Gray Avenue Middle: 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, 190 of the 614 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2436. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2436. 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 6th 145 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 156 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 123 students 46 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 74 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 60 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 56 students 77 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
6	98,985	2473.3	− 2552	−78.7	× 258 / 705	−28.8
7	98,986	2485.5	− 2567	−81.5	× 226 / 705	−26.1
8	98,989	2473.9	− 2586	−112.1	× 221 / 705	−35.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,752	2469.1	− 2552	−82.9	× 227 / 698	−27
7	91,754	2486.8	− 2567	−80.2	× 246 / 698	−28.3
8	91,757	2521.2	− 2586	−64.8	× 225 / 698	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,526	2472.8	− 2552	−79.2	× 262 / 719	−28.9
7	94,529	2488.6	− 2567	−78.4	× 220 / 719	−24
8	94,531	2497.6	− 2586	−88.4	× 237 / 719	−29.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,734	2468.8	− 2552	−83.2	× 242 / 709	−28.4
7	94,737	2484.3	− 2567	−82.7	× 254 / 709	−29.6
8	94,738	2489.6	− 2586	−96.4	× 213 / 709	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,381	2468.6	− 2552	−83.4	× 250 / 732	−28.5
7	95,382	2463.4	− 2567	−103.6	× 234 / 732	−33.1
8	95,383	2491.2	− 2586	−94.8	× 248 / 732	−32.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,585	2448.2	− 2552	−103.8	× 224 / 650	−35.8
7	95,586	2433.6	− 2567	−133.4	× 201 / 650	−41.3
8	95,587	2461.6	− 2586	−124.4	× 225 / 650	−43.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,467	2448.9	− 2552	−103.1	× 216 / 668	−33.3
7	95,468	2449.4	− 2567	−117.6	× 232 / 668	−40.8
8	95,469	2442.8	− 2586	−143.2	× 220 / 668	−47.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,344	2422.8	− 2552	−129.2	× 207 / 642	−41.7
7	95,345	2437.6	− 2567	−129.4	× 202 / 642	−40.7
8	95,346	2442.0	− 2586	−144	× 233 / 642	−52.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−135

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	95,070	2426.7	− 2552	−125.3	× 239 / 646	−46.4
7	95,071	2426.4	− 2567	−140.6	× 195 / 646	−42.4
8	95,072	2424.4	− 2586	−161.6	× 212 / 646	−53
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−142

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	94,682	2429.9	− 2552	−122.1	× 219 / 614	−43.6
7	94,683	2447.4	− 2567	−119.6	× 216 / 614	−42.1
8	94,684	2413.7	− 2586	−172.3	× 179 / 614	−50.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−136

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −90, −76, −82, −87, −94, −120, −121, −135, −142, −136 → −108.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −82.8, lower limit −133.8.

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.