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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	80,577	2475.7	− 2531	−55.3	× 132 / 434	−16.8
7	80,579	2535.6	− 2552	−16.4	× 124 / 434	−4.7
8	80,581	2542.1	− 2567	−24.9	× 118 / 434	−6.8
11	80,583	2610.7	− 2583	27.7	× 60 / 434	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	74,679	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 126 / 430	−12.9
7	74,681	2513.0	− 2552	−39	× 121 / 430	−11
8	74,682	2559.9	− 2567	−7.1	× 118 / 430	−1.9
11	74,684	2592.7	− 2583	9.7	× 65 / 430	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	76,663	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 119 / 445	−16.3
7	76,666	2514.5	− 2552	−37.5	× 122 / 445	−10.3
8	76,668	2547.1	− 2567	−19.9	× 128 / 445	−5.7
11	76,669	2612.4	− 2583	29.4	× 76 / 445	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	76,847	2488.8	− 2531	−42.2	× 125 / 458	−11.5
7	76,848	2513.6	− 2552	−38.4	× 122 / 458	−10.2
8	76,851	2556.2	− 2567	−10.8	× 126 / 458	−3
11	76,852	2638.2	− 2583	55.2	× 85 / 458	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	77,346	2466.8	− 2531	−64.2	× 126 / 431	−18.8
7	77,347	2503.7	− 2552	−48.3	× 121 / 431	−13.6
8	77,348	2525.2	− 2567	−41.8	× 119 / 431	−11.5
11	77,349	2637.7	− 2583	54.7	× 65 / 431	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	75,882	2599.5	− 2583	16.5	× 84 / 84	16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	77,498	2470.5	− 2531	−60.5	× 113 / 459	−14.9
7	77,499	2492.3	− 2552	−59.7	× 128 / 459	−16.6
8	77,500	2509.5	− 2567	−57.5	× 125 / 459	−15.7
11	77,501	2564.2	− 2583	−18.8	× 93 / 459	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	77,484	2459.0	− 2531	−72	× 119 / 441	−19.4
7	77,485	2486.5	− 2552	−65.5	× 116 / 441	−17.2
8	77,486	2502.0	− 2567	−65	× 118 / 441	−17.4
11	77,487	2576.8	− 2583	−6.2	× 88 / 441	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	77,484	2464.5	− 2531	−66.5	× 117 / 436	−17.8
7	77,485	2474.5	− 2552	−77.5	× 118 / 436	−21
8	77,486	2478.7	− 2567	−88.3	× 114 / 436	−23.1
11	77,487	2568.2	− 2583	−14.8	× 87 / 436	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	77,138	2465.6	− 2531	−65.4	× 111 / 460	−15.8
7	77,139	2476.9	− 2552	−75.1	× 125 / 460	−20.4
8	77,140	2478.2	− 2567	−88.8	× 124 / 460	−23.9
11	77,141	2580.2	− 2583	−2.8	× 100 / 460	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −24, −27, −14, −36, 17, −51, −55, −65, −61 → −34
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2021: 53 · 2021→2022: 68 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 4 → average 19.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 19.7 × 2.66 = 52.4. Upper limit 18.4, lower limit −86.4.

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.