Sunset 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2527 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2560 vs. 2567. The 8th-grade bar is 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	104,383	2450.7	− 2436	14.7	× 33 / 199	2.4
4	104,384	2453.5	− 2485	−31.5	× 50 / 199	−7.9
5	104,387	2492.6	− 2528	−35.4	× 40 / 199	−7.1
6	104,388	2522.5	− 2552	−29.5	× 32 / 199	−4.7
7	104,391	2545.5	− 2567	−21.5	× 26 / 199	−2.8
8	104,392	2619.8	− 2586	33.8	× 18 / 199	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,953	2441.8	− 2436	5.8	× 46 / 209	1.3
4	96,955	2494.7	− 2485	9.7	× 42 / 209	1.9
5	96,958	2521.2	− 2528	−6.8	× 48 / 209	−1.6
6	96,960	2527.8	− 2552	−24.2	× 24 / 209	−2.8
7	96,961	2540.7	− 2567	−26.3	× 25 / 209	−3.1
8	96,964	2567.6	− 2586	−18.4	× 24 / 209	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,764	2423.1	− 2436	−12.9	× 38 / 208	−2.4
4	99,766	2486.1	− 2485	1.1	× 51 / 208	0.3
5	99,768	2540.2	− 2528	12.2	× 37 / 208	2.2
6	99,771	2515.4	− 2552	−36.6	× 34 / 208	−6
7	99,773	2534.9	− 2567	−32.1	× 23 / 208	−3.5
8	99,775	2575.3	− 2586	−10.7	× 25 / 208	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,922	2427.0	− 2436	−9	× 45 / 221	−1.8
4	99,923	2482.4	− 2485	−2.6	× 41 / 221	−0.5
5	99,926	2520.4	− 2528	−7.6	× 51 / 221	−1.8
6	99,927	2565.5	− 2552	13.5	× 31 / 221	1.9
7	99,930	2541.3	− 2567	−25.7	× 33 / 221	−3.8
8	99,932	2558.7	− 2586	−27.3	× 20 / 221	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,589	2394.4	− 2436	−41.6	× 46 / 225	−8.5
4	100,590	2489.4	− 2485	4.4	× 43 / 225	0.8
5	100,591	2497.2	− 2528	−30.8	× 43 / 225	−5.9
6	100,592	2569.0	− 2552	17	× 34 / 225	2.6
7	100,593	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 31 / 225	−0.8
8	100,594	2576.0	− 2586	−10	× 28 / 225	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,450	2395.2	− 2436	−40.8	× 28 / 186	−6.1
4	98,451	2452.8	− 2485	−32.2	× 42 / 186	−7.3
5	98,452	2453.6	− 2528	−74.4	× 37 / 186	−14.8
6	98,453	2483.7	− 2552	−68.3	× 27 / 186	−9.9
7	98,454	2573.2	− 2567	6.2	× 23 / 186	0.8
8	98,455	2575.2	− 2586	−10.8	× 29 / 186	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,828	2404.4	− 2436	−31.6	× 38 / 207	−5.8
4	100,829	2448.9	− 2485	−36.1	× 39 / 207	−6.8
5	100,830	2467.6	− 2528	−60.4	× 42 / 207	−12.3
6	100,831	2485.1	− 2552	−66.9	× 34 / 207	−11
7	100,832	2551.9	− 2567	−15.1	× 28 / 207	−2
8	100,833	2595.0	− 2586	9	× 26 / 207	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,660	2389.0	− 2436	−47	× 45 / 214	−9.9
4	100,661	2465.1	− 2485	−19.9	× 46 / 214	−4.3
5	100,662	2475.2	− 2528	−52.8	× 36 / 214	−8.9
6	100,663	2503.8	− 2552	−48.2	× 27 / 214	−6.1
7	100,664	2525.1	− 2567	−41.9	× 34 / 214	−6.7
8	100,665	2571.7	− 2586	−14.3	× 26 / 214	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,539	2385.7	− 2436	−50.3	× 45 / 233	−9.7
4	100,540	2459.3	− 2485	−25.7	× 49 / 233	−5.4
5	100,541	2481.2	− 2528	−46.8	× 49 / 233	−9.8
6	100,542	2489.8	− 2552	−62.2	× 33 / 233	−8.8
7	100,543	2531.0	− 2567	−36	× 26 / 233	−4
8	100,544	2544.3	− 2586	−41.7	× 31 / 233	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,203	2374.7	− 2436	−61.3	× 35 / 224	−9.6
4	100,204	2434.5	− 2485	−50.5	× 49 / 224	−11
5	100,205	2462.6	− 2528	−65.4	× 52 / 224	−15.2
6	100,206	2491.9	− 2552	−60.1	× 35 / 224	−9.4
7	100,207	2512.2	− 2567	−54.8	× 29 / 224	−7.1
8	100,208	2557.4	− 2586	−28.6	× 24 / 224	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,862	2382.5	− 2436	−53.5	× 37 / 219	−9
4	99,863	2437.2	− 2485	−47.8	× 40 / 219	−8.7
5	99,864	2447.9	− 2528	−80.1	× 51 / 219	−18.7
6	99,865	2463.5	− 2552	−88.5	× 35 / 219	−14.1
7	99,866	2527.4	− 2567	−39.6	× 30 / 219	−5.4
8	99,867	2559.8	− 2586	−26.2	× 26 / 219	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, −6, −11, −8, −13, −39, −37, −38, −43, −55, −59 → −29.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 26 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −9.9, lower limit −49.3.

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.