Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts: 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 11.

7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2557 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2528. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2582 vs. 2586. The 11th-grade bar is 2628.

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
7	105,975	2554.6	− 2567	−12.4	× 68 / 179	−4.7
8	105,978	2556.8	− 2586	−29.2	× 69 / 179	−11.3
11	105,979	2570.5	− 2628	−57.5	× 42 / 179	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	98,445	2550.1	− 2567	−16.9	× 73 / 199	−6.2
8	98,448	2577.3	− 2586	−8.7	× 71 / 199	−3.1
11	98,449	2603.5	− 2628	−24.5	× 55 / 199	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	101,315	2559.1	− 2567	−7.9	× 72 / 193	−2.9
8	101,317	2567.2	− 2586	−18.8	× 76 / 193	−7.4
11	101,318	2580.3	− 2628	−47.7	× 45 / 193	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	101,469	2546.4	− 2567	−20.6	× 71 / 207	−7.1
8	101,472	2554.6	− 2586	−31.4	× 76 / 207	−11.5
11	101,474	2575.8	− 2628	−52.2	× 60 / 207	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	102,118	2549.9	− 2567	−17.1	× 73 / 199	−6.3
8	102,119	2573.7	− 2586	−12.3	× 71 / 199	−4.4
11	102,120	2599.2	− 2628	−28.8	× 55 / 199	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	99,987	2531.0	− 2567	−36	× 55 / 171	−11.6
8	99,988	2524.3	− 2586	−61.7	× 62 / 171	−22.4
11	99,989	2571.0	− 2628	−57	× 54 / 171	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	102,403	2533.6	− 2567	−33.4	× 47 / 163	−9.6
8	102,404	2541.3	− 2586	−44.7	× 60 / 163	−16.5
11	102,405	2566.3	− 2628	−61.7	× 56 / 163	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	102,217	2526.5	− 2567	−40.5	× 65 / 181	−14.5
8	102,218	2533.6	− 2586	−52.4	× 57 / 181	−16.5
11	102,219	2610.5	− 2628	−17.5	× 59 / 181	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	102,114	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 69 / 191	−15
8	102,115	2523.7	− 2586	−62.3	× 74 / 191	−24.1
11	102,116	2603.0	− 2628	−25	× 48 / 191	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	101,774	2532.1	− 2567	−34.9	× 72 / 193	−13
8	101,775	2515.9	− 2586	−70.1	× 69 / 193	−25.1
11	101,776	2605.4	− 2628	−22.6	× 52 / 193	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	101,431	2557.1	− 2567	−9.9	× 59 / 184	−3.2
8	101,432	2500.5	− 2586	−85.5	× 72 / 184	−33.5
11	101,433	2582.4	− 2628	−45.6	× 53 / 184	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −16, −21, −34, −19, −52, −47, −37, −45, −44, −50 → −35.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −6.8, lower limit −64.8.

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.