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The shaded band is this district'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
3	9,735	2438.1	− 2432	6.1	× 3079 / 21461	0.9
4	9,736	2475.4	− 2473	2.4	× 2965 / 21461	0.3
5	9,739	2516.9	− 2502	14.9	× 3195 / 21461	2.2
6	9,740	2546.5	− 2531	15.5	× 3010 / 21461	2.2
7	9,743	2573.8	− 2552	21.8	× 3171 / 21461	3.2
8	9,744	2592.0	− 2567	25	× 3102 / 21461	3.6
11	9,747	2628.3	− 2583	45.3	× 2939 / 21461	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,787	2461.3	− 2432	29.3	× 3061 / 21896	4.1
4	8,788	2491.0	− 2473	18	× 3149 / 21896	2.6
5	8,791	2527.6	− 2502	25.6	× 3064 / 21896	3.6
6	8,793	2557.8	− 2531	26.8	× 3267 / 21896	4
7	8,794	2591.6	− 2552	39.6	× 3182 / 21896	5.8
8	8,796	2608.3	− 2567	41.3	× 3185 / 21896	6
11	8,798	2643.5	− 2583	60.5	× 2988 / 21896	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,074	2460.1	− 2432	28.1	× 3047 / 22262	3.8
4	9,077	2499.4	− 2473	26.4	× 3119 / 22262	3.7
5	9,079	2533.8	− 2502	31.8	× 3218 / 22262	4.6
6	9,080	2561.1	− 2531	30.1	× 3110 / 22262	4.2
7	9,083	2599.1	− 2552	47.1	× 3443 / 22262	7.3
8	9,085	2614.9	− 2567	47.9	× 3179 / 22262	6.8
11	9,086	2660.7	− 2583	77.7	× 3146 / 22262	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,097	2468.2	− 2432	36.2	× 3023 / 22309	4.9
4	9,099	2505.0	− 2473	32	× 3096 / 22309	4.4
5	9,101	2540.0	− 2502	38	× 3178 / 22309	5.4
6	9,103	2567.9	− 2531	36.9	× 3245 / 22309	5.4
7	9,105	2603.1	− 2552	51.1	× 3254 / 22309	7.5
8	9,107	2612.0	− 2567	45	× 3461 / 22309	7
11	9,109	2653.4	− 2583	70.4	× 3052 / 22309	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,166	2467.8	− 2432	35.8	× 3092 / 22334	5
4	9,167	2506.0	− 2473	33	× 3088 / 22334	4.6
5	9,168	2541.2	− 2502	39.2	× 3126 / 22334	5.5
6	9,169	2575.3	− 2531	44.3	× 3239 / 22334	6.4
7	9,170	2612.9	− 2552	60.9	× 3368 / 22334	9.2
8	9,171	2622.2	− 2567	55.2	× 3333 / 22334	8.2
11	9,172	2665.1	− 2583	82.1	× 3088 / 22334	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,115	2446.0	− 2432	14	× 3084 / 22139	2
4	9,116	2490.7	− 2473	17.7	× 3100 / 22139	2.5
5	9,117	2526.7	− 2502	24.7	× 3201 / 22139	3.6
6	9,118	2563.2	− 2531	32.2	× 3209 / 22139	4.7
7	9,119	2601.2	− 2552	49.2	× 3174 / 22139	7.1
8	9,120	2607.3	− 2567	40.3	× 3271 / 22139	6
11	9,121	2660.9	− 2583	77.9	× 3100 / 22139	10.9
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	9,097	2451.5	− 2432	19.5	× 3058 / 22441	2.7
4	9,098	2487.4	− 2473	14.4	× 3153 / 22441	2
5	9,099	2527.0	− 2502	25	× 3200 / 22441	3.6
6	9,100	2558.9	− 2531	27.9	× 3261 / 22441	4.1
7	9,101	2596.8	− 2552	44.8	× 3309 / 22441	6.6
8	9,102	2605.5	− 2567	38.5	× 3219 / 22441	5.5
11	9,103	2665.3	− 2583	82.3	× 3241 / 22441	11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,047	2453.7	− 2432	21.7	× 3023 / 22802	2.9
4	9,048	2492.1	− 2473	19.1	× 3145 / 22802	2.6
5	9,049	2527.4	− 2502	25.4	× 3274 / 22802	3.6
6	9,050	2562.8	− 2531	31.8	× 3317 / 22802	4.6
7	9,051	2599.9	− 2552	47.9	× 3395 / 22802	7.1
8	9,052	2608.6	− 2567	41.6	× 3369 / 22802	6.1
11	9,053	2668.3	− 2583	85.3	× 3279 / 22802	12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						39

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,016	2458.1	− 2432	26.1	× 3169 / 23151	3.6
4	9,017	2498.0	− 2473	25	× 3152 / 23151	3.4
5	9,018	2537.3	− 2502	35.3	× 3277 / 23151	5
6	9,019	2564.6	− 2531	33.6	× 3350 / 23151	4.9
7	9,020	2598.7	− 2552	46.7	× 3480 / 23151	7
8	9,021	2612.6	− 2567	45.6	× 3437 / 23151	6.8
11	9,022	2658.2	− 2583	75.2	× 3286 / 23151	10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 19, 34, 41, 44, 50, 37, 36, 39, 41 → 37.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 2 → average 6.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.3 × 2.66 = 16.8. Upper limit 54.7, lower limit 21.1.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.