Burbank 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, 133 of the 292 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2386 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2528. 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 35 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 44 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 45 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 30 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 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	96,978	2368.2	− 2436	−67.8	× 93 / 401	−15.7
4	96,981	2410.9	− 2485	−74.1	× 93 / 401	−17.2
5	96,982	2429.7	− 2528	−98.3	× 108 / 401	−26.5
6	96,985	2416.2	− 2552	−135.8	× 107 / 401	−36.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,937	2356.5	− 2436	−79.5	× 98 / 401	−19.4
4	89,939	2404.1	− 2485	−80.9	× 93 / 401	−18.8
5	89,941	2421.6	− 2528	−106.4	× 101 / 401	−26.8
6	89,942	2446.8	− 2552	−105.2	× 109 / 401	−28.6
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
3	92,572	2381.4	− 2436	−54.6	× 109 / 394	−15.1
4	92,575	2401.5	− 2485	−83.5	× 100 / 394	−21.2
5	92,577	2449.6	− 2528	−78.4	× 94 / 394	−18.7
6	92,578	2472.6	− 2552	−79.4	× 91 / 394	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,772	2356.4	− 2436	−79.6	× 89 / 384	−18.4
4	92,773	2409.4	− 2485	−75.6	× 105 / 384	−20.7
5	92,776	2440.1	− 2528	−87.9	× 98 / 384	−22.4
6	92,777	2464.3	− 2552	−87.7	× 92 / 384	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,431	2361.0	− 2436	−75	× 90 / 375	−18
4	93,432	2406.3	− 2485	−78.7	× 93 / 375	−19.5
5	93,433	2436.2	− 2528	−91.8	× 92 / 375	−22.5
6	93,434	2463.3	− 2552	−88.7	× 100 / 375	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,446	2327.7	− 2436	−108.3	× 70 / 299	−25.4
4	91,447	2382.9	− 2485	−102.1	× 69 / 299	−23.6
5	91,448	2391.3	− 2528	−136.7	× 92 / 299	−42.1
6	91,449	2431.6	− 2552	−120.4	× 68 / 299	−27.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−118

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,660	2345.8	− 2436	−90.2	× 84 / 317	−23.9
4	93,661	2397.9	− 2485	−87.1	× 67 / 317	−18.4
5	93,662	2412.4	− 2528	−115.6	× 77 / 317	−28.1
6	93,663	2434.8	− 2552	−117.2	× 89 / 317	−32.9
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	93,566	2344.5	− 2436	−91.5	× 87 / 316	−25.2
4	93,567	2395.7	− 2485	−89.3	× 89 / 316	−25.2
5	93,568	2436.9	− 2528	−91.1	× 68 / 316	−19.6
6	93,569	2445.1	− 2552	−106.9	× 72 / 316	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,447	2322.8	− 2436	−113.2	× 96 / 337	−32.2
4	93,448	2401.6	− 2485	−83.4	× 82 / 337	−20.3
5	93,449	2423.3	− 2528	−104.7	× 94 / 337	−29.2
6	93,450	2449.8	− 2552	−102.2	× 65 / 337	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,179	2327.1	− 2436	−108.9	× 70 / 331	−23
4	93,180	2390.7	− 2485	−94.3	× 91 / 331	−25.9
5	93,181	2425.6	− 2528	−102.4	× 83 / 331	−25.7
6	93,182	2456.3	− 2552	−95.7	× 87 / 331	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,781	2361.1	− 2436	−74.9	× 65 / 292	−16.7
4	92,782	2385.8	− 2485	−99.2	× 70 / 292	−23.8
5	92,783	2434.6	− 2528	−93.4	× 85 / 292	−27.2
6	92,784	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 72 / 292	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −96, −94, −73, −83, −84, −118, −103, −94, −101, −100, −82 → −93.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 34 · 2021→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −62.1, lower limit −124.9.

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.