Cali Calmecac Language Academy: 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, 182 of the 650 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 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 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2558 vs. 2567. 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 76 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 70 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 61 students 38 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 85 students 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 86 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 90 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 37 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 30 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 26 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 16 students 41 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,081	2416.6	− 2436	−19.4	× 118 / 619	−3.7
4	96,083	2434.2	− 2485	−50.8	× 104 / 619	−8.5
5	96,085	2478.2	− 2528	−49.8	× 119 / 619	−9.6
6	96,087	2522.6	− 2552	−29.4	× 91 / 619	−4.3
7	96,089	2564.0	− 2567	−3	× 96 / 619	−0.5
8	96,091	2552.6	− 2586	−33.4	× 91 / 619	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,131	2422.6	− 2436	−13.4	× 138 / 642	−2.9
4	89,134	2438.3	− 2485	−46.7	× 113 / 642	−8.2
5	89,135	2468.6	− 2528	−59.4	× 102 / 642	−9.4
6	89,137	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 115 / 642	−7.4
7	89,140	2543.6	− 2567	−23.4	× 82 / 642	−3
8	89,141	2586.2	− 2586	0.2	× 92 / 642	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,712	2416.7	− 2436	−19.3	× 139 / 679	−4
4	91,714	2461.5	− 2485	−23.5	× 134 / 679	−4.6
5	91,717	2470.4	− 2528	−57.6	× 111 / 679	−9.4
6	91,719	2494.4	− 2552	−57.6	× 98 / 679	−8.3
7	91,721	2530.9	− 2567	−36.1	× 114 / 679	−6.1
8	91,723	2572.3	− 2586	−13.7	× 83 / 679	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,909	2436.3	− 2436	0.3	× 133 / 696	0.1
4	91,912	2439.4	− 2485	−45.6	× 134 / 696	−8.8
5	91,913	2492.1	− 2528	−35.9	× 127 / 696	−6.6
6	91,916	2519.1	− 2552	−32.9	× 99 / 696	−4.7
7	91,917	2524.8	− 2567	−42.2	× 93 / 696	−5.6
8	91,920	2577.2	− 2586	−8.8	× 110 / 696	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,559	2433.2	− 2436	−2.8	× 138 / 700	−0.6
4	92,560	2475.6	− 2485	−9.4	× 128 / 700	−1.7
5	92,561	2465.3	− 2528	−62.7	× 130 / 700	−11.6
6	92,562	2526.7	− 2552	−25.3	× 115 / 700	−4.2
7	92,563	2534.4	− 2567	−32.6	× 98 / 700	−4.6
8	92,564	2562.9	− 2586	−23.1	× 91 / 700	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,816	2391.1	− 2436	−44.9	× 132 / 721	−8.2
4	92,817	2430.2	− 2485	−54.8	× 124 / 721	−9.4
5	92,818	2420.8	− 2528	−107.2	× 129 / 721	−19.2
6	92,819	2496.9	− 2552	−55.1	× 117 / 721	−8.9
7	92,820	2513.1	− 2567	−53.9	× 105 / 721	−7.8
8	92,821	2541.1	− 2586	−44.9	× 114 / 721	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,716	2403.2	− 2436	−32.8	× 126 / 706	−5.9
4	92,717	2421.7	− 2485	−63.3	× 127 / 706	−11.4
5	92,718	2429.7	− 2528	−98.3	× 120 / 706	−16.7
6	92,719	2497.1	− 2552	−54.9	× 115 / 706	−8.9
7	92,720	2498.8	− 2567	−68.2	× 116 / 706	−11.2
8	92,721	2552.4	− 2586	−33.6	× 102 / 706	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,609	2394.7	− 2436	−41.3	× 100 / 683	−6
4	92,610	2433.7	− 2485	−51.3	× 119 / 683	−8.9
5	92,611	2439.3	− 2528	−88.7	× 126 / 683	−16.4
6	92,612	2485.1	− 2552	−66.9	× 113 / 683	−11.1
7	92,613	2493.2	− 2567	−73.8	× 112 / 683	−12.1
8	92,614	2558.6	− 2586	−27.4	× 113 / 683	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,345	2398.6	− 2436	−37.4	× 109 / 649	−6.3
4	92,346	2421.6	− 2485	−63.4	× 97 / 649	−9.5
5	92,347	2453.0	− 2528	−75	× 113 / 649	−13.1
6	92,348	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 114 / 649	−9.8
7	92,349	2489.6	− 2567	−77.4	× 111 / 649	−13.2
8	92,350	2552.9	− 2586	−33.1	× 105 / 649	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,950	2409.3	− 2436	−26.7	× 113 / 650	−4.6
4	91,951	2414.5	− 2485	−70.5	× 109 / 650	−11.8
5	91,952	2463.8	− 2528	−64.2	× 95 / 650	−9.4
6	91,953	2494.9	− 2552	−57.1	× 115 / 650	−10.1
7	91,954	2494.5	− 2567	−72.5	× 112 / 650	−12.5
8	91,955	2557.9	− 2586	−28.1	× 106 / 650	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −32, −31, −34, −27, −26, −61, −59, −59, −57, −53 → −43.9
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 6.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.1 × 2.66 = 16.2. Upper limit −27.7, lower limit −60.1.

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.