Palm 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 5.

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, 91 of the 263 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2460 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 64 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 55 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 53 students 14 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 29 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 15 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
3	100,452	2383.6	− 2436	−52.4	× 118 / 348	−17.8
4	100,453	2422.1	− 2485	−62.9	× 117 / 348	−21.1
5	100,456	2436.7	− 2528	−91.3	× 113 / 348	−29.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,145	2445.4	− 2436	9.4	× 97 / 329	2.8
4	93,146	2460.4	− 2485	−24.6	× 113 / 329	−8.4
5	93,148	2501.7	− 2528	−26.3	× 119 / 329	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,912	2404.7	− 2436	−31.3	× 117 / 325	−11.3
4	95,915	2459.2	− 2485	−25.8	× 96 / 325	−7.6
5	95,916	2498.9	− 2528	−29.1	× 112 / 325	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,100	2421.1	− 2436	−14.9	× 97 / 293	−4.9
4	96,103	2456.6	− 2485	−28.4	× 105 / 293	−10.2
5	96,104	2488.8	− 2528	−39.2	× 91 / 293	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,767	2459.5	− 2436	23.5	× 112 / 320	8.2
4	96,768	2480.6	− 2485	−4.4	× 102 / 320	−1.4
5	96,769	2482.5	− 2528	−45.5	× 106 / 320	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,688	2371.8	− 2436	−64.2	× 89 / 299	−19.1
4	94,689	2416.1	− 2485	−68.9	× 100 / 299	−23
5	94,690	2425.1	− 2528	−102.9	× 110 / 299	−37.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,967	2404.7	− 2436	−31.3	× 92 / 278	−10.4
4	96,968	2448.0	− 2485	−37	× 85 / 278	−11.3
5	96,969	2455.4	− 2528	−72.6	× 101 / 278	−26.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,814	2432.6	− 2436	−3.4	× 93 / 270	−1.2
4	96,815	2454.2	− 2485	−30.8	× 89 / 270	−10.2
5	96,816	2490.9	− 2528	−37.1	× 88 / 270	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,705	2425.4	− 2436	−10.6	× 83 / 271	−3.2
4	96,706	2461.6	− 2485	−23.4	× 99 / 271	−8.5
5	96,707	2476.2	− 2528	−51.8	× 89 / 271	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,430	2434.3	− 2436	−1.7	× 72 / 254	−0.5
4	96,431	2461.9	− 2485	−23.1	× 87 / 254	−7.9
5	96,432	2497.2	− 2528	−30.8	× 95 / 254	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,054	2459.9	− 2436	23.9	× 93 / 263	8.5
4	96,055	2456.5	− 2485	−28.5	× 83 / 263	−9
5	96,056	2477.9	− 2528	−50.1	× 87 / 263	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −69, −15, −29, −27, −8, −80, −48, −23, −29, −20, −17 → −33.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 54 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 72 · 2021→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 25 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 23.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 23.6 × 2.66 = 62.8. Upper limit 29.6, lower limit −96.

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.