Golden Valley Charter: 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2536 vs. 2552. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores 18 points under the grade 8 bar. 2568 vs. 2586. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

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	103,193	2398.2	− 2436	−37.8	× 74 / 439	−6.4
4	103,196	2449.7	− 2485	−35.3	× 73 / 439	−5.9
5	103,197	2499.8	− 2528	−28.2	× 64 / 439	−4.1
6	103,200	2509.4	− 2552	−42.6	× 74 / 439	−7.2
7	103,201	2540.8	− 2567	−26.2	× 68 / 439	−4.1
8	103,204	2536.2	− 2586	−49.8	× 61 / 439	−6.9
11	103,205	2564.8	− 2628	−63.2	× 25 / 439	−3.6
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	95,884	2397.9	− 2436	−38.1	× 76 / 406	−7.1
4	95,886	2448.4	− 2485	−36.6	× 75 / 406	−6.8
5	95,888	2468.4	− 2528	−59.6	× 63 / 406	−9.2
6	95,889	2528.3	− 2552	−23.7	× 50 / 406	−2.9
7	95,892	2556.9	− 2567	−10.1	× 65 / 406	−1.6
8	95,893	2553.9	− 2586	−32.1	× 60 / 406	−4.7
11	95,896	2581.6	− 2628	−46.4	× 17 / 406	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,663	2411.6	− 2436	−24.4	× 65 / 375	−4.2
4	98,664	2434.7	− 2485	−50.3	× 57 / 375	−7.6
5	98,667	2477.0	− 2528	−51	× 57 / 375	−7.8
6	98,668	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 53 / 375	−8.3
7	98,671	2555.3	− 2567	−11.7	× 52 / 375	−1.6
8	98,673	2565.6	− 2586	−20.4	× 58 / 375	−3.2
11	98,674	2559.6	− 2628	−68.4	× 33 / 375	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,835	2437.9	− 2436	1.9	× 52 / 367	0.3
4	98,838	2465.2	− 2485	−19.8	× 55 / 367	−3
5	98,839	2461.8	− 2528	−66.2	× 59 / 367	−10.6
6	98,842	2489.4	− 2552	−62.6	× 57 / 367	−9.7
7	98,843	2542.3	− 2567	−24.7	× 64 / 367	−4.3
8	98,846	2556.8	− 2586	−29.2	× 53 / 367	−4.2
11	98,847	2522.8	− 2628	−105.2	× 27 / 367	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,522	2436.8	− 2436	0.8	× 49 / 325	0.1
4	99,523	2461.0	− 2485	−24	× 46 / 325	−3.4
5	99,524	2479.0	− 2528	−49	× 49 / 325	−7.4
6	99,525	2480.1	− 2552	−71.9	× 57 / 325	−12.6
7	99,526	2533.6	− 2567	−33.4	× 55 / 325	−5.7
8	99,527	2525.1	− 2586	−60.9	× 45 / 325	−8.4
11	99,528	2566.5	− 2628	−61.5	× 24 / 325	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,713	2410.5	− 2436	−25.5	× 43 / 280	−3.9
4	99,714	2453.3	− 2485	−31.7	× 49 / 280	−5.5
5	99,715	2502.8	− 2528	−25.2	× 39 / 280	−3.5
6	99,716	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 49 / 280	−2.8
7	99,717	2574.2	− 2567	7.2	× 40 / 280	1
8	99,718	2525.5	− 2586	−60.5	× 43 / 280	−9.3
11	99,719	2580.5	− 2628	−47.5	× 17 / 280	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,547	2405.3	− 2436	−30.7	× 40 / 241	−5.1
4	99,548	2438.5	− 2485	−46.5	× 33 / 241	−6.4
5	99,549	2467.4	− 2528	−60.6	× 41 / 241	−10.3
6	99,550	2494.9	− 2552	−57.1	× 30 / 241	−7.1
7	99,551	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 45 / 241	−1.1
8	99,552	2569.9	− 2586	−16.1	× 30 / 241	−2
11	99,553	2577.0	− 2628	−51	× 22 / 241	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,454	2423.2	− 2436	−12.8	× 41 / 266	−2
4	99,455	2451.2	− 2485	−33.8	× 39 / 266	−5
5	99,456	2486.8	− 2528	−41.2	× 34 / 266	−5.3
6	99,457	2497.2	− 2552	−54.8	× 42 / 266	−8.7
7	99,458	2522.2	− 2567	−44.8	× 29 / 266	−4.9
8	99,459	2567.0	− 2586	−19	× 51 / 266	−3.6
11	99,460	2560.1	− 2628	−67.9	× 30 / 266	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,152	2405.3	− 2436	−30.7	× 61 / 276	−6.8
4	99,153	2454.8	− 2485	−30.2	× 44 / 276	−4.8
5	99,154	2464.9	− 2528	−63.1	× 42 / 276	−9.6
6	99,155	2507.7	− 2552	−44.3	× 35 / 276	−5.6
7	99,156	2537.0	− 2567	−30	× 45 / 276	−4.9
8	99,157	2542.0	− 2586	−44	× 29 / 276	−4.6
11	99,158	2541.1	− 2628	−86.9	× 20 / 276	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,811	2403.8	− 2436	−32.2	× 66 / 328	−6.5
4	98,812	2435.3	− 2485	−49.7	× 72 / 328	−10.9
5	98,813	2499.9	− 2528	−28.1	× 47 / 328	−4
6	98,814	2485.7	− 2552	−66.3	× 48 / 328	−9.7
7	98,815	2535.8	− 2567	−31.2	× 31 / 328	−2.9
8	98,816	2537.6	− 2586	−48.4	× 48 / 328	−7.1
11	98,817	2567.6	− 2628	−60.4	× 16 / 328	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −38, −34, −39, −39, −42, −27, −37, −37, −43, −44 → −38
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 4.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.9 × 2.66 = 13. Upper limit −25, lower limit −51.

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.