Bellevue 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 6.

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, 85 of the 207 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2484 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 30 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 35 students Just under 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 21 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 51 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	93,979	2394.4	− 2436	−41.6	× 65 / 261	−10.4
4	93,980	2427.1	− 2485	−57.9	× 72 / 261	−16
5	93,983	2444.0	− 2528	−84	× 60 / 261	−19.3
6	93,984	2486.2	− 2552	−65.8	× 64 / 261	−16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,250	2424.3	− 2436	−11.7	× 47 / 240	−2.3
4	87,251	2446.2	− 2485	−38.8	× 57 / 240	−9.2
5	87,254	2432.8	− 2528	−95.2	× 76 / 240	−30.1
6	87,256	2531.1	− 2552	−20.9	× 60 / 240	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,732	2426.0	− 2436	−10	× 70 / 234	−3
4	89,735	2444.3	− 2485	−40.7	× 46 / 234	−8
5	89,737	2457.8	− 2528	−70.2	× 58 / 234	−17.4
6	89,739	2503.0	− 2552	−49	× 60 / 234	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,948	2428.6	− 2436	−7.4	× 41 / 209	−1.5
4	89,949	2420.9	− 2485	−64.1	× 65 / 209	−19.9
5	89,952	2427.2	− 2528	−100.8	× 40 / 209	−19.3
6	89,953	2501.9	− 2552	−50.1	× 63 / 209	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,562	2410.3	− 2436	−25.7	× 53 / 207	−6.6
4	90,563	2414.6	− 2485	−70.4	× 43 / 207	−14.6
5	90,564	2449.5	− 2528	−78.5	× 71 / 207	−26.9
6	90,565	2526.0	− 2552	−26	× 40 / 207	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,790	2358.4	− 2436	−77.6	× 51 / 197	−20.1
4	90,791	2379.8	− 2485	−105.2	× 45 / 197	−24
5	90,792	2422.1	− 2528	−105.9	× 47 / 197	−25.3
6	90,793	2429.2	− 2552	−122.8	× 54 / 197	−33.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,688	2350.3	− 2436	−85.7	× 65 / 220	−25.3
4	90,689	2446.6	− 2485	−38.4	× 47 / 220	−8.2
5	90,690	2430.6	− 2528	−97.4	× 57 / 220	−25.2
6	90,691	2472.3	− 2552	−79.7	× 51 / 220	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,633	2399.1	− 2436	−36.9	× 61 / 226	−10
4	90,634	2423.1	− 2485	−61.9	× 58 / 226	−15.9
5	90,635	2466.1	− 2528	−61.9	× 48 / 226	−13.1
6	90,636	2493.6	− 2552	−58.4	× 59 / 226	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,327	2395.8	− 2436	−40.2	× 46 / 198	−9.3
4	90,328	2416.1	− 2485	−68.9	× 52 / 198	−18.1
5	90,329	2441.0	− 2528	−87	× 53 / 198	−23.3
6	90,330	2506.8	− 2552	−45.2	× 47 / 198	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,984	2391.7	− 2436	−44.3	× 51 / 207	−10.9
4	89,985	2411.7	− 2485	−73.3	× 55 / 207	−19.5
5	89,986	2445.8	− 2528	−82.2	× 53 / 207	−21
6	89,987	2483.8	− 2552	−68.2	× 48 / 207	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −47, −41, −56, −53, −103, −77, −54, −61, −67 → −62.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 50 · 2022→2023: 26 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 16.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.8 × 2.66 = 44.7. Upper limit −17.4, lower limit −106.8.

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.