Emma W. Shuey 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, 79 of the 254 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2438 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2502 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2518 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2553 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 40 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 48 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 45 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 27 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 11 students 53 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	37,012	2432.9	− 2432	0.9	× 75 / 330	0.2
4	37,014	2497.1	− 2473	24.1	× 80 / 330	5.8
5	37,016	2494.5	− 2502	−7.5	× 89 / 330	−2
6	37,018	2534.6	− 2531	3.6	× 86 / 330	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,458	2469.0	− 2432	37	× 63 / 322	7.2
4	34,461	2486.3	− 2473	13.3	× 84 / 322	3.5
5	34,462	2571.2	− 2502	69.2	× 82 / 322	17.6
6	34,464	2543.8	− 2531	12.8	× 93 / 322	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,076	2458.5	− 2432	26.5	× 68 / 303	5.9
4	35,079	2495.6	− 2473	22.6	× 72 / 303	5.4
5	35,081	2532.7	− 2502	30.7	× 80 / 303	8.1
6	35,083	2600.5	− 2531	69.5	× 83 / 303	19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,088	2445.5	− 2432	13.5	× 63 / 289	2.9
4	35,090	2511.7	− 2473	38.7	× 70 / 289	9.4
5	35,092	2540.2	− 2502	38.2	× 77 / 289	10.2
6	35,094	2588.5	− 2531	57.5	× 79 / 289	15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,251	2435.0	− 2432	3	× 63 / 284	0.7
4	35,252	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 72 / 284	1.6
5	35,253	2560.6	− 2502	58.6	× 76 / 284	15.7
6	35,254	2597.5	− 2531	66.5	× 73 / 284	17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,148	2450.2	− 2432	18.2	× 73 / 274	4.8
4	35,149	2505.9	− 2473	32.9	× 69 / 274	8.3
5	35,150	2554.5	− 2502	52.5	× 66 / 274	12.6
6	35,151	2552.4	− 2531	21.4	× 66 / 274	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,179	2449.8	− 2432	17.8	× 53 / 256	3.7
4	35,180	2502.4	− 2473	29.4	× 74 / 256	8.5
5	35,181	2535.0	− 2502	33	× 63 / 256	8.1
6	35,182	2570.6	− 2531	39.6	× 66 / 256	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,029	2450.9	− 2432	18.9	× 63 / 257	4.6
4	35,030	2526.4	− 2473	53.4	× 54 / 257	11.2
5	35,031	2545.7	− 2502	43.7	× 76 / 257	12.9
6	35,032	2565.0	− 2531	34	× 64 / 257	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,882	2454.5	− 2432	22.5	× 62 / 255	5.5
4	34,883	2474.2	− 2473	1.2	× 62 / 255	0.3
5	34,884	2550.1	− 2502	48.1	× 53 / 255	10
6	34,885	2557.7	− 2531	26.7	× 78 / 255	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,880	2437.6	− 2432	5.6	× 67 / 254	1.5
4	34,881	2501.5	− 2473	28.5	× 66 / 254	7.4
5	34,882	2518.0	− 2502	16	× 65 / 254	4.1
6	34,883	2552.6	− 2531	21.6	× 56 / 254	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 5, 32, 38, 38, 35, 31, 31, 37, 24, 18 → 28.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit 48.1, lower limit 9.7.

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.