Watsonville Prep: 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, 127 of the 331 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2477 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2552. 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 24 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 37 students 40 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 35 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 37 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 43 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 32 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 19 students 47 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 21 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 students 48 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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,529	2412.7	− 2436	−23.3	× 57 / 115	−11.5
4	87,530	2461.5	− 2485	−23.5	× 58 / 115	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,448	2421.0	− 2436	−15	× 60 / 178	−5.1
4	87,449	2443.6	− 2485	−41.4	× 59 / 178	−13.7
5	87,450	2476.8	− 2528	−51.2	× 59 / 178	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,427	2412.1	− 2436	−23.9	× 60 / 239	−6
4	87,428	2447.1	− 2485	−37.9	× 60 / 239	−9.5
5	87,429	2481.2	− 2528	−46.8	× 60 / 239	−11.7
6	87,430	2531.8	− 2552	−20.2	× 59 / 239	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,108	2410.4	− 2436	−25.6	× 57 / 279	−5.2
4	87,109	2446.3	− 2485	−38.7	× 54 / 279	−7.5
5	87,110	2469.2	− 2528	−58.8	× 60 / 279	−12.6
6	87,111	2483.3	− 2552	−68.7	× 50 / 279	−12.3
7	87,112	2512.3	− 2567	−54.7	× 58 / 279	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,832	2419.4	− 2436	−16.6	× 56 / 331	−2.8
4	86,833	2464.4	− 2485	−20.6	× 59 / 331	−3.7
5	86,834	2471.2	− 2528	−56.8	× 56 / 331	−9.6
6	86,835	2495.2	− 2552	−56.8	× 56 / 331	−9.6
7	86,836	2477.4	− 2567	−89.6	× 50 / 331	−13.5
8	86,837	2534.4	− 2586	−51.6	× 54 / 331	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −36, −32, −49, −48 → −37.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −14.2, lower limit −61.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.