Rolling Hills Middle: 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, 233 of the 550 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 49 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 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 82 students 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 114 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 121 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 91 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 82 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 60 students 32 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
6	90,214	2445.0	− 2552	−107	× 211 / 636	−35.5
7	90,215	2485.5	− 2567	−81.5	× 206 / 636	−26.4
8	90,218	2496.4	− 2586	−89.6	× 219 / 636	−30.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	83,692	2438.9	− 2552	−113.1	× 211 / 628	−38
7	83,693	2477.5	− 2567	−89.5	× 213 / 628	−30.4
8	83,696	2506.0	− 2586	−80	× 204 / 628	−26
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,007	2424.3	− 2552	−127.7	× 189 / 600	−40.2
7	86,010	2466.1	− 2567	−100.9	× 204 / 600	−34.3
8	86,012	2499.2	− 2586	−86.8	× 207 / 600	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,239	2433.9	− 2552	−118.1	× 198 / 616	−38
7	86,242	2443.5	− 2567	−123.5	× 203 / 616	−40.7
8	86,243	2469.9	− 2586	−116.1	× 215 / 616	−40.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,835	2434.3	− 2552	−117.7	× 222 / 627	−41.7
7	86,836	2448.8	− 2567	−118.2	× 212 / 627	−40
8	86,837	2471.5	− 2586	−114.5	× 193 / 627	−35.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	87,104	2420.3	− 2552	−131.7	× 209 / 609	−45.2
7	87,105	2431.4	− 2567	−135.6	× 203 / 609	−45.2
8	87,106	2436.3	− 2586	−149.7	× 197 / 609	−48.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−139

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	87,028	2391.9	− 2552	−160.1	× 179 / 603	−47.5
7	87,029	2418.0	− 2567	−149	× 222 / 603	−54.9
8	87,030	2431.3	− 2586	−154.7	× 202 / 603	−51.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−154

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,998	2421.8	− 2552	−130.2	× 178 / 607	−38.2
7	86,999	2418.6	− 2567	−148.4	× 201 / 607	−49.1
8	87,000	2431.9	− 2586	−154.1	× 228 / 607	−57.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−145

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,682	2401.8	− 2552	−150.2	× 184 / 562	−49.2
7	86,683	2439.6	− 2567	−127.4	× 190 / 562	−43.1
8	86,684	2441.6	− 2586	−144.4	× 188 / 562	−48.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−141

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	86,405	2409.5	− 2552	−142.5	× 173 / 550	−44.8
7	86,406	2436.2	− 2567	−130.8	× 196 / 550	−46.6
8	86,407	2456.6	− 2586	−129.4	× 181 / 550	−42.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−134

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −93, −94, −104, −119, −117, −139, −154, −145, −141, −134 → −124
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 9.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.4 × 2.66 = 25. Upper limit −99, lower limit −149.

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.