Don Pedro Elementary: 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
3	96,421	2396.0	− 2436	−40	× 90 / 316	−11.4
4	96,423	2421.8	− 2485	−63.2	× 88 / 316	−17.6
5	96,424	2438.7	− 2528	−89.3	× 66 / 316	−18.7
6	96,427	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 72 / 316	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,460	2409.8	− 2436	−26.2	× 79 / 337	−6.1
4	89,462	2400.3	− 2485	−84.7	× 104 / 337	−26.1
5	89,465	2447.9	− 2528	−80.1	× 87 / 337	−20.7
6	89,467	2458.9	− 2552	−93.1	× 67 / 337	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,067	2396.4	− 2436	−39.6	× 74 / 340	−8.6
4	92,069	2436.9	− 2485	−48.1	× 77 / 340	−10.9
5	92,070	2433.8	− 2528	−94.2	× 99 / 340	−27.4
6	92,073	2483.3	− 2552	−68.7	× 90 / 340	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,268	2426.2	− 2436	−9.8	× 71 / 323	−2.2
4	92,269	2415.8	− 2485	−69.2	× 76 / 323	−16.3
5	92,272	2444.3	− 2528	−83.7	× 80 / 323	−20.7
6	92,273	2445.0	− 2552	−107	× 96 / 323	−31.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,913	2392.3	− 2436	−43.7	× 68 / 320	−9.3
4	92,914	2415.1	− 2485	−69.9	× 88 / 320	−19.2
5	92,915	2442.7	− 2528	−85.3	× 84 / 320	−22.4
6	92,916	2425.0	− 2552	−127	× 80 / 320	−31.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,150	2343.7	− 2436	−92.3	× 64 / 254	−23.3
4	93,151	2407.3	− 2485	−77.7	× 63 / 254	−19.3
5	93,152	2439.4	− 2528	−88.6	× 64 / 254	−22.3
6	93,153	2431.7	− 2552	−120.3	× 63 / 254	−29.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,050	2359.7	− 2436	−76.3	× 66 / 245	−20.6
4	93,051	2389.3	− 2485	−95.7	× 60 / 245	−23.4
5	93,052	2451.4	− 2528	−76.6	× 56 / 245	−17.5
6	93,053	2437.5	− 2552	−114.5	× 63 / 245	−29.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,933	2360.3	− 2436	−75.7	× 66 / 247	−20.2
4	92,934	2397.3	− 2485	−87.7	× 60 / 247	−21.3
5	92,935	2439.7	− 2528	−88.3	× 60 / 247	−21.4
6	92,936	2445.9	− 2552	−106.1	× 61 / 247	−26.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,665	2352.3	− 2436	−83.7	× 66 / 250	−22.1
4	92,666	2391.4	− 2485	−93.6	× 61 / 250	−22.8
5	92,667	2439.8	− 2528	−88.2	× 62 / 250	−21.9
6	92,668	2459.6	− 2552	−92.4	× 61 / 250	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −71, −65, −71, −83, −95, −91, −89, −89 → −79.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 0 → average 6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6 × 2.66 = 16. Upper limit −63.9, lower limit −95.9.

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.