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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.

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
6	2,514	2447.5	− 2531	−83.5	× 94 / 346	−22.7
7	2,516	2496.0	− 2552	−56	× 93 / 346	−15.1
8	2,518	2494.5	− 2567	−72.5	× 91 / 346	−19.1
11	2,520	2562.0	− 2583	−21	× 68 / 346	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,194	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 91 / 320	−12.2
7	2,197	2489.7	− 2552	−62.3	× 91 / 320	−17.7
8	2,199	2497.6	− 2567	−69.4	× 91 / 320	−19.7
11	2,201	2586.1	− 2583	3.1	× 47 / 320	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,255	2498.5	− 2531	−32.5	× 96 / 351	−8.9
7	2,257	2539.2	− 2552	−12.8	× 90 / 351	−3.3
8	2,259	2506.8	− 2567	−60.2	× 92 / 351	−15.8
11	2,260	2631.2	− 2583	48.2	× 73 / 351	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,245	2502.1	− 2531	−28.9	× 92 / 340	−7.8
7	2,247	2527.2	− 2552	−24.8	× 90 / 340	−6.6
8	2,249	2553.2	− 2567	−13.8	× 90 / 340	−3.7
11	2,251	2600.1	− 2583	17.1	× 68 / 340	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,250	2481.6	− 2531	−49.4	× 96 / 364	−13
7	2,251	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 96 / 364	−8.4
8	2,252	2517.9	− 2567	−49.1	× 89 / 364	−12
11	2,253	2566.9	− 2583	−16.1	× 83 / 364	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	2,157	2550.7	− 2583	−32.3	× 49 / 49	−32.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,208	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 67 / 285	−15.8
7	2,209	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 69 / 285	−13.9
8	2,210	2498.0	− 2567	−69	× 76 / 285	−18.4
11	2,211	2507.9	− 2583	−75.1	× 73 / 285	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,160	2461.9	− 2531	−69.1	× 46 / 247	−12.9
7	2,161	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 62 / 247	−10.4
8	2,162	2485.8	− 2567	−81.2	× 73 / 247	−24
11	2,163	2541.0	− 2583	−42	× 66 / 247	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,128	2435.4	− 2531	−95.6	× 62 / 234	−25.3
7	2,129	2454.5	− 2552	−97.5	× 51 / 234	−21.3
8	2,130	2480.3	− 2567	−86.7	× 59 / 234	−21.9
11	2,131	2561.5	− 2583	−21.5	× 62 / 234	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,102	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 64 / 232	−21.1
7	2,103	2481.2	− 2552	−70.8	× 67 / 232	−20.4
8	2,104	2488.8	− 2567	−78.2	× 43 / 232	−14.5
11	2,105	2574.8	− 2583	−8.2	× 58 / 232	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −49, −18, −15, −37, −32, −67, −59, −74, −58 → −47
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 31 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 16 → average 16.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.3 × 2.66 = 43.4. Upper limit −3.6, lower limit −90.4.

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.