Waukena Joint Union 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 8.

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, 49 of the 147 students who took the math test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2434 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2524 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2582 vs. 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,915	2394.5	− 2436	−41.5	× 28 / 179	−6.5
4	101,918	2422.0	− 2485	−63	× 21 / 179	−7.4
5	101,919	2443.4	− 2528	−84.6	× 32 / 179	−15.1
6	101,922	2513.8	− 2552	−38.2	× 30 / 179	−6.4
7	101,923	2547.8	− 2567	−19.2	× 41 / 179	−4.4
8	101,926	2595.1	− 2586	9.1	× 27 / 179	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,628	2396.3	− 2436	−39.7	× 26 / 167	−6.2
4	94,629	2427.9	− 2485	−57.1	× 23 / 167	−7.9
5	94,631	2450.3	− 2528	−77.7	× 22 / 167	−10.2
6	94,633	2473.3	− 2552	−78.7	× 31 / 167	−14.6
7	94,636	2548.1	− 2567	−18.9	× 28 / 167	−3.2
8	94,637	2592.4	− 2586	6.4	× 37 / 167	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,409	2400.5	− 2436	−35.5	× 29 / 155	−6.6
4	97,411	2467.4	− 2485	−17.6	× 27 / 155	−3.1
5	97,412	2474.0	− 2528	−54	× 22 / 155	−7.7
6	97,414	2479.6	− 2552	−72.4	× 20 / 155	−9.3
7	97,416	2525.1	− 2567	−41.9	× 29 / 155	−7.8
8	97,419	2578.6	− 2586	−7.4	× 28 / 155	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,587	2425.2	− 2436	−10.8	× 22 / 147	−1.6
4	97,590	2496.9	− 2485	11.9	× 28 / 147	2.3
5	97,591	2494.9	− 2528	−33.1	× 26 / 147	−5.9
6	97,594	2473.2	− 2552	−78.8	× 23 / 147	−12.3
7	97,595	2530.7	− 2567	−36.3	× 21 / 147	−5.2
8	97,598	2563.4	− 2586	−22.6	× 27 / 147	−4.2
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	98,242	2381.8	− 2436	−54.2	× 22 / 140	−8.5
4	98,243	2504.0	− 2485	19	× 19 / 140	2.6
5	98,244	2527.6	− 2528	−0.4	× 28 / 140	−0.1
6	98,245	2524.4	− 2552	−27.6	× 27 / 140	−5.3
7	98,246	2510.9	− 2567	−56.1	× 22 / 140	−8.8
8	98,247	2583.6	− 2586	−2.4	× 22 / 140	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,109	2362.6	− 2436	−73.4	× 20 / 137	−10.7
4	96,110	2439.1	− 2485	−45.9	× 27 / 137	−9
5	96,111	2446.4	− 2528	−81.6	× 20 / 137	−11.9
6	96,112	2497.9	− 2552	−54.1	× 18 / 137	−7.1
7	96,113	2546.7	− 2567	−20.3	× 26 / 137	−3.9
8	96,114	2525.4	− 2586	−60.6	× 26 / 137	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,442	2340.8	− 2436	−95.2	× 29 / 142	−19.4
4	98,443	2436.5	− 2485	−48.5	× 17 / 142	−5.8
5	98,444	2454.5	− 2528	−73.5	× 28 / 142	−14.5
6	98,445	2472.6	− 2552	−79.4	× 23 / 142	−12.9
7	98,446	2551.9	− 2567	−15.1	× 22 / 142	−2.3
8	98,447	2571.7	− 2586	−14.3	× 23 / 142	−2.3
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	98,285	2426.8	− 2436	−9.2	× 23 / 132	−1.6
4	98,286	2409.5	− 2485	−75.5	× 27 / 132	−15.4
5	98,287	2464.1	− 2528	−63.9	× 16 / 132	−7.7
6	98,288	2484.1	− 2552	−67.9	× 28 / 132	−14.4
7	98,289	2530.4	− 2567	−36.6	× 19 / 132	−5.3
8	98,290	2591.6	− 2586	5.6	× 19 / 132	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,192	2367.9	− 2436	−68.1	× 24 / 142	−11.5
4	98,193	2489.3	− 2485	4.3	× 26 / 142	0.8
5	98,194	2425.1	− 2528	−102.9	× 25 / 142	−18.1
6	98,195	2484.1	− 2552	−67.9	× 20 / 142	−9.6
7	98,196	2553.3	− 2567	−13.7	× 26 / 142	−2.5
8	98,197	2522.8	− 2586	−63.2	× 21 / 142	−9.3
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	97,885	2356.0	− 2436	−80	× 22 / 141	−12.5
4	97,886	2442.8	− 2485	−42.2	× 23 / 141	−6.9
5	97,887	2496.1	− 2528	−31.9	× 27 / 141	−6.1
6	97,888	2415.2	− 2552	−136.8	× 26 / 141	−25.2
7	97,889	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 18 / 141	−3.8
8	97,890	2532.4	− 2586	−53.6	× 25 / 141	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,513	2364.8	− 2436	−71.2	× 24 / 147	−11.6
4	97,514	2418.9	− 2485	−66.1	× 22 / 147	−9.9
5	97,515	2433.8	− 2528	−94.2	× 26 / 147	−16.7
6	97,516	2523.6	− 2552	−28.4	× 30 / 147	−5.8
7	97,517	2514.8	− 2567	−52.2	× 26 / 147	−9.2
8	97,518	2581.6	− 2586	−4.4	× 19 / 147	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −38, −41, −36, −27, −21, −54, −57, −44, −50, −64, −54 → −44.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit −17.1, lower limit −71.3.

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.