	− 2528	−66.7	× 52 / 266	−13
6	83,168	2452.5	− 2552	−99.5	× 64 / 266	−23.9
7	83,169	2492.5	− 2567	−74.5	× 84 / 266	−23.5
8	83,171	2459.1	− 2586	−126.9	× 66 / 266	−31.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,386	2434.7	− 2528	−93.3	× 63 / 305	−19.3
6	83,388	2484.1	− 2552	−67.9	× 74 / 305	−16.5
7	83,390	2464.2	− 2567	−102.8	× 83 / 305	−28
8	83,392	2482.9	− 2586	−103.1	× 85 / 305	−28.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,002	2446.0	− 2528	−82	× 45 / 287	−12.9
6	84,003	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 77 / 287	−6.7
7	84,004	2509.2	− 2567	−57.8	× 77 / 287	−15.5
8	84,005	2480.6	− 2586	−105.4	× 88 / 287	−32.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,280	2392.5	− 2528	−135.5	× 33 / 237	−18.9
6	82,281	2431.5	− 2552	−120.5	× 45 / 237	−22.9
7	82,282	2444.4	− 2567	−122.6	× 65 / 237	−33.6
8	82,283	2448.1	− 2586	−137.9	× 94 / 237	−54.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−130

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,163	2408.3	− 2528	−119.7	× 38 / 213	−21.4
6	84,164	2410.1	− 2552	−141.9	× 56 / 213	−37.3
7	84,165	2452.6	− 2567	−114.4	× 63 / 213	−33.8
8	84,166	2449.8	− 2586	−136.2	× 56 / 213	−35.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−128

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,104	2439.3	− 2528	−88.7	× 31 / 217	−12.7
6	84,105	2424.0	− 2552	−128	× 64 / 217	−37.8
7	84,106	2443.0	− 2567	−124	× 62 / 217	−35.4
8	84,107	2488.9	− 2586	−97.1	× 60 / 217	−26.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,105	2447.7	− 2528	−80.3	× 27 / 234	−9.3
6	84,106	2437.6	− 2552	−114.4	× 60 / 234	−29.3
7	84,107	2445.6	− 2567	−121.4	× 84 / 234	−43.6
8	84,108	2438.6	− 2586	−147.4	× 63 / 234	−39.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,787	2464.5	− 2528	−63.5	× 23 / 202	−7.2
6	83,788	2440.8	− 2552	−111.2	× 41 / 202	−22.6
7	83,789	2476.9	− 2567	−90.1	× 63 / 202	−28.1
8	83,790	2478.7	− 2586	−107.3	× 75 / 202	−39.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,594	2370.9	− 2528	−157.1	× 17 / 208	−12.8
6	83,595	2429.6	− 2552	−122.4	× 60 / 208	−35.3
7	83,596	2442.9	− 2567	−124.1	× 67 / 208	−40
8	83,597	2473.8	− 2586	−112.2	× 64 / 208	−34.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−123

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −96, −84, −92, −92, −67, −130, −128, −113, −122, −98, −123 → −104.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 25 · 2019→2021: 63 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 25 → average 18.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.3 × 2.66 = 48.7. Upper limit −55.4, lower limit −152.8.

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.