Voices College-Bound Language 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 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, 100 of the 201 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 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 3rd 19 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 24 students 32 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 23 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 46 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 15 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
3	87,156	2358.1	− 2436	−77.9	× 59 / 283	−16.2
4	87,158	2433.0	− 2485	−52	× 52 / 283	−9.6
5	87,160	2478.4	− 2528	−49.6	× 52 / 283	−9.1
6	87,162	2509.0	− 2552	−43	× 53 / 283	−8.1
7	87,164	2603.7	− 2567	36.7	× 39 / 283	5.1
8	87,166	2685.1	− 2586	99.1	× 28 / 283	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,883	2434.2	− 2436	−1.8	× 53 / 302	−0.3
4	80,885	2461.4	− 2485	−23.6	× 56 / 302	−4.4
5	80,887	2489.8	− 2528	−38.2	× 54 / 302	−6.8
6	80,889	2493.5	− 2552	−58.5	× 56 / 302	−10.8
7	80,891	2547.5	− 2567	−19.5	× 44 / 302	−2.8
8	80,894	2668.9	− 2586	82.9	× 39 / 302	10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,111	2442.4	− 2436	6.4	× 55 / 311	1.1
4	83,113	2478.5	− 2485	−6.5	× 54 / 311	−1.1
5	83,116	2492.3	− 2528	−35.7	× 56 / 311	−6.4
6	83,118	2496.5	− 2552	−55.5	× 53 / 311	−9.5
7	83,119	2512.2	− 2567	−54.8	× 51 / 311	−9
8	83,122	2576.3	− 2586	−9.7	× 42 / 311	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,328	2463.4	− 2436	27.4	× 56 / 301	5.1
4	83,330	2492.7	− 2485	7.7	× 52 / 301	1.3
5	83,332	2555.5	− 2528	27.5	× 51 / 301	4.7
6	83,334	2522.9	− 2552	−29.1	× 51 / 301	−4.9
7	83,336	2537.8	− 2567	−29.2	× 45 / 301	−4.4
8	83,338	2552.5	− 2586	−33.5	× 46 / 301	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,944	2422.0	− 2436	−14	× 54 / 305	−2.5
4	83,945	2484.5	− 2485	−0.5	× 53 / 305	−0.1
5	83,946	2495.4	− 2528	−32.6	× 54 / 305	−5.8
6	83,947	2545.4	− 2552	−6.6	× 50 / 305	−1.1
7	83,948	2549.8	− 2567	−17.2	× 51 / 305	−2.9
8	83,949	2578.3	− 2586	−7.7	× 43 / 305	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,119	2393.4	− 2436	−42.6	× 46 / 256	−7.7
4	84,120	2424.6	− 2485	−60.4	× 42 / 256	−9.9
5	84,121	2486.4	− 2528	−41.6	× 47 / 256	−7.6
6	84,122	2503.4	− 2552	−48.6	× 41 / 256	−7.8
7	84,123	2511.3	− 2567	−55.7	× 41 / 256	−8.9
8	84,124	2537.8	− 2586	−48.2	× 39 / 256	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,060	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 45 / 236	−8.5
4	84,061	2390.8	− 2485	−94.2	× 39 / 236	−15.6
5	84,062	2464.8	− 2528	−63.2	× 41 / 236	−11
6	84,063	2488.4	− 2552	−63.6	× 46 / 236	−12.4
7	84,064	2498.9	− 2567	−68.1	× 26 / 236	−7.5
8	84,065	2503.4	− 2586	−82.6	× 39 / 236	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,061	2387.5	− 2436	−48.5	× 36 / 212	−8.2
4	84,062	2393.0	− 2485	−92	× 43 / 212	−18.7
5	84,063	2420.4	− 2528	−107.6	× 39 / 212	−19.8
6	84,064	2459.9	− 2552	−92.1	× 33 / 212	−14.3
7	84,065	2489.2	− 2567	−77.8	× 37 / 212	−13.6
8	84,066	2503.6	− 2586	−82.4	× 24 / 212	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,743	2405.5	− 2436	−30.5	× 22 / 193	−3.5
4	83,744	2434.8	− 2485	−50.2	× 36 / 193	−9.4
5	83,745	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 37 / 193	−12.7
6	83,746	2446.5	− 2552	−105.5	× 42 / 193	−23
7	83,747	2465.5	− 2567	−101.5	× 22 / 193	−11.6
8	83,748	2504.6	− 2586	−81.4	× 34 / 193	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,550	2380.3	− 2436	−55.7	× 44 / 201	−12.2
4	83,551	2448.4	− 2485	−36.6	× 23 / 201	−4.2
5	83,552	2437.0	− 2528	−91	× 34 / 201	−15.4
6	83,553	2472.9	− 2552	−79.1	× 40 / 201	−15.7
7	83,554	2415.3	− 2567	−151.7	× 38 / 201	−28.7
8	83,555	2474.5	− 2586	−111.5	× 22 / 201	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −15, −26, −3, −13, −49, −69, −84, −74, −88 → −44.9
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 20 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 16.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.9 × 2.66 = 45. Upper limit 0.1, lower limit −89.9.

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.