El Vista 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, 67 of the 251 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 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 50 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 47 students 31 points 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 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,988	2356.6	− 2436	−79.4	× 38 / 176	−17.1
4	96,991	2412.3	− 2485	−72.7	× 44 / 176	−18.2
5	96,992	2422.8	− 2528	−105.2	× 60 / 176	−35.9
6	96,995	2446.4	− 2552	−105.6	× 34 / 176	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,946	2365.8	− 2436	−70.2	× 60 / 185	−22.8
4	89,948	2406.5	− 2485	−78.5	× 34 / 185	−14.4
5	89,950	2410.4	− 2528	−117.6	× 34 / 185	−21.6
6	89,952	2453.6	− 2552	−98.4	× 57 / 185	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,583	2393.4	− 2436	−42.6	× 46 / 186	−10.5
4	92,585	2421.0	− 2485	−64	× 67 / 186	−23.1
5	92,587	2445.7	− 2528	−82.3	× 40 / 186	−17.7
6	92,588	2451.1	− 2552	−100.9	× 33 / 186	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,782	2399.9	− 2436	−36.1	× 58 / 202	−10.4
4	92,783	2437.4	− 2485	−47.6	× 51 / 202	−12
5	92,786	2439.8	− 2528	−88.2	× 60 / 202	−26.2
6	92,787	2460.2	− 2552	−91.8	× 33 / 202	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,441	2400.9	− 2436	−35.1	× 48 / 216	−7.8
4	93,442	2423.8	− 2485	−61.2	× 65 / 216	−18.4
5	93,443	2446.4	− 2528	−81.6	× 49 / 216	−18.5
6	93,444	2465.4	− 2552	−86.6	× 54 / 216	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,456	2370.8	− 2436	−65.2	× 43 / 179	−15.7
4	91,457	2426.7	− 2485	−58.3	× 44 / 179	−14.3
5	91,458	2425.5	− 2528	−102.5	× 47 / 179	−26.9
6	91,459	2429.7	− 2552	−122.3	× 45 / 179	−30.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,670	2341.6	− 2436	−94.4	× 52 / 206	−23.8
4	93,671	2419.6	− 2485	−65.4	× 52 / 206	−16.5
5	93,672	2458.4	− 2528	−69.6	× 49 / 206	−16.6
6	93,673	2462.3	− 2552	−89.7	× 53 / 206	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,576	2357.2	− 2436	−78.8	× 52 / 214	−19.1
4	93,577	2388.5	− 2485	−96.5	× 51 / 214	−23
5	93,578	2449.0	− 2528	−79	× 51 / 214	−18.8
6	93,579	2469.7	− 2552	−82.3	× 60 / 214	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,457	2362.1	− 2436	−73.9	× 49 / 208	−17.4
4	93,458	2430.3	− 2485	−54.7	× 57 / 208	−15
5	93,459	2438.5	− 2528	−89.5	× 54 / 208	−23.2
6	93,460	2495.0	− 2552	−57	× 48 / 208	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,189	2374.4	− 2436	−61.6	× 63 / 248	−15.6
4	93,190	2413.2	− 2485	−71.8	× 58 / 248	−16.8
5	93,191	2450.2	− 2528	−77.8	× 67 / 248	−21
6	93,192	2453.2	− 2552	−98.8	× 60 / 248	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,791	2385.3	− 2436	−50.7	× 71 / 251	−14.3
4	92,792	2425.0	− 2485	−60	× 62 / 251	−14.8
5	92,793	2455.1	− 2528	−72.9	× 57 / 251	−16.6
6	92,794	2483.7	− 2552	−68.3	× 61 / 251	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −92, −89, −69, −64, −66, −88, −80, −84, −69, −77, −62 → −76.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit −49.3, lower limit −103.5.

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.