Monarch River Academy: 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2514 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 7 bar. 2554 vs. 2567. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 28 points under the grade 11 bar. 2600 vs. 2628.

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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,753	2399.9	− 2436	−36.1	× 99 / 499	−7.2
4	96,754	2455.4	− 2485	−29.6	× 93 / 499	−5.5
5	96,755	2455.2	− 2528	−72.8	× 89 / 499	−13
6	96,756	2490.2	− 2552	−61.8	× 83 / 499	−10.3
7	96,757	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 67 / 499	−4
8	96,758	2517.3	− 2586	−68.7	× 45 / 499	−6.2
11	96,759	2508.3	− 2628	−119.7	× 23 / 499	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,596	2384.9	− 2436	−51.1	× 103 / 519	−10.1
4	96,597	2429.2	− 2485	−55.8	× 89 / 519	−9.6
5	96,598	2475.7	− 2528	−52.3	× 84 / 519	−8.5
6	96,599	2489.5	− 2552	−62.5	× 74 / 519	−8.9
7	96,600	2535.9	− 2567	−31.1	× 83 / 519	−5
8	96,601	2547.9	− 2586	−38.1	× 65 / 519	−4.8
11	96,602	2510.0	− 2628	−118	× 21 / 519	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,488	2397.1	− 2436	−38.9	× 142 / 625	−8.8
4	96,489	2423.4	− 2485	−61.6	× 114 / 625	−11.2
5	96,490	2456.6	− 2528	−71.4	× 88 / 625	−10.1
6	96,491	2509.2	− 2552	−42.8	× 81 / 625	−5.5
7	96,492	2509.6	− 2567	−57.4	× 80 / 625	−7.3
8	96,493	2531.6	− 2586	−54.4	× 76 / 625	−6.6
11	96,494	2533.9	− 2628	−94.1	× 44 / 625	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,216	2413.5	− 2436	−22.5	× 116 / 638	−4.1
4	96,217	2451.3	− 2485	−33.7	× 152 / 638	−8
5	96,218	2456.6	− 2528	−71.4	× 109 / 638	−12.2
6	96,219	2469.9	− 2552	−82.1	× 89 / 638	−11.5
7	96,220	2559.4	− 2567	−7.6	× 71 / 638	−0.8
8	96,221	2555.4	− 2586	−30.6	× 65 / 638	−3.1
11	96,222	2552.1	− 2628	−75.9	× 36 / 638	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,840	2409.5	− 2436	−26.5	× 119 / 663	−4.8
4	95,841	2450.5	− 2485	−34.5	× 110 / 663	−5.7
5	95,842	2474.2	− 2528	−53.8	× 139 / 663	−11.3
6	95,843	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 105 / 663	−12.6
7	95,844	2513.8	− 2567	−53.2	× 80 / 663	−6.4
8	95,845	2553.7	− 2586	−32.3	× 75 / 663	−3.7
11	95,846	2600.1	− 2628	−27.9	× 35 / 663	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −52, −56, −44, −46 → −50
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 4.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.5 × 2.66 = 12. Upper limit −38, lower limit −62.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.