Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2558 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 8 bar. 2570 vs. 2586.

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	104,491	2417.8	− 2436	−18.2	× 50 / 175	−5.2
4	104,492	2428.9	− 2485	−56.1	× 66 / 175	−21.2
5	104,495	2488.5	− 2528	−39.5	× 59 / 175	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,062	2429.8	− 2436	−6.2	× 47 / 169	−1.7
4	97,064	2454.3	− 2485	−30.7	× 55 / 169	−10
5	97,066	2477.0	− 2528	−51	× 67 / 169	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,872	2418.4	− 2436	−17.6	× 50 / 158	−5.6
4	99,875	2456.7	− 2485	−28.3	× 49 / 158	−8.8
5	99,876	2483.4	− 2528	−44.6	× 59 / 158	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,023	2436.3	− 2436	0.3	× 60 / 162	0.1
4	100,026	2473.0	− 2485	−12	× 53 / 162	−3.9
5	100,027	2504.2	− 2528	−23.8	× 49 / 162	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,688	2434.4	− 2436	−1.6	× 77 / 200	−0.6
4	100,689	2448.5	− 2485	−36.5	× 68 / 200	−12.4
5	100,690	2478.1	− 2528	−49.9	× 55 / 200	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,549	2421.9	− 2436	−14.1	× 55 / 188	−4.1
4	98,550	2440.8	− 2485	−44.2	× 64 / 188	−15
5	98,551	2468.6	− 2528	−59.4	× 69 / 188	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,933	2421.7	− 2436	−14.3	× 66 / 199	−4.7
4	100,934	2451.7	− 2485	−33.3	× 62 / 199	−10.4
5	100,935	2477.2	− 2528	−50.8	× 71 / 199	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,766	2392.9	− 2436	−43.1	× 61 / 232	−11.3
4	100,767	2484.5	− 2485	−0.5	× 65 / 232	−0.1
5	100,768	2482.8	− 2528	−45.2	× 75 / 232	−14.6
6	100,769	2544.3	− 2552	−7.7	× 31 / 232	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,646	2410.1	− 2436	−25.9	× 65 / 248	−6.8
4	100,647	2465.3	− 2485	−19.7	× 61 / 248	−4.8
5	100,648	2497.4	− 2528	−30.6	× 64 / 248	−7.9
6	100,649	2526.4	− 2552	−25.6	× 28 / 248	−2.9
7	100,650	2544.1	− 2567	−22.9	× 30 / 248	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,311	2393.1	− 2436	−42.9	× 59 / 280	−9
4	100,312	2470.7	− 2485	−14.3	× 71 / 280	−3.6
5	100,313	2473.5	− 2528	−54.5	× 62 / 280	−12.1
6	100,314	2541.4	− 2552	−10.6	× 27 / 280	−1
7	100,315	2551.8	− 2567	−15.2	× 29 / 280	−1.6
8	100,316	2578.6	− 2586	−7.4	× 32 / 280	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,970	2414.8	− 2436	−21.2	× 62 / 273	−4.8
4	99,971	2451.0	− 2485	−34	× 60 / 273	−7.5
5	99,972	2506.5	− 2528	−21.5	× 62 / 273	−4.9
6	99,973	2504.3	− 2552	−47.7	× 32 / 273	−5.6
7	99,974	2558.0	− 2567	−9	× 28 / 273	−0.9
8	99,975	2569.6	− 2586	−16.4	× 29 / 273	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −32, −31, −11, −27, −41, −33, −27, −25, −28, −25 → −29.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 3 → 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 −7.6, lower limit −50.6.

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.