Rocketship Spark Academy: 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 5.

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, 88 of the 225 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2471 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 55 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 64 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 18 students Meets 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 33 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 33 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	87,191	2487.7	− 2436	51.7	× 109 / 184	30.6
4	87,193	2504.5	− 2485	19.5	× 55 / 184	5.8
5	87,195	2506.6	− 2528	−21.4	× 20 / 184	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,921	2477.2	− 2436	41.2	× 109 / 240	18.7
4	80,923	2531.5	− 2485	46.5	× 94 / 240	18.2
5	80,926	2506.1	− 2528	−21.9	× 37 / 240	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,150	2494.1	− 2436	58.1	× 115 / 246	27.2
4	83,151	2515.2	− 2485	30.2	× 100 / 246	12.3
5	83,154	2552.7	− 2528	24.7	× 31 / 246	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,369	2506.1	− 2436	70.1	× 110 / 241	32
4	83,371	2530.2	− 2485	45.2	× 102 / 241	19.1
5	83,373	2518.0	− 2528	−10	× 29 / 241	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,983	2506.5	− 2436	70.5	× 109 / 233	33
4	83,984	2555.3	− 2485	70.3	× 97 / 233	29.3
5	83,985	2547.7	− 2528	19.7	× 27 / 233	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,144	2421.3	− 2436	−14.7	× 103 / 226	−6.7
4	84,145	2503.5	− 2485	18.5	× 93 / 226	7.6
5	84,146	2462.2	− 2528	−65.8	× 30 / 226	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,085	2458.8	− 2436	22.8	× 96 / 230	9.5
4	84,086	2505.9	− 2485	20.9	× 97 / 230	8.8
5	84,087	2502.6	− 2528	−25.4	× 37 / 230	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,086	2451.2	− 2436	15.2	× 97 / 213	6.9
4	84,087	2527.8	− 2485	42.8	× 89 / 213	17.9
5	84,088	2479.3	− 2528	−48.7	× 27 / 213	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,768	2438.8	− 2436	2.8	× 102 / 211	1.4
4	83,769	2497.0	− 2485	12	× 83 / 211	4.7
5	83,770	2564.8	− 2528	36.8	× 26 / 211	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,575	2471.3	− 2436	35.3	× 88 / 225	13.8
4	83,576	2483.2	− 2485	−1.8	× 93 / 225	−0.7
5	83,577	2501.9	− 2528	−26.1	× 44 / 225	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 34, 34, 43, 50, 65, −8, 14, 19, 11, 8 → 27
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: 9 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 73 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 15.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.8 × 2.66 = 42. Upper limit 69, lower limit −15.

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.