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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
3	79,798	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 87 / 432	−10.7
4	79,801	2413.2	− 2473	−59.8	× 78 / 432	−10.8
5	79,802	2455.8	− 2502	−46.2	× 68 / 432	−7.3
6	79,805	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 59 / 432	−8.9
7	79,806	2508.6	− 2552	−43.4	× 72 / 432	−7.2
8	79,809	2520.0	− 2567	−47	× 68 / 432	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,929	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 84 / 435	−13.5
4	73,930	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 81 / 435	−12.4
5	73,933	2492.6	− 2502	−9.4	× 80 / 435	−1.7
6	73,934	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 67 / 435	−10.4
7	73,936	2492.2	− 2552	−59.8	× 55 / 435	−7.6
8	73,938	2511.1	− 2567	−55.9	× 68 / 435	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,916	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 68 / 401	−8.7
4	75,917	2392.2	− 2473	−80.8	× 75 / 401	−15.1
5	75,919	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 79 / 401	−8.2
6	75,922	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 66 / 401	−6.2
7	75,923	2511.7	− 2552	−40.3	× 62 / 401	−6.2
8	75,925	2513.8	− 2567	−53.2	× 51 / 401	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,107	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 59 / 416	−7.3
4	76,108	2402.1	− 2473	−70.9	× 73 / 416	−12.4
5	76,111	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 78 / 416	−10.3
6	76,112	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 78 / 416	−7.1
7	76,115	2515.1	− 2552	−36.9	× 68 / 416	−6
8	76,116	2544.6	− 2567	−22.4	× 60 / 416	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,624	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 63 / 410	−6.1
4	76,625	2393.9	− 2473	−79.1	× 60 / 410	−11.6
5	76,626	2444.8	− 2502	−57.2	× 70 / 410	−9.8
6	76,627	2487.7	− 2531	−43.3	× 83 / 410	−8.8
7	76,628	2548.4	− 2552	−3.6	× 66 / 410	−0.6
8	76,629	2522.7	− 2567	−44.3	× 68 / 410	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,780	2351.4	− 2432	−80.6	× 60 / 376	−12.9
4	76,781	2382.1	− 2473	−90.9	× 68 / 376	−16.4
5	76,782	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 62 / 376	−7.9
6	76,783	2483.1	− 2531	−47.9	× 61 / 376	−7.8
7	76,784	2477.1	− 2552	−74.9	× 57 / 376	−11.4
8	76,785	2512.5	− 2567	−54.5	× 68 / 376	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,774	2342.9	− 2432	−89.1	× 53 / 366	−12.9
4	76,775	2413.8	− 2473	−59.2	× 63 / 366	−10.2
5	76,776	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 69 / 366	−14.5
6	76,777	2488.8	− 2531	−42.2	× 65 / 366	−7.5
7	76,778	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 58 / 366	−6.1
8	76,779	2489.9	− 2567	−77.1	× 58 / 366	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,765	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 71 / 387	−13.3
4	76,766	2355.2	− 2473	−117.8	× 60 / 387	−18.3
5	76,767	2444.1	− 2502	−57.9	× 65 / 387	−9.7
6	76,768	2453.6	− 2531	−77.4	× 70 / 387	−14
7	76,769	2511.0	− 2552	−41	× 61 / 387	−6.5
8	76,770	2528.1	− 2567	−38.9	× 60 / 387	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,418	2358.8	− 2432	−73.2	× 61 / 381	−11.7
4	76,419	2389.1	− 2473	−83.9	× 68 / 381	−15
5	76,420	2407.7	− 2502	−94.3	× 56 / 381	−13.9
6	76,421	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 64 / 381	−7
7	76,422	2487.4	− 2552	−64.6	× 71 / 381	−12
8	76,423	2520.1	− 2567	−46.9	× 61 / 381	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −54, −51, −46, −44, −66, −63, −68, −67 → −56.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 → average 5.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.4 × 2.66 = 14.4. Upper limit −42.4, lower limit −71.2.

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.