Cesar E. Chavez 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, 223 of the 483 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 45 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 60 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 49 students 42 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 85 students Just 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 50 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 37 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 37 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 18 students 45 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	103,526	2385.4	− 2436	−50.6	× 109 / 543	−10.2
4	103,527	2402.0	− 2485	−83	× 124 / 543	−19
5	103,530	2429.8	− 2528	−98.2	× 92 / 543	−16.6
6	103,531	2422.3	− 2552	−129.7	× 123 / 543	−29.4
7	103,534	2435.1	− 2567	−131.9	× 95 / 543	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,211	2379.8	− 2436	−56.2	× 89 / 629	−8
4	96,214	2415.2	− 2485	−69.8	× 105 / 629	−11.7
5	96,215	2425.8	− 2528	−102.2	× 134 / 629	−21.8
6	96,218	2431.0	− 2552	−121	× 107 / 629	−20.6
7	96,220	2420.3	− 2567	−146.7	× 115 / 629	−26.8
8	96,221	2429.8	− 2586	−156.2	× 79 / 629	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,999	2376.7	− 2436	−59.3	× 90 / 616	−8.7
4	99,001	2415.6	− 2485	−69.4	× 97 / 616	−10.9
5	99,002	2424.8	− 2528	−103.2	× 102 / 616	−17.1
6	99,005	2421.0	− 2552	−131	× 126 / 616	−26.8
7	99,007	2434.3	− 2567	−132.7	× 98 / 616	−21.1
8	99,009	2450.6	− 2586	−135.4	× 103 / 616	−22.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,154	2380.2	− 2436	−55.8	× 101 / 628	−9
4	99,156	2414.4	− 2485	−70.6	× 112 / 628	−12.6
5	99,158	2428.0	− 2528	−100	× 98 / 628	−15.6
6	99,160	2422.6	− 2552	−129.4	× 104 / 628	−21.4
7	99,162	2433.7	− 2567	−133.3	× 109 / 628	−23.1
8	99,164	2462.0	− 2586	−124	× 104 / 628	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,823	2389.1	− 2436	−46.9	× 95 / 618	−7.2
4	99,824	2447.5	− 2485	−37.5	× 105 / 618	−6.4
5	99,825	2446.4	− 2528	−81.6	× 105 / 618	−13.9
6	99,826	2428.4	− 2552	−123.6	× 97 / 618	−19.4
7	99,827	2425.6	− 2567	−141.4	× 113 / 618	−25.9
8	99,828	2446.8	− 2586	−139.2	× 103 / 618	−23.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,022	2380.6	− 2436	−55.4	× 91 / 666	−7.6
4	100,023	2403.7	− 2485	−81.3	× 100 / 666	−12.2
5	100,024	2400.8	− 2528	−127.2	× 108 / 666	−20.6
6	100,025	2418.6	− 2552	−133.4	× 126 / 666	−25.2
7	100,026	2433.0	− 2567	−134	× 121 / 666	−24.3
8	100,027	2422.9	− 2586	−163.1	× 120 / 666	−29.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,864	2387.8	− 2436	−48.2	× 100 / 639	−7.5
4	99,865	2386.0	− 2485	−99	× 82 / 639	−12.7
5	99,866	2437.1	− 2528	−90.9	× 97 / 639	−13.8
6	99,867	2411.9	− 2552	−140.1	× 120 / 639	−26.3
7	99,868	2448.3	− 2567	−118.7	× 119 / 639	−22.1
8	99,869	2458.3	− 2586	−127.7	× 121 / 639	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,743	2402.4	− 2436	−33.6	× 68 / 551	−4.1
4	99,744	2404.5	− 2485	−80.5	× 93 / 551	−13.6
5	99,745	2433.1	− 2528	−94.9	× 79 / 551	−13.6
6	99,746	2440.4	− 2552	−111.6	× 106 / 551	−21.5
7	99,747	2450.2	− 2567	−116.8	× 98 / 551	−20.8
8	99,748	2470.0	− 2586	−116	× 107 / 551	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,449	2399.2	− 2436	−36.8	× 70 / 510	−5.1
4	99,450	2401.1	− 2485	−83.9	× 63 / 510	−10.4
5	99,451	2441.0	− 2528	−87	× 91 / 510	−15.5
6	99,452	2440.5	− 2552	−111.5	× 87 / 510	−19
7	99,453	2467.0	− 2567	−100	× 103 / 510	−20.2
8	99,454	2459.9	− 2586	−126.1	× 96 / 510	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,108	2381.5	− 2436	−54.5	× 66 / 483	−7.4
4	99,109	2395.9	− 2485	−89.1	× 68 / 483	−12.5
5	99,110	2441.9	− 2528	−86.1	× 63 / 483	−11.2
6	99,111	2443.6	− 2552	−108.4	× 97 / 483	−21.8
7	99,112	2440.0	− 2567	−127	× 86 / 483	−22.6
8	99,113	2465.6	− 2586	−120.4	× 103 / 483	−25.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −98, −108, −107, −102, −96, −119, −107, −96, −94, −101 → −102.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −79.9, lower limit −125.7.

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.