Olive Street 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.

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, 131 of the 353 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2450 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 48 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 66 students 12 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 33 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 24 students 33 points under the grade 4 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	102,108	2365.7	− 2436	−70.3	× 104 / 391	−18.7
4	102,110	2378.3	− 2485	−106.7	× 94 / 391	−25.7
5	102,112	2431.8	− 2528	−96.2	× 97 / 391	−23.9
6	102,114	2451.4	− 2552	−100.6	× 96 / 391	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,820	2379.5	− 2436	−56.5	× 119 / 405	−16.6
4	94,821	2395.3	− 2485	−89.7	× 96 / 405	−21.3
5	94,824	2410.9	− 2528	−117.1	× 95 / 405	−27.5
6	94,826	2473.9	− 2552	−78.1	× 95 / 405	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,597	2375.5	− 2436	−60.5	× 94 / 393	−14.5
4	97,598	2421.9	− 2485	−63.1	× 113 / 393	−18.1
5	97,600	2423.4	− 2528	−104.6	× 96 / 393	−25.6
6	97,602	2454.1	− 2552	−97.9	× 90 / 393	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,775	2440.2	− 2436	4.2	× 94 / 405	1
4	97,778	2417.2	− 2485	−67.8	× 97 / 405	−16.2
5	97,779	2468.0	− 2528	−60	× 107 / 405	−15.9
6	97,782	2479.4	− 2552	−72.6	× 107 / 405	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,435	2450.4	− 2436	14.4	× 77 / 376	2.9
4	98,436	2460.8	− 2485	−24.2	× 84 / 376	−5.4
5	98,437	2485.0	− 2528	−43	× 102 / 376	−11.7
6	98,438	2512.2	− 2552	−39.8	× 113 / 376	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,626	2424.4	− 2436	−11.6	× 83 / 355	−2.7
4	98,627	2411.2	− 2485	−73.8	× 89 / 355	−18.5
5	98,628	2477.2	− 2528	−50.8	× 95 / 355	−13.6
6	98,629	2488.2	− 2552	−63.8	× 88 / 355	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,469	2413.3	− 2436	−22.7	× 88 / 360	−5.5
4	98,470	2447.4	− 2485	−37.6	× 84 / 360	−8.8
5	98,471	2480.8	− 2528	−47.2	× 92 / 360	−12.1
6	98,472	2539.3	− 2552	−12.7	× 96 / 360	−3.4
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	98,382	2425.8	− 2436	−10.2	× 94 / 373	−2.6
4	98,383	2418.5	− 2485	−66.5	× 97 / 373	−17.3
5	98,384	2483.2	− 2528	−44.8	× 89 / 373	−10.7
6	98,385	2491.1	− 2552	−60.9	× 93 / 373	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,075	2443.7	− 2436	7.7	× 85 / 355	1.8
4	98,076	2443.4	− 2485	−41.6	× 94 / 355	−11
5	98,077	2464.3	− 2528	−63.7	× 94 / 355	−16.9
6	98,078	2508.9	− 2552	−43.1	× 82 / 355	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,729	2450.3	− 2436	14.3	× 81 / 353	3.3
4	97,730	2472.2	− 2485	−12.8	× 89 / 353	−3.2
5	97,731	2501.9	− 2528	−26.1	× 93 / 353	−6.9
6	97,732	2498.8	− 2552	−53.2	× 90 / 353	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −93, −84, −81, −50, −26, −51, −30, −46, −36, −20 → −51.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 31 · 2018→2019: 24 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 16 → 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 −5.9, lower limit −97.5.

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.