Franklin 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, 114 of the 286 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 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 45 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 35 students 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 52 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 3rd 20 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 35 students 30 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	87,211	2447.6	− 2436	11.6	× 119 / 475	2.9
4	87,214	2465.7	− 2485	−19.3	× 97 / 475	−3.9
5	87,215	2498.3	− 2528	−29.7	× 131 / 475	−8.2
6	87,218	2520.3	− 2552	−31.7	× 128 / 475	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,945	2451.5	− 2436	15.5	× 122 / 470	4
4	80,948	2476.3	− 2485	−8.7	× 121 / 470	−2.2
5	80,949	2490.1	− 2528	−37.9	× 101 / 470	−8.1
6	80,951	2540.5	− 2552	−11.5	× 126 / 470	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,179	2447.7	− 2436	11.7	× 97 / 428	2.7
4	83,181	2475.1	− 2485	−9.9	× 125 / 428	−2.9
5	83,183	2505.3	− 2528	−22.7	× 107 / 428	−5.7
6	83,185	2524.9	− 2552	−27.1	× 99 / 428	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,407	2437.6	− 2436	1.6	× 96 / 447	0.3
4	83,409	2450.6	− 2485	−34.4	× 108 / 447	−8.3
5	83,411	2478.2	− 2528	−49.8	× 130 / 447	−14.5
6	83,413	2509.3	− 2552	−42.7	× 113 / 447	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,022	2447.1	− 2436	11.1	× 84 / 422	2.2
4	84,023	2475.2	− 2485	−9.8	× 100 / 422	−2.3
5	84,024	2465.8	− 2528	−62.2	× 107 / 422	−15.8
6	84,025	2507.2	− 2552	−44.8	× 131 / 422	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,183	2406.5	− 2436	−29.5	× 74 / 321	−6.8
4	84,184	2462.7	− 2485	−22.3	× 76 / 321	−5.3
5	84,185	2451.6	− 2528	−76.4	× 86 / 321	−20.5
6	84,186	2494.5	− 2552	−57.5	× 85 / 321	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,124	2384.1	− 2436	−51.9	× 79 / 338	−12.1
4	84,125	2432.2	− 2485	−52.8	× 84 / 338	−13.1
5	84,126	2485.4	− 2528	−42.6	× 85 / 338	−10.7
6	84,127	2458.5	− 2552	−93.5	× 90 / 338	−24.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,125	2383.0	− 2436	−53	× 74 / 325	−12.1
4	84,126	2416.9	− 2485	−68.1	× 89 / 325	−18.6
5	84,127	2450.9	− 2528	−77.1	× 77 / 325	−18.3
6	84,128	2504.6	− 2552	−47.4	× 85 / 325	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,809	2403.9	− 2436	−32.1	× 76 / 308	−7.9
4	83,810	2421.4	− 2485	−63.6	× 72 / 308	−14.9
5	83,811	2440.3	− 2528	−87.7	× 88 / 308	−25.1
6	83,812	2509.1	− 2552	−42.9	× 72 / 308	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,610	2400.4	− 2436	−35.6	× 65 / 286	−8.1
4	83,611	2429.1	− 2485	−55.9	× 67 / 286	−13.1
5	83,612	2455.1	− 2528	−72.9	× 67 / 286	−17.1
6	83,613	2475.1	− 2552	−76.9	× 87 / 286	−23.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −9, −12, −33, −30, −48, −61, −61, −58, −62 → −39.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −17.4, lower limit −61.

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.