Sycamore Valley 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2534 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

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.

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,732	2425.2	− 2436	−10.8	× 40 / 239	−1.8
4	95,734	2458.2	− 2485	−26.8	× 42 / 239	−4.7
5	95,736	2520.2	− 2528	−7.8	× 42 / 239	−1.4
6	95,738	2500.6	− 2552	−51.4	× 41 / 239	−8.8
7	95,740	2556.1	− 2567	−10.9	× 41 / 239	−1.9
8	95,742	2498.3	− 2586	−87.7	× 33 / 239	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,418	2472.3	− 2436	36.3	× 41 / 240	6.2
4	96,419	2478.2	− 2485	−6.8	× 42 / 240	−1.2
5	96,420	2474.8	− 2528	−53.2	× 41 / 240	−9.1
6	96,421	2553.8	− 2552	1.8	× 43 / 240	0.3
7	96,422	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 32 / 240	−6.1
8	96,423	2556.1	− 2586	−29.9	× 41 / 240	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,590	2384.3	− 2436	−51.7	× 42 / 244	−8.9
4	96,591	2412.1	− 2485	−72.9	× 41 / 244	−12.2
5	96,592	2475.3	− 2528	−52.7	× 43 / 244	−9.3
6	96,593	2485.3	− 2552	−66.7	× 41 / 244	−11.2
7	96,594	2537.5	− 2567	−29.5	× 43 / 244	−5.2
8	96,595	2512.1	− 2586	−73.9	× 34 / 244	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,427	2388.3	− 2436	−47.7	× 43 / 239	−8.6
4	96,428	2432.5	− 2485	−52.5	× 45 / 239	−9.9
5	96,429	2465.8	− 2528	−62.2	× 43 / 239	−11.2
6	96,430	2493.3	− 2552	−58.7	× 41 / 239	−10.1
7	96,431	2507.6	− 2567	−59.4	× 36 / 239	−8.9
8	96,432	2542.5	− 2586	−43.5	× 31 / 239	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,319	2424.9	− 2436	−11.1	× 42 / 252	−1.9
4	96,320	2433.4	− 2485	−51.6	× 46 / 252	−9.4
5	96,321	2464.0	− 2528	−64	× 42 / 252	−10.7
6	96,322	2491.6	− 2552	−60.4	× 42 / 252	−10.1
7	96,323	2502.4	− 2567	−64.6	× 42 / 252	−10.8
8	96,324	2540.4	− 2586	−45.6	× 38 / 252	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,051	2413.2	− 2436	−22.8	× 46 / 256	−4.1
4	96,052	2462.1	− 2485	−22.9	× 43 / 256	−3.8
5	96,053	2455.3	− 2528	−72.7	× 42 / 256	−11.9
6	96,054	2471.2	− 2552	−80.8	× 40 / 256	−12.6
7	96,055	2495.1	− 2567	−71.9	× 47 / 256	−13.2
8	96,056	2505.3	− 2586	−80.7	× 38 / 256	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,667	2412.8	− 2436	−23.2	× 43 / 249	−4
4	95,668	2449.5	− 2485	−35.5	× 45 / 249	−6.4
5	95,669	2489.4	− 2528	−38.6	× 40 / 249	−6.2
6	95,670	2487.1	− 2552	−64.9	× 43 / 249	−11.2
7	95,671	2501.7	− 2567	−65.3	× 38 / 249	−10
8	95,672	2534.0	− 2586	−52	× 40 / 249	−8.4
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. −31, −15, −57, −54, −50, −58, −46 → −44.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 14.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.2 × 2.66 = 37.8. Upper limit −6.6, lower limit −82.2.

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 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.