Emerson (Ralph Waldo) 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 93 of the 206 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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 21 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 30 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 29 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 34 points under the grade 3 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	23,724	2414.4	− 2432	−17.6	× 71 / 307	−4.1
4	23,726	2469.2	− 2473	−3.8	× 77 / 307	−1
5	23,727	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 78 / 307	−6.9
6	23,730	2509.8	− 2531	−21.2	× 81 / 307	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,232	2464.5	− 2432	32.5	× 63 / 287	7.1
4	22,233	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 71 / 287	−11
5	22,235	2504.6	− 2502	2.6	× 72 / 287	0.7
6	22,238	2516.1	− 2531	−14.9	× 81 / 287	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,651	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 65 / 270	−3.6
4	22,653	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 61 / 270	−3.1
5	22,655	2445.7	− 2502	−56.3	× 70 / 270	−14.6
6	22,657	2527.4	− 2531	−3.6	× 74 / 270	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,647	2460.7	− 2432	28.7	× 63 / 261	6.9
4	22,650	2438.4	− 2473	−34.6	× 64 / 261	−8.5
5	22,651	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 57 / 261	0.7
6	22,654	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 77 / 261	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,825	2444.5	− 2432	12.5	× 75 / 258	3.6
4	22,826	2481.8	− 2473	8.8	× 63 / 258	2.1
5	22,827	2530.3	− 2502	28.3	× 60 / 258	6.6
6	22,828	2578.5	− 2531	47.5	× 60 / 258	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,792	2407.2	− 2432	−24.8	× 54 / 256	−5.2
4	22,793	2442.8	− 2473	−30.2	× 69 / 256	−8.1
5	22,794	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 68 / 256	−4.9
6	22,795	2547.3	− 2531	16.3	× 65 / 256	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,767	2364.0	− 2432	−68	× 53 / 263	−13.7
4	22,768	2452.3	− 2473	−20.7	× 59 / 263	−4.6
5	22,769	2447.5	− 2502	−54.5	× 76 / 263	−15.7
6	22,770	2520.7	− 2531	−10.3	× 75 / 263	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,627	2362.3	− 2432	−69.7	× 52 / 236	−15.4
4	22,628	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 52 / 236	−11.6
5	22,629	2509.4	− 2502	7.4	× 52 / 236	1.6
6	22,630	2494.3	− 2531	−36.7	× 80 / 236	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,536	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 45 / 207	−9.5
4	22,537	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 59 / 207	−8.9
5	22,538	2455.2	− 2502	−46.8	× 53 / 207	−12
6	22,539	2540.7	− 2531	9.7	× 50 / 207	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,592	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 50 / 206	−8.6
4	22,593	2412.4	− 2473	−60.6	× 40 / 206	−11.8
5	22,594	2459.5	− 2502	−42.5	× 60 / 206	−12.4
6	22,595	2490.1	− 2531	−40.9	× 56 / 206	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, −7, −22, −11, 23, −14, −37, −38, −28, −44 → −19.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 34 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 23 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 17.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.4 × 2.66 = 46.3. Upper limit 26.8, lower limit −65.8.

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.