Amesti 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 3 bar

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, 108 of the 198 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2346 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 31 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 22 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 36 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 29 students 70 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	90,097	2357.5	− 2436	−78.5	× 116 / 315	−28.9
4	90,100	2396.5	− 2485	−88.5	× 100 / 315	−28.1
5	90,101	2437.5	− 2528	−90.5	× 99 / 315	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,573	2349.3	− 2436	−86.7	× 117 / 332	−30.6
4	83,576	2382.8	− 2485	−102.2	× 121 / 332	−37.2
5	83,578	2425.7	− 2528	−102.3	× 94 / 332	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,890	2371.0	− 2436	−65	× 106 / 341	−20.2
4	85,891	2386.0	− 2485	−99	× 114 / 341	−33.1
5	85,894	2413.4	− 2528	−114.6	× 121 / 341	−40.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,123	2362.8	− 2436	−73.2	× 91 / 305	−21.8
4	86,124	2405.7	− 2485	−79.3	× 104 / 305	−27
5	86,127	2420.6	− 2528	−107.4	× 110 / 305	−38.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,719	2352.8	− 2436	−83.2	× 77 / 268	−23.9
4	86,720	2425.4	− 2485	−59.6	× 87 / 268	−19.3
5	86,721	2440.1	− 2528	−87.9	× 104 / 268	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,988	2335.3	− 2436	−100.7	× 70 / 266	−26.5
4	86,989	2408.7	− 2485	−76.3	× 91 / 266	−26.1
5	86,990	2392.8	− 2528	−135.2	× 105 / 266	−53.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,912	2337.8	− 2436	−98.2	× 81 / 240	−33.1
4	86,913	2372.1	− 2485	−112.9	× 71 / 240	−33.4
5	86,914	2413.0	− 2528	−115	× 88 / 240	−42.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,882	2361.0	− 2436	−75	× 67 / 224	−22.4
4	86,883	2389.9	− 2485	−95.1	× 86 / 224	−36.5
5	86,884	2400.0	− 2528	−128	× 71 / 224	−40.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,566	2338.6	− 2436	−97.4	× 72 / 223	−31.4
4	86,567	2393.3	− 2485	−91.7	× 63 / 223	−25.9
5	86,568	2395.2	− 2528	−132.8	× 88 / 223	−52.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,287	2345.5	− 2436	−90.5	× 67 / 198	−30.6
4	86,288	2361.3	− 2485	−123.7	× 66 / 198	−41.2
5	86,289	2392.8	− 2528	−135.2	× 65 / 198	−44.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −85, −97, −94, −88, −77, −106, −109, −100, −110, −116 → −98.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit −71.9, lower limit −124.5.

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.