Altimira 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	95,561	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 183 / 513	−30.9
7	95,562	2476.0	− 2567	−91	× 170 / 513	−30.2
8	95,565	2484.5	− 2586	−101.5	× 160 / 513	−31.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	88,696	2440.5	− 2552	−111.5	× 166 / 527	−35.1
7	88,698	2506.9	− 2567	−60.1	× 186 / 527	−21.2
8	88,699	2508.9	− 2586	−77.1	× 175 / 527	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,249	2449.9	− 2552	−102.1	× 143 / 482	−30.3
7	91,250	2487.7	− 2567	−79.3	× 162 / 482	−26.7
8	91,253	2508.2	− 2586	−77.8	× 177 / 482	−28.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,438	2455.9	− 2552	−96.1	× 162 / 477	−32.6
7	91,440	2474.8	− 2567	−92.2	× 151 / 477	−29.2
8	91,442	2489.3	− 2586	−96.7	× 164 / 477	−33.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,083	2453.0	− 2552	−99	× 140 / 451	−30.7
7	92,084	2473.8	− 2567	−93.2	× 163 / 451	−33.7
8	92,085	2482.2	− 2586	−103.8	× 148 / 451	−34.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,335	2421.8	− 2552	−130.2	× 124 / 398	−40.6
7	92,336	2445.6	− 2567	−121.4	× 138 / 398	−42.1
8	92,337	2441.6	− 2586	−144.4	× 136 / 398	−49.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−132

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,247	2447.9	− 2552	−104.1	× 114 / 379	−31.3
7	92,248	2436.2	− 2567	−130.8	× 126 / 379	−43.5
8	92,249	2460.9	− 2586	−125.1	× 139 / 379	−45.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	92,152	2421.4	− 2552	−130.6	× 99 / 333	−38.8
7	92,153	2450.2	− 2567	−116.8	× 112 / 333	−39.3
8	92,154	2456.4	− 2586	−129.6	× 122 / 333	−47.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	91,862	2462.7	− 2552	−89.3	× 92 / 308	−26.7
7	91,863	2446.8	− 2567	−120.2	× 101 / 308	−39.4
8	91,864	2472.0	− 2586	−114	× 115 / 308	−42.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −93, −82, −86, −95, −98, −132, −121, −126, −109 → −104.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 17 → 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 −73.3, lower limit −136.1.

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.