E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning: 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 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, 129 of the 358 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 119 points under the grade 3 bar. 2317 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 2368 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2436. 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 29 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 39 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 47 students 15 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 27 students 137 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 25 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 64 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	93,076	2346.4	− 2436	−89.6	× 78 / 449	−15.6
4	93,077	2391.0	− 2485	−94	× 81 / 449	−17
5	93,080	2395.9	− 2528	−132.1	× 76 / 449	−22.4
6	93,081	2443.1	− 2552	−108.9	× 92 / 449	−22.3
7	93,084	2448.1	− 2567	−118.9	× 63 / 449	−16.7
8	93,085	2487.3	− 2586	−98.7	× 59 / 449	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,489	2331.7	− 2436	−104.3	× 62 / 433	−14.9
4	86,492	2399.3	− 2485	−85.7	× 71 / 433	−14.1
5	86,493	2411.3	− 2528	−116.7	× 76 / 433	−20.5
6	86,495	2413.1	− 2552	−138.9	× 78 / 433	−25
7	86,498	2459.9	− 2567	−107.1	× 85 / 433	−21
8	86,500	2461.9	− 2586	−124.1	× 61 / 433	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,887	2344.3	− 2436	−91.7	× 89 / 458	−17.8
4	88,889	2386.8	− 2485	−98.2	× 66 / 458	−14.2
5	88,890	2406.5	− 2528	−121.5	× 67 / 458	−17.8
6	88,892	2435.7	− 2552	−116.3	× 73 / 458	−18.5
7	88,895	2412.6	− 2567	−154.4	× 82 / 458	−27.6
8	88,897	2468.9	− 2586	−117.1	× 81 / 458	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,104	2362.5	− 2436	−73.5	× 57 / 414	−10.1
4	89,107	2420.4	− 2485	−64.6	× 83 / 414	−13
5	89,108	2411.7	− 2528	−116.3	× 64 / 414	−18
6	89,111	2432.4	− 2552	−119.6	× 68 / 414	−19.6
7	89,112	2439.7	− 2567	−127.3	× 67 / 414	−20.6
8	89,115	2432.8	− 2586	−153.2	× 75 / 414	−27.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,714	2363.4	− 2436	−72.6	× 59 / 406	−10.6
4	89,715	2427.5	− 2485	−57.5	× 63 / 406	−8.9
5	89,716	2426.9	− 2528	−101.1	× 80 / 406	−19.9
6	89,717	2422.5	− 2552	−129.5	× 73 / 406	−23.3
7	89,718	2436.9	− 2567	−130.1	× 64 / 406	−20.5
8	89,719	2456.7	− 2586	−129.3	× 67 / 406	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,974	2354.7	− 2436	−81.3	× 58 / 357	−13.2
4	89,975	2399.9	− 2485	−85.1	× 52 / 357	−12.4
5	89,976	2389.0	− 2528	−139	× 64 / 357	−24.9
6	89,977	2423.9	− 2552	−128.1	× 61 / 357	−21.9
7	89,978	2441.2	− 2567	−125.8	× 56 / 357	−19.7
8	89,979	2432.8	− 2586	−153.2	× 66 / 357	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,868	2349.6	− 2436	−86.4	× 48 / 359	−11.6
4	89,869	2404.6	− 2485	−80.4	× 64 / 359	−14.3
5	89,870	2371.1	− 2528	−156.9	× 52 / 359	−22.7
6	89,871	2385.9	− 2552	−166.1	× 69 / 359	−31.9
7	89,872	2421.2	− 2567	−145.8	× 64 / 359	−26
8	89,873	2427.1	− 2586	−158.9	× 62 / 359	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−134

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,827	2334.3	− 2436	−101.7	× 59 / 355	−16.9
4	89,828	2386.6	− 2485	−98.4	× 48 / 355	−13.3
5	89,829	2416.7	− 2528	−111.3	× 62 / 355	−19.4
6	89,830	2397.2	− 2552	−154.8	× 59 / 355	−25.7
7	89,831	2413.8	− 2567	−153.2	× 64 / 355	−27.6
8	89,832	2446.1	− 2586	−139.9	× 63 / 355	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−128

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,529	2334.5	− 2436	−101.5	× 58 / 356	−16.5
4	89,530	2400.1	− 2485	−84.9	× 63 / 356	−15
5	89,531	2384.7	− 2528	−143.3	× 41 / 356	−16.5
6	89,532	2426.8	− 2552	−125.2	× 68 / 356	−23.9
7	89,533	2403.6	− 2567	−163.4	× 60 / 356	−27.5
8	89,534	2417.5	− 2586	−168.5	× 66 / 356	−31.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,226	2317.2	− 2436	−118.8	× 56 / 358	−18.6
4	89,227	2367.9	− 2485	−117.1	× 64 / 358	−20.9
5	89,228	2375.4	− 2528	−152.6	× 60 / 358	−25.6
6	89,229	2400.2	− 2552	−151.8	× 54 / 358	−22.9
7	89,230	2425.2	− 2567	−141.8	× 64 / 358	−25.3
8	89,231	2410.0	− 2586	−176	× 60 / 358	−29.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−143

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −107, −113, −117, −109, −105, −120, −134, −128, −131, −143 → −120.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −99.4, lower limit −142.

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.