Cloverland 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2438 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2509 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	98,123	2399.0	− 2436	−37	× 79 / 333	−8.8
4	98,124	2406.0	− 2485	−79	× 83 / 333	−19.7
5	98,127	2453.1	− 2528	−74.9	× 82 / 333	−18.4
6	98,128	2489.6	− 2552	−62.4	× 89 / 333	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,907	2411.3	− 2436	−24.7	× 69 / 332	−5.1
4	90,909	2429.2	− 2485	−55.8	× 85 / 332	−14.3
5	90,911	2458.6	− 2528	−69.4	× 85 / 332	−17.8
6	90,913	2499.6	− 2552	−52.4	× 93 / 332	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,649	2414.0	− 2436	−22	× 67 / 303	−4.9
4	93,651	2453.8	− 2485	−31.2	× 61 / 303	−6.3
5	93,653	2461.6	− 2528	−66.4	× 87 / 303	−19.1
6	93,655	2479.0	− 2552	−73	× 88 / 303	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,861	2437.3	− 2436	1.3	× 43 / 267	0.2
4	93,864	2459.8	− 2485	−25.2	× 72 / 267	−6.8
5	93,865	2495.8	− 2528	−32.2	× 64 / 267	−7.7
6	93,868	2496.6	− 2552	−55.4	× 88 / 267	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,491	2420.6	− 2436	−15.4	× 59 / 254	−3.6
4	94,492	2471.9	− 2485	−13.1	× 53 / 254	−2.7
5	94,493	2492.8	− 2528	−35.2	× 74 / 254	−10.3
6	94,494	2503.3	− 2552	−48.7	× 68 / 254	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,477	2403.2	− 2436	−32.8	× 60 / 223	−8.8
4	92,478	2436.3	− 2485	−48.7	× 58 / 223	−12.7
5	92,479	2462.7	− 2528	−65.3	× 58 / 223	−17
6	92,480	2486.0	− 2552	−66	× 47 / 223	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,732	2449.1	− 2436	13.1	× 59 / 272	2.8
4	94,733	2486.3	− 2485	1.3	× 61 / 272	0.3
5	94,734	2488.4	− 2528	−39.6	× 74 / 272	−10.8
6	94,735	2521.2	− 2552	−30.8	× 78 / 272	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,618	2445.0	− 2436	9	× 63 / 244	2.3
4	94,619	2495.2	− 2485	10.2	× 54 / 244	2.3
5	94,620	2504.7	− 2528	−23.3	× 59 / 244	−5.6
6	94,621	2521.7	− 2552	−30.3	× 68 / 244	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,493	2443.7	− 2436	7.7	× 66 / 241	2.1
4	94,494	2506.0	− 2485	21	× 58 / 241	5.1
5	94,495	2524.7	− 2528	−3.3	× 57 / 241	−0.8
6	94,496	2492.7	− 2552	−59.3	× 60 / 241	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,219	2460.2	− 2436	24.2	× 58 / 245	5.7
4	94,220	2486.3	− 2485	1.3	× 62 / 245	0.3
5	94,221	2510.0	− 2528	−18	× 63 / 245	−4.6
6	94,222	2547.5	− 2552	−4.5	× 62 / 245	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,827	2437.7	− 2436	1.7	× 64 / 254	0.4
4	93,828	2492.6	− 2485	7.6	× 61 / 254	1.8
5	93,829	2508.7	− 2528	−19.3	× 65 / 254	−4.9
6	93,830	2505.1	− 2552	−46.9	× 64 / 254	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −52, −51, −33, −30, −52, −16, −9, −8, 0, −15 → −30
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit 2.7, lower limit −62.7.

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.