Parmelee Avenue 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 vs. 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 63 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 71 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 61 students 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 62 students Just under 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 17 students 111 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 24 points under the grade 4 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	31,639	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 124 / 429	−18.4
4	31,642	2393.0	− 2473	−80	× 111 / 429	−20.7
5	31,643	2430.5	− 2502	−71.5	× 115 / 429	−19.2
6	31,646	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 79 / 429	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,856	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 126 / 453	−16.9
4	29,858	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 110 / 453	−13.6
5	29,860	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 116 / 453	−17.2
6	29,862	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 101 / 453	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,421	2384.4	− 2432	−47.6	× 116 / 457	−12.1
4	30,423	2405.4	− 2473	−67.6	× 127 / 457	−18.8
5	30,425	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 110 / 457	−13.5
6	30,427	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 104 / 457	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,471	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 110 / 415	−3.8
4	30,473	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 123 / 415	−16.1
5	30,475	2435.7	− 2502	−66.3	× 111 / 415	−17.7
6	30,477	2480.0	− 2531	−51	× 71 / 415	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,643	2426.7	− 2432	−5.3	× 97 / 414	−1.2
4	30,644	2441.8	− 2473	−31.2	× 109 / 414	−8.2
5	30,645	2453.0	− 2502	−49	× 114 / 414	−13.5
6	30,646	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 94 / 414	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,670	2383.5	− 2432	−48.5	× 109 / 371	−14.2
4	30,671	2416.0	− 2473	−57	× 102 / 371	−15.7
5	30,672	2474.3	− 2502	−27.7	× 92 / 371	−6.9
6	30,673	2508.9	− 2531	−22.1	× 68 / 371	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,729	2395.6	− 2432	−36.4	× 94 / 391	−8.8
4	30,730	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 111 / 391	−14.8
5	30,731	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 101 / 391	−10.5
6	30,732	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 85 / 391	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,599	2373.4	− 2432	−58.6	× 84 / 365	−13.5
4	30,600	2438.3	− 2473	−34.7	× 93 / 365	−8.8
5	30,601	2463.2	− 2502	−38.8	× 105 / 365	−11.2
6	30,602	2482.7	− 2531	−48.3	× 83 / 365	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,458	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 96 / 358	−7.2
4	30,459	2418.4	− 2473	−54.6	× 83 / 358	−12.7
5	30,460	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 92 / 358	−4.4
6	30,461	2519.3	− 2531	−11.7	× 87 / 358	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,444	2388.5	− 2432	−43.5	× 80 / 340	−10.2
4	30,445	2432.5	− 2473	−40.5	× 91 / 340	−10.8
5	30,446	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 89 / 340	−10.6
6	30,447	2509.6	− 2531	−21.4	× 80 / 340	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −69, −60, −59, −46, −33, −41, −40, −44, −27, −37 → −45.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −23.3, lower limit −67.9.

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.