Rocketship Mateo Sheedy 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 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, 81 of the 182 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2447 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2518 vs. 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 33 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 36 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 28 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 40 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	85,750	2433.8	− 2436	−2.2	× 110 / 286	−0.8
4	85,751	2459.5	− 2485	−25.5	× 108 / 286	−9.6
5	85,754	2507.9	− 2528	−20.1	× 68 / 286	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,570	2411.4	− 2436	−24.6	× 111 / 293	−9.3
4	79,572	2480.9	− 2485	−4.1	× 103 / 293	−1.4
5	79,575	2513.0	− 2528	−15	× 79 / 293	−4
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	81,747	2450.8	− 2436	14.8	× 103 / 279	5.5
4	81,749	2503.1	− 2485	18.1	× 100 / 279	6.5
5	81,751	2529.3	− 2528	1.3	× 76 / 279	0.4
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	81,934	2457.8	− 2436	21.8	× 98 / 273	7.8
4	81,936	2503.4	− 2485	18.4	× 107 / 273	7.2
5	81,938	2543.6	− 2528	15.6	× 68 / 273	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,555	2468.5	− 2436	32.5	× 96 / 294	10.6
4	82,556	2486.6	− 2485	1.6	× 107 / 294	0.6
5	82,557	2556.3	− 2528	28.3	× 91 / 294	8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,738	2418.2	− 2436	−17.8	× 71 / 210	−6
4	82,739	2477.1	− 2485	−7.9	× 83 / 210	−3.1
5	82,740	2464.3	− 2528	−63.7	× 56 / 210	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,712	2426.8	− 2436	−9.2	× 77 / 223	−3.2
4	82,713	2446.9	− 2485	−38.1	× 78 / 223	−13.3
5	82,714	2502.6	− 2528	−25.4	× 68 / 223	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,722	2424.3	− 2436	−11.7	× 76 / 220	−4
4	82,723	2447.6	− 2485	−37.4	× 80 / 220	−13.6
5	82,724	2489.1	− 2528	−38.9	× 64 / 220	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,400	2398.3	− 2436	−37.7	× 81 / 208	−14.7
4	82,401	2475.1	− 2485	−9.9	× 68 / 208	−3.2
5	82,402	2480.2	− 2528	−47.8	× 59 / 208	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,298	2447.3	− 2436	11.3	× 61 / 182	3.8
4	82,299	2463.8	− 2485	−21.2	× 64 / 182	−7.5
5	82,300	2518.3	− 2528	−9.7	× 57 / 182	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −15, −15, 12, 19, 20, −26, −24, −29, −31, −7 → −9.6
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: 27 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 46 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 24 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit 24.2, lower limit −43.4.

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.