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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	103,784	2411.7	− 2432	−20.3	× 64 / 207	−6.3
4	103,785	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 54 / 207	1.7
5	103,788	2488.5	− 2502	−13.5	× 48 / 207	−3.1
6	103,789	2518.3	− 2531	−12.7	× 41 / 207	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,444	2371.4	− 2432	−60.6	× 47 / 259	−11
4	96,446	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 65 / 259	−0.5
5	96,448	2521.2	− 2502	19.2	× 61 / 259	4.5
6	96,449	2515.6	− 2531	−15.4	× 52 / 259	−3.1
7	96,452	2551.6	− 2552	−0.4	× 34 / 259	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,230	2395.7	− 2432	−36.3	× 46 / 272	−6.1
4	99,232	2461.9	− 2473	−11.1	× 48 / 272	−2
5	99,234	2515.3	− 2502	13.3	× 61 / 272	3
6	99,236	2518.9	− 2531	−12.1	× 42 / 272	−1.9
7	99,238	2523.1	− 2552	−28.9	× 46 / 272	−4.9
8	99,241	2580.1	− 2567	13.1	× 29 / 272	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,389	2441.5	− 2432	9.5	× 51 / 277	1.7
4	99,392	2496.2	− 2473	23.2	× 49 / 277	4.1
5	99,393	2513.7	− 2502	11.7	× 50 / 277	2.1
6	99,396	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 52 / 277	−2.4
7	99,397	2551.8	− 2552	−0.2	× 37 / 277	0
8	99,400	2549.8	− 2567	−17.2	× 38 / 277	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,046	2446.1	− 2432	14.1	× 67 / 313	3
4	100,047	2511.9	− 2473	38.9	× 55 / 313	6.8
5	100,048	2535.4	− 2502	33.4	× 50 / 313	5.3
6	100,049	2522.3	− 2531	−8.7	× 50 / 313	−1.4
7	100,050	2537.3	− 2552	−14.7	× 60 / 313	−2.8
8	100,051	2619.5	− 2567	52.5	× 31 / 313	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,905	2373.5	− 2432	−58.5	× 55 / 334	−9.6
4	97,906	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 73 / 334	−7.5
5	97,907	2519.0	− 2502	17	× 65 / 334	3.3
6	97,908	2533.4	− 2531	2.4	× 60 / 334	0.4
7	97,909	2560.8	− 2552	8.8	× 37 / 334	1
8	97,910	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 44 / 334	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,267	2374.6	− 2432	−57.4	× 50 / 317	−9.1
4	100,268	2481.9	− 2473	8.9	× 61 / 317	1.7
5	100,269	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 63 / 317	−2.2
6	100,270	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 57 / 317	0
7	100,271	2569.8	− 2552	17.8	× 52 / 317	2.9
8	100,272	2601.5	− 2567	34.5	× 34 / 317	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,103	2398.1	− 2432	−33.9	× 66 / 338	−6.6
4	100,104	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 55 / 338	−8.5
5	100,105	2492.5	− 2502	−9.5	× 63 / 338	−1.8
6	100,106	2494.0	− 2531	−37	× 48 / 338	−5.3
7	100,107	2544.2	− 2552	−7.8	× 63 / 338	−1.5
8	100,108	2572.7	− 2567	5.7	× 43 / 338	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,984	2402.9	− 2432	−29.1	× 55 / 332	−4.8
4	99,985	2449.3	− 2473	−23.7	× 69 / 332	−4.9
5	99,986	2493.1	− 2502	−8.9	× 48 / 332	−1.3
6	99,987	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 59 / 332	−2.6
7	99,988	2541.8	− 2552	−10.2	× 42 / 332	−1.3
8	99,989	2587.5	− 2567	20.5	× 59 / 332	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,690	2398.1	− 2432	−33.9	× 64 / 373	−5.8
4	99,691	2439.1	− 2473	−33.9	× 58 / 373	−5.3
5	99,692	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 70 / 373	−1.4
6	99,693	2499.3	− 2531	−31.7	× 53 / 373	−4.5
7	99,694	2554.0	− 2552	2	× 63 / 373	0.3
8	99,695	2560.7	− 2567	−6.3	× 65 / 373	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −10, −10, −10, 3, 16, −14, −3, −23, −11, −18 → −8
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: 0 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 30 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 20 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 7 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit 23.4, lower limit −39.4.

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.