Curren 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, 249 of the 541 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 43 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2528. 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 26 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 54 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 53 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 86 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 61 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 56 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 55 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 33 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 31 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 71 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	103,466	2399.2	− 2436	−36.8	× 123 / 675	−6.7
4	103,467	2409.0	− 2485	−76	× 138 / 675	−15.5
5	103,470	2424.4	− 2528	−103.6	× 105 / 675	−16.1
6	103,471	2449.5	− 2552	−102.5	× 107 / 675	−16.2
7	103,474	2453.0	− 2567	−114	× 103 / 675	−17.4
8	103,475	2486.7	− 2586	−99.3	× 99 / 675	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,151	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 129 / 710	−8.1
4	96,153	2428.1	− 2485	−56.9	× 134 / 710	−10.7
5	96,156	2428.1	− 2528	−99.9	× 134 / 710	−18.9
6	96,157	2422.1	− 2552	−129.9	× 103 / 710	−18.8
7	96,160	2456.7	− 2567	−110.3	× 109 / 710	−16.9
8	96,162	2456.4	− 2586	−129.6	× 101 / 710	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,938	2386.4	− 2436	−49.6	× 120 / 708	−8.4
4	98,940	2416.2	− 2485	−68.8	× 125 / 708	−12.1
5	98,943	2407.4	− 2528	−120.6	× 130 / 708	−22.1
6	98,944	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 129 / 708	−22.7
7	98,947	2447.9	− 2567	−119.1	× 96 / 708	−16.1
8	98,948	2465.9	− 2586	−120.1	× 108 / 708	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,093	2386.3	− 2436	−49.7	× 103 / 713	−7.2
4	99,096	2413.4	− 2485	−71.6	× 121 / 713	−12.2
5	99,097	2420.9	− 2528	−107.1	× 133 / 713	−20
6	99,100	2417.3	− 2552	−134.7	× 138 / 713	−26.1
7	99,101	2432.6	− 2567	−134.4	× 122 / 713	−23
8	99,104	2455.5	− 2586	−130.5	× 96 / 713	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,763	2404.0	− 2436	−32	× 100 / 692	−4.6
4	99,764	2417.3	− 2485	−67.7	× 98 / 692	−9.6
5	99,765	2420.0	− 2528	−108	× 115 / 692	−17.9
6	99,766	2425.5	− 2552	−126.5	× 133 / 692	−24.3
7	99,767	2434.1	− 2567	−132.9	× 130 / 692	−25
8	99,768	2446.6	− 2586	−139.4	× 116 / 692	−23.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,962	2362.4	− 2436	−73.6	× 95 / 609	−11.5
4	99,963	2427.2	− 2485	−57.8	× 95 / 609	−9
5	99,964	2405.8	− 2528	−122.2	× 95 / 609	−19.1
6	99,965	2439.2	− 2552	−112.8	× 108 / 609	−20
7	99,966	2436.0	− 2567	−131	× 106 / 609	−22.8
8	99,967	2412.9	− 2586	−173.1	× 110 / 609	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,804	2388.4	− 2436	−47.6	× 86 / 627	−6.5
4	99,805	2406.5	− 2485	−78.5	× 96 / 627	−12
5	99,806	2438.1	− 2528	−89.9	× 116 / 627	−16.6
6	99,807	2406.1	− 2552	−145.9	× 109 / 627	−25.4
7	99,808	2466.4	− 2567	−100.6	× 112 / 627	−18
8	99,809	2434.6	− 2586	−151.4	× 108 / 627	−26.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−105

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,683	2376.6	− 2436	−59.4	× 93 / 598	−9.2
4	99,684	2429.2	− 2485	−55.8	× 86 / 598	−8
5	99,685	2435.5	− 2528	−92.5	× 86 / 598	−13.3
6	99,686	2445.5	− 2552	−106.5	× 117 / 598	−20.8
7	99,687	2454.4	− 2567	−112.6	× 109 / 598	−20.5
8	99,688	2483.0	− 2586	−103	× 107 / 598	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,389	2400.9	− 2436	−35.1	× 91 / 577	−5.5
4	99,390	2394.5	− 2485	−90.5	× 96 / 577	−15.1
5	99,391	2456.7	− 2528	−71.3	× 84 / 577	−10.4
6	99,392	2450.0	− 2552	−102	× 88 / 577	−15.6
7	99,393	2500.7	− 2567	−66.3	× 109 / 577	−12.5
8	99,394	2478.7	− 2586	−107.3	× 109 / 577	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,048	2391.2	− 2436	−44.8	× 87 / 541	−7.2
4	99,049	2414.7	− 2485	−70.3	× 88 / 541	−11.4
5	99,050	2421.3	− 2528	−106.7	× 96 / 541	−18.9
6	99,051	2441.7	− 2552	−110.3	× 87 / 541	−17.7
7	99,052	2448.5	− 2567	−118.5	× 84 / 541	−18.4
8	99,053	2507.7	− 2586	−78.3	× 99 / 541	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −87, −92, −100, −106, −105, −114, −105, −90, −79, −88 → −96.6
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit −75.1, lower limit −118.1.

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.