ACE Inspire 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, 118 of the 221 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 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 38 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 25 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 30 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 45 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 38 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 30 students 23 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.

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	82,353	2462.6	− 2528	−65.4	× 48 / 109	−28.8
6	82,356	2505.0	− 2552	−47	× 61 / 109	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,647	2463.2	− 2528	−64.8	× 41 / 187	−14.2
6	84,650	2482.9	− 2552	−69.1	× 84 / 187	−31
7	84,652	2534.5	− 2567	−32.5	× 62 / 187	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	84,866	2460.6	− 2528	−67.4	× 33 / 235	−9.5
6	84,868	2493.6	− 2552	−58.4	× 56 / 235	−13.9
7	84,870	2484.2	− 2567	−82.8	× 84 / 235	−29.6
8	84,872	2504.2	− 2586	−81.8	× 62 / 235	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,460	2441.3	− 2528	−86.7	× 21 / 258	−7.1
6	85,461	2454.0	− 2552	−98	× 74 / 258	−28.1
7	85,462	2476.3	− 2567	−90.7	× 76 / 258	−26.7
8	85,463	2472.3	− 2586	−113.7	× 87 / 258	−38.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	83,686	2383.4	− 2528	−144.6	× 30 / 227	−19.1
6	83,687	2436.6	− 2552	−115.4	× 58 / 227	−29.5
7	83,688	2453.1	− 2567	−113.9	× 66 / 227	−33.1
8	83,689	2437.0	− 2586	−149	× 73 / 227	−47.9
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	85,649	2378.9	− 2528	−149.1	× 17 / 236	−10.7
6	85,650	2471.9	− 2552	−80.1	× 78 / 236	−26.5
7	85,651	2442.7	− 2567	−124.3	× 70 / 236	−36.9
8	85,652	2450.6	− 2586	−135.4	× 71 / 236	−40.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,575	2356.8	− 2528	−171.2	× 22 / 235	−16
6	85,576	2458.1	− 2552	−93.9	× 66 / 235	−26.4
7	85,577	2453.8	− 2567	−113.2	× 77 / 235	−37.1
8	85,578	2471.8	− 2586	−114.2	× 70 / 235	−34
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,569	2360.8	− 2528	−167.2	× 15 / 218	−11.5
6	85,570	2405.3	− 2552	−146.7	× 70 / 218	−47.1
7	85,571	2454.7	− 2567	−112.3	× 60 / 218	−30.9
8	85,572	2459.4	− 2586	−126.6	× 73 / 218	−42.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−132

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,255	2382.6	− 2528	−145.4	× 14 / 193	−10.5
6	85,256	2478.0	− 2552	−74	× 62 / 193	−23.8
7	85,257	2458.5	− 2567	−108.5	× 54 / 193	−30.4
8	85,258	2476.4	− 2586	−109.6	× 63 / 193	−35.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	85,018	2430.6	− 2528	−97.4	× 15 / 221	−6.6
6	85,019	2456.0	− 2552	−96	× 83 / 221	−36.1
7	85,020	2457.2	− 2567	−109.8	× 63 / 221	−31.3
8	85,021	2444.7	− 2586	−141.3	× 60 / 221	−38.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −56, −75, −100, −130, −115, −114, −132, −100, −112 → −98.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 25 · 2019→2021: 30 · 2021→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 32 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 17
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17 × 2.66 = 45.2. Upper limit −53.7, lower limit −144.1.

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 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.