Jeanne R. Meadows 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, 112 of the 272 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2518 vs. 2528. 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 42 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 28 students Just 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 30 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 37 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 26 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	87,252	2381.8	− 2436	−54.2	× 61 / 229	−14.4
4	87,254	2417.7	− 2485	−67.3	× 70 / 229	−20.6
5	87,256	2438.6	− 2528	−89.4	× 40 / 229	−15.6
6	87,258	2464.7	− 2552	−87.3	× 58 / 229	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,986	2346.5	− 2436	−89.5	× 58 / 209	−24.8
4	80,988	2429.4	− 2485	−55.6	× 57 / 209	−15.2
5	80,989	2466.7	− 2528	−61.3	× 62 / 209	−18.2
6	80,991	2458.3	− 2552	−93.7	× 32 / 209	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,220	2362.8	− 2436	−73.2	× 47 / 205	−16.8
4	83,221	2387.8	− 2485	−97.2	× 53 / 205	−25.1
5	83,223	2476.7	− 2528	−51.3	× 45 / 205	−11.3
6	83,226	2481.3	− 2552	−70.7	× 60 / 205	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,447	2336.8	− 2436	−99.2	× 47 / 178	−26.2
4	83,450	2406.4	− 2485	−78.6	× 48 / 178	−21.2
5	83,451	2461.9	− 2528	−66.1	× 40 / 178	−14.9
6	83,454	2468.9	− 2552	−83.1	× 43 / 178	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,062	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 36 / 150	−10.7
4	84,063	2382.5	− 2485	−102.5	× 40 / 150	−27.3
5	84,064	2476.3	− 2528	−51.7	× 38 / 150	−13.1
6	84,065	2475.2	− 2552	−76.8	× 36 / 150	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,223	2375.6	− 2436	−60.4	× 34 / 140	−14.7
4	84,224	2432.5	− 2485	−52.5	× 39 / 140	−14.6
5	84,225	2442.8	− 2528	−85.2	× 40 / 140	−24.3
6	84,226	2462.8	− 2552	−89.2	× 27 / 140	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,164	2390.1	− 2436	−45.9	× 28 / 140	−9.2
4	84,165	2449.9	− 2485	−35.1	× 36 / 140	−9
5	84,166	2481.4	− 2528	−46.6	× 36 / 140	−12
6	84,167	2473.2	− 2552	−78.8	× 40 / 140	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,165	2379.6	− 2436	−56.4	× 31 / 139	−12.6
4	84,166	2398.3	− 2485	−86.7	× 34 / 139	−21.2
5	84,167	2427.5	− 2528	−100.5	× 35 / 139	−25.3
6	84,168	2482.5	− 2552	−69.5	× 39 / 139	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,849	2400.8	− 2436	−35.2	× 27 / 122	−7.8
4	83,850	2428.4	− 2485	−56.6	× 33 / 122	−15.3
5	83,851	2434.9	− 2528	−93.1	× 30 / 122	−22.9
6	83,852	2467.0	− 2552	−85	× 32 / 122	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,646	2387.4	− 2436	−48.6	× 72 / 272	−12.9
4	83,647	2442.2	− 2485	−42.8	× 80 / 272	−12.6
5	83,648	2467.6	− 2528	−60.4	× 78 / 272	−17.3
6	83,649	2518.4	− 2552	−33.6	× 42 / 272	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −73, −73, −74, −82, −70, −71, −53, −79, −68, −48 → −69.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 26 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 20 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit −40.4, lower limit −97.8.

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.