Bend 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 7.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2441 vs. 2436.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2523 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2594 vs. 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2592 vs. 2567.

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
5	99,333	2488.2	− 2528	−39.8	× 14 / 14	−39.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,116	2546.3	− 2552	−5.7	× 12 / 12	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	94,909	2541.7	− 2567	−25.3	× 11 / 11	−25.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	95,087	2468.8	− 2485	−16.2	× 11 / 23	−7.7
8	95,095	2563.0	− 2586	−23	× 12 / 23	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	95,742	2494.5	− 2528	−33.5	× 11 / 11	−33.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,649	2429.6	− 2436	−6.4	× 14 / 14	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,904	2414.5	− 2436	−21.5	× 15 / 31	−10.4
4	95,905	2467.9	− 2485	−17.1	× 16 / 31	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,770	2410.5	− 2436	−25.5	× 13 / 41	−8.1
4	95,771	2488.5	− 2485	3.5	× 15 / 41	1.3
5	95,772	2454.2	− 2528	−73.8	× 13 / 41	−23.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,649	2405.5	− 2436	−30.5	× 11 / 49	−6.8
4	95,650	2483.8	− 2485	−1.2	× 14 / 49	−0.3
5	95,651	2474.0	− 2528	−54	× 13 / 49	−14.3
6	95,652	2509.4	− 2552	−42.6	× 11 / 49	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	95,382	2476.4	− 2485	−8.6	× 12 / 37	−2.8
5	95,383	2524.0	− 2528	−4	× 11 / 37	−1.2
6	95,384	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 14 / 37	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,985	2441.0	− 2436	5	× 11 / 48	1.1
5	94,987	2522.5	− 2528	−5.5	× 13 / 48	−1.5
6	94,988	2594.0	− 2552	42	× 11 / 48	9.6
7	94,989	2591.8	− 2567	24.8	× 13 / 48	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −6, −25, −20, −34, −6, −19, −30, −31, −13, 16 → −18.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 34 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2021: 28 · 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 29 → average 17.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.2 × 2.66 = 45.8. Upper limit 26.9, lower limit −64.7.

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.