Emerson Elementary: english

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.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 103 of the 316 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2546 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2551 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 28 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 44 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 43 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 35 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 18 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 16 students 14 points under the grade 5 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	38,983	2349.9	− 2432	−82.1	× 97 / 277	−28.7
4	38,986	2396.0	− 2473	−77	× 91 / 277	−25.3
5	38,987	2460.5	− 2502	−41.5	× 63 / 277	−9.4
6	38,990	2498.9	− 2531	−32.1	× 26 / 277	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,153	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 86 / 288	−14.8
4	36,155	2386.1	− 2473	−86.9	× 86 / 288	−25.9
5	36,156	2441.0	− 2502	−61	× 85 / 288	−18
6	36,159	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 31 / 288	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,898	2367.9	− 2432	−64.1	× 88 / 284	−19.9
4	36,901	2443.8	− 2473	−29.2	× 76 / 284	−7.8
5	36,903	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 81 / 284	−15.5
6	36,905	2483.1	− 2531	−47.9	× 39 / 284	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,869	2385.5	− 2432	−46.5	× 77 / 302	−11.9
4	36,870	2406.5	− 2473	−66.5	× 96 / 302	−21.1
5	36,873	2464.7	− 2502	−37.3	× 80 / 302	−9.9
6	36,874	2444.3	− 2531	−86.7	× 49 / 302	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,055	2404.0	− 2432	−28	× 74 / 340	−6.1
4	37,056	2418.9	− 2473	−54.1	× 69 / 340	−11
5	37,057	2431.5	− 2502	−70.5	× 89 / 340	−18.5
6	37,058	2514.2	− 2531	−16.8	× 80 / 340	−4
7	37,059	2521.6	− 2552	−30.4	× 28 / 340	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,972	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 57 / 419	−6.3
4	36,973	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 67 / 419	−8.9
5	36,974	2457.2	− 2502	−44.8	× 94 / 419	−10.1
6	36,975	2495.1	− 2531	−35.9	× 71 / 419	−6.1
7	36,976	2524.6	− 2552	−27.4	× 58 / 419	−3.8
8	36,977	2481.2	− 2567	−85.8	× 72 / 419	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,005	2391.2	− 2432	−40.8	× 51 / 368	−5.7
4	37,006	2428.2	− 2473	−44.8	× 56 / 368	−6.8
5	37,007	2450.6	− 2502	−51.4	× 63 / 368	−8.8
6	37,008	2447.7	− 2531	−83.3	× 84 / 368	−19
7	37,009	2535.6	− 2552	−16.4	× 58 / 368	−2.6
8	37,010	2535.4	− 2567	−31.6	× 56 / 368	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,855	2376.3	− 2432	−55.7	× 77 / 376	−11.4
4	36,856	2426.4	− 2473	−46.6	× 52 / 376	−6.4
5	36,857	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 58 / 376	−9.1
6	36,858	2450.4	− 2531	−80.6	× 63 / 376	−13.5
7	36,859	2487.8	− 2552	−64.2	× 65 / 376	−11.1
8	36,860	2473.8	− 2567	−93.2	× 61 / 376	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,690	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 64 / 361	−3.3
4	36,691	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 73 / 361	−7.4
5	36,692	2473.2	− 2502	−28.8	× 52 / 361	−4.1
6	36,693	2493.7	− 2531	−37.3	× 43 / 361	−4.4
7	36,694	2490.7	− 2552	−61.3	× 64 / 361	−10.9
8	36,695	2526.2	− 2567	−40.8	× 65 / 361	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,682	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 46 / 316	−1.4
4	36,683	2471.5	− 2473	−1.5	× 56 / 316	−0.3
5	36,684	2487.8	− 2502	−14.2	× 71 / 316	−3.2
6	36,685	2465.5	− 2531	−65.5	× 60 / 316	−12.4
7	36,686	2545.9	− 2552	−6.1	× 32 / 316	−0.6
8	36,687	2550.7	− 2567	−16.3	× 51 / 316	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −65, −50, −57, −42, −50, −48, −67, −38, −21 → −50.4
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: 15 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 29 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 12.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.6 × 2.66 = 33.5. Upper limit −16.9, lower limit −83.9.

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.