Kamala 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, 314 of the 580 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 2349 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2436. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 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 18 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 38 students 33 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 52 students 41 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 60 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 79 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 68 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 72 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 48 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 39 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 51 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 36 students Just 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	103,538	2353.5	− 2436	−82.5	× 149 / 750	−16.4
4	103,539	2389.9	− 2485	−95.1	× 140 / 750	−17.8
5	103,542	2449.7	− 2528	−78.3	× 135 / 750	−14.1
6	103,543	2423.2	− 2552	−128.8	× 131 / 750	−22.5
7	103,546	2474.5	− 2567	−92.5	× 105 / 750	−13
8	103,547	2433.6	− 2586	−152.4	× 90 / 750	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,225	2367.6	− 2436	−68.4	× 127 / 808	−10.8
4	96,228	2390.7	− 2485	−94.3	× 159 / 808	−18.6
5	96,229	2434.8	− 2528	−93.2	× 153 / 808	−17.6
6	96,231	2444.1	− 2552	−107.9	× 139 / 808	−18.6
7	96,233	2473.3	− 2567	−93.7	× 121 / 808	−14
8	96,235	2460.6	− 2586	−125.4	× 109 / 808	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,013	2363.2	− 2436	−72.8	× 142 / 801	−12.9
4	99,015	2396.0	− 2485	−89	× 119 / 801	−13.2
5	99,016	2417.9	− 2528	−110.1	× 151 / 801	−20.8
6	99,018	2426.4	− 2552	−125.6	× 142 / 801	−22.3
7	99,020	2479.8	− 2567	−87.2	× 132 / 801	−14.4
8	99,023	2477.6	− 2586	−108.4	× 115 / 801	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,167	2382.2	− 2436	−53.8	× 136 / 786	−9.3
4	99,169	2439.3	− 2485	−45.7	× 124 / 786	−7.2
5	99,171	2455.9	− 2528	−72.1	× 121 / 786	−11.1
6	99,173	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 145 / 786	−23
7	99,175	2444.4	− 2567	−122.6	× 133 / 786	−20.7
8	99,177	2483.2	− 2586	−102.8	× 127 / 786	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,837	2391.5	− 2436	−44.5	× 133 / 753	−7.9
4	99,838	2436.9	− 2485	−48.1	× 130 / 753	−8.3
5	99,839	2454.9	− 2528	−73.1	× 128 / 753	−12.4
6	99,840	2440.4	− 2552	−111.6	× 113 / 753	−16.7
7	99,841	2447.6	− 2567	−119.4	× 122 / 753	−19.3
8	99,842	2446.9	− 2586	−139.1	× 127 / 753	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,036	2355.7	− 2436	−80.3	× 107 / 698	−12.3
4	100,037	2419.3	− 2485	−65.7	× 104 / 698	−9.8
5	100,038	2432.1	− 2528	−95.9	× 109 / 698	−15
6	100,039	2415.3	− 2552	−136.7	× 136 / 698	−26.6
7	100,040	2430.9	− 2567	−136.1	× 125 / 698	−24.4
8	100,041	2440.8	− 2586	−145.2	× 117 / 698	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,878	2359.4	− 2436	−76.6	× 94 / 653	−11
4	99,879	2423.6	− 2485	−61.4	× 103 / 653	−9.7
5	99,880	2456.3	− 2528	−71.7	× 105 / 653	−11.5
6	99,881	2447.0	− 2552	−105	× 106 / 653	−17
7	99,882	2414.1	− 2567	−152.9	× 122 / 653	−28.6
8	99,883	2449.3	− 2586	−136.7	× 123 / 653	−25.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,757	2382.7	− 2436	−53.3	× 86 / 620	−7.4
4	99,758	2415.4	− 2485	−69.6	× 95 / 620	−10.7
5	99,759	2450.6	− 2528	−77.4	× 109 / 620	−13.6
6	99,760	2437.4	− 2552	−114.6	× 108 / 620	−20
7	99,761	2455.6	− 2567	−111.4	× 110 / 620	−19.8
8	99,762	2443.2	− 2586	−142.8	× 112 / 620	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,463	2370.2	− 2436	−65.8	× 91 / 601	−10
4	99,464	2441.9	− 2485	−43.1	× 84 / 601	−6
5	99,465	2451.7	− 2528	−76.3	× 90 / 601	−11.4
6	99,466	2431.9	− 2552	−120.1	× 113 / 601	−22.6
7	99,467	2454.8	− 2567	−112.2	× 116 / 601	−21.7
8	99,468	2482.5	− 2586	−103.5	× 107 / 601	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,122	2348.5	− 2436	−87.5	× 86 / 580	−13
4	99,123	2430.6	− 2485	−54.4	× 91 / 580	−8.5
5	99,124	2444.3	− 2528	−83.7	× 86 / 580	−12.4
6	99,125	2450.9	− 2552	−101.1	× 91 / 580	−15.9
7	99,126	2419.4	− 2567	−147.6	× 111 / 580	−28.2
8	99,127	2486.8	− 2586	−99.2	× 115 / 580	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −102, −96, −99, −88, −88, −112, −104, −97, −90, −98 → −97.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −75.6, lower limit −119.2.

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.