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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	83,086	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 30 / 162	−13.3
4	83,089	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 27 / 162	−8.7
5	83,090	2495.5	− 2502	−6.5	× 26 / 162	−1
6	83,093	2487.2	− 2531	−43.8	× 24 / 162	−6.5
7	83,094	2536.2	− 2552	−15.8	× 22 / 162	−2.1
8	83,097	2509.7	− 2567	−57.3	× 23 / 162	−8.1
11	83,098	2585.6	− 2583	2.6	× 10 / 162	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,047	2404.5	− 2432	−27.5	× 26 / 178	−4
4	77,049	2433.0	− 2473	−40	× 25 / 178	−5.6
5	77,051	2510.0	− 2502	8	× 28 / 178	1.3
6	77,052	2512.1	− 2531	−18.9	× 22 / 178	−2.3
7	77,054	2534.3	− 2552	−17.7	× 23 / 178	−2.3
8	77,057	2574.3	− 2567	7.3	× 21 / 178	0.9
11	77,059	2583.7	− 2583	0.7	× 33 / 178	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,137	2379.4	− 2432	−52.6	× 29 / 163	−9.4
4	79,139	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 27 / 163	−4.3
5	79,142	2461.9	− 2502	−40.1	× 23 / 163	−5.7
6	79,144	2513.4	− 2531	−17.6	× 19 / 163	−2.1
7	79,146	2541.6	− 2552	−10.4	× 22 / 163	−1.4
8	79,148	2573.2	− 2567	6.2	× 20 / 163	0.8
11	79,150	2609.4	− 2583	26.4	× 23 / 163	3.7
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
3	79,276	2386.5	− 2432	−45.5	× 34 / 164	−9.4
4	79,279	2428.9	− 2473	−44.1	× 27 / 164	−7.3
5	79,280	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 24 / 164	−5.7
6	79,283	2473.6	− 2531	−57.4	× 18 / 164	−6.3
7	79,284	2517.3	− 2552	−34.7	× 23 / 164	−4.9
8	79,287	2559.3	− 2567	−7.7	× 21 / 164	−1
11	79,288	2538.5	− 2583	−44.5	× 17 / 164	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,802	2400.3	− 2432	−31.7	× 17 / 170	−3.2
4	79,803	2440.9	− 2473	−32.1	× 34 / 170	−6.4
5	79,804	2480.3	− 2502	−21.7	× 30 / 170	−3.8
6	79,805	2499.3	− 2531	−31.7	× 26 / 170	−4.8
7	79,806	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 17 / 170	−4.4
8	79,807	2528.0	− 2567	−39	× 25 / 170	−5.7
11	79,808	2658.9	− 2583	75.9	× 21 / 170	9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,054	2423.6	− 2432	−8.4	× 20 / 142	−1.2
4	80,055	2465.2	− 2473	−7.8	× 27 / 142	−1.5
5	80,056	2509.0	− 2502	7	× 22 / 142	1.1
6	80,057	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 12 / 142	−2.6
7	80,058	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 21 / 142	−4.1
8	80,059	2569.7	− 2567	2.7	× 24 / 142	0.5
11	80,060	2602.2	− 2583	19.2	× 16 / 142	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,026	2340.1	− 2432	−91.9	× 12 / 107	−10.3
4	80,027	2456.5	− 2473	−16.5	× 18 / 107	−2.8
5	80,028	2508.6	− 2502	6.6	× 24 / 107	1.5
6	80,029	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 15 / 107	−3.8
8	80,031	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 22 / 107	−8.6
11	80,032	2555.3	− 2583	−27.7	× 16 / 107	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,050	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 20 / 109	−8.6
4	80,051	2412.1	− 2473	−60.9	× 12 / 109	−6.7
5	80,052	2539.2	− 2502	37.2	× 17 / 109	5.8
6	80,053	2546.8	− 2531	15.8	× 22 / 109	3.2
7	80,054	2502.4	− 2552	−49.6	× 17 / 109	−7.7
11	80,056	2579.5	− 2583	−3.5	× 21 / 109	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,714	2440.9	− 2432	8.9	× 24 / 119	1.8
4	79,715	2479.9	− 2473	6.9	× 22 / 119	1.3
5	79,716	2506.3	− 2502	4.3	× 11 / 119	0.4
7	79,718	2568.4	− 2552	16.4	× 23 / 119	3.2
8	79,719	2514.7	− 2567	−52.3	× 18 / 119	−7.9
11	79,720	2658.0	− 2583	75	× 21 / 119	13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −12, −18, −39, −19, −6, −28, −15, 12 → −18.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 28 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 20 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 27 → average 18.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.8 × 2.66 = 50. Upper limit 31.7, lower limit −68.3.

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.