Animo Jefferson Charter Middle: math

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	27,908	2479.8	− 2552	−72.2	× 188 / 546	−24.9
7	27,910	2497.7	− 2567	−69.3	× 186 / 546	−23.6
8	27,912	2502.4	− 2586	−83.6	× 172 / 546	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,972	2477.1	− 2552	−74.9	× 185 / 540	−25.7
7	25,974	2491.3	− 2567	−75.7	× 180 / 540	−25.2
8	25,976	2509.6	− 2586	−76.4	× 175 / 540	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,453	2461.2	− 2552	−90.8	× 188 / 535	−31.9
7	26,454	2484.9	− 2567	−82.1	× 177 / 535	−27.2
8	26,457	2487.2	− 2586	−98.8	× 170 / 535	−31.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,422	2480.7	− 2552	−71.3	× 188 / 541	−24.8
7	26,424	2481.6	− 2567	−85.4	× 183 / 541	−28.9
8	26,426	2496.3	− 2586	−89.7	× 170 / 541	−28.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,557	2471.7	− 2552	−80.3	× 190 / 546	−27.9
7	26,558	2493.7	− 2567	−73.3	× 184 / 546	−24.7
8	26,559	2502.6	− 2586	−83.4	× 172 / 546	−26.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,496	2445.5	− 2552	−106.5	× 171 / 508	−35.8
7	26,497	2465.9	− 2567	−101.1	× 163 / 508	−32.4
8	26,498	2484.2	− 2586	−101.8	× 174 / 508	−34.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,457	2460.9	− 2552	−91.1	× 165 / 460	−32.7
7	26,458	2460.8	− 2567	−106.2	× 152 / 460	−35.1
8	26,459	2482.5	− 2586	−103.5	× 143 / 460	−32.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,307	2432.2	− 2552	−119.8	× 142 / 437	−38.9
7	26,308	2472.8	− 2567	−94.2	× 155 / 437	−33.4
8	26,309	2467.9	− 2586	−118.1	× 140 / 437	−37.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,194	2456.3	− 2552	−95.7	× 121 / 419	−27.6
7	26,195	2457.7	− 2567	−109.3	× 140 / 419	−36.5
8	26,196	2523.3	− 2586	−62.7	× 158 / 419	−23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −75, −76, −90, −82, −79, −103, −100, −110, −88 → −89.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 22 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −61, lower limit −117.4.

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.