Sunkist 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, 58 of the 217 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 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 38 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 61 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 60 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 54 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	103,165	2400.2	− 2436	−35.8	× 123 / 409	−10.8
4	103,168	2436.9	− 2485	−48.1	× 120 / 409	−14.1
5	103,169	2459.4	− 2528	−68.6	× 130 / 409	−21.8
6	103,172	2492.2	− 2552	−59.8	× 36 / 409	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,861	2402.7	− 2436	−33.3	× 137 / 380	−12
4	95,864	2422.6	− 2485	−62.4	× 126 / 380	−20.7
5	95,866	2448.9	− 2528	−79.1	× 117 / 380	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,641	2435.7	− 2436	−0.3	× 106 / 365	−0.1
4	98,643	2427.2	− 2485	−57.8	× 130 / 365	−20.6
5	98,644	2443.9	− 2528	−84.1	× 129 / 365	−29.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,814	2410.4	− 2436	−25.6	× 94 / 320	−7.5
4	98,815	2426.8	− 2485	−58.2	× 107 / 320	−19.5
5	98,818	2450.2	− 2528	−77.8	× 119 / 320	−28.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,496	2429.1	− 2436	−6.9	× 93 / 288	−2.2
4	99,497	2428.5	− 2485	−56.5	× 93 / 288	−18.2
5	99,498	2465.5	− 2528	−62.5	× 102 / 288	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,687	2385.0	− 2436	−51	× 77 / 271	−14.5
4	99,688	2402.8	− 2485	−82.2	× 93 / 271	−28.2
5	99,689	2437.6	− 2528	−90.4	× 101 / 271	−33.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,518	2388.2	− 2436	−47.8	× 102 / 301	−16.2
4	99,519	2410.7	− 2485	−74.3	× 82 / 301	−20.2
5	99,520	2430.3	− 2528	−97.7	× 92 / 301	−29.9
7	99,522	2467.0	− 2567	−100	× 12 / 301	−4
8	99,523	2503.4	− 2586	−82.6	× 13 / 301	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,425	2399.3	− 2436	−36.7	× 87 / 258	−12.4
4	99,426	2402.5	− 2485	−82.5	× 95 / 258	−30.4
5	99,427	2440.4	− 2528	−87.6	× 76 / 258	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,124	2413.4	− 2436	−22.6	× 79 / 251	−7.1
4	99,125	2408.7	− 2485	−76.3	× 82 / 251	−24.9
5	99,126	2439.5	− 2528	−88.5	× 90 / 251	−31.7
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	98,785	2420.6	− 2436	−15.4	× 63 / 217	−4.5
4	98,786	2421.8	− 2485	−63.2	× 77 / 217	−22.4
5	98,787	2451.8	− 2528	−76.2	× 77 / 217	−27
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. −52, −57, −50, −56, −43, −76, −74, −69, −64, −54 → −59.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −34, lower limit −85.

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.