Emery Park 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.

Measured against the grade bars

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

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2448 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2477 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 36 points under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2528. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 8 bar. 2571 vs. 2586.

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

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	40,661	2455.3	− 2436	19.3	× 39 / 341	2.2
4	40,664	2422.4	− 2485	−62.6	× 53 / 341	−9.7
5	40,666	2465.9	− 2528	−62.1	× 60 / 341	−10.9
6	40,668	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 63 / 341	−4.5
7	40,670	2525.0	− 2567	−42	× 66 / 341	−8.1
8	40,671	2554.8	− 2586	−31.2	× 60 / 341	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,613	2452.9	− 2436	16.9	× 47 / 327	2.4
4	37,614	2495.2	− 2485	10.2	× 40 / 327	1.2
5	37,617	2461.7	− 2528	−66.3	× 56 / 327	−11.4
6	37,619	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 59 / 327	−5
7	37,620	2544.2	− 2567	−22.8	× 63 / 327	−4.4
8	37,622	2547.6	− 2586	−38.4	× 62 / 327	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,469	2465.9	− 2436	29.9	× 43 / 309	4.2
4	38,471	2484.0	− 2485	−1	× 45 / 309	−0.1
5	38,473	2509.8	− 2528	−18.2	× 43 / 309	−2.5
6	38,475	2495.7	− 2552	−56.3	× 56 / 309	−10.2
7	38,476	2548.6	− 2567	−18.4	× 59 / 309	−3.5
8	38,479	2541.8	− 2586	−44.2	× 63 / 309	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,444	2436.8	− 2436	0.8	× 41 / 291	0.1
4	38,446	2477.1	− 2485	−7.9	× 47 / 291	−1.3
5	38,448	2494.8	− 2528	−33.2	× 41 / 291	−4.7
6	38,450	2541.7	− 2552	−10.3	× 43 / 291	−1.5
7	38,452	2512.6	− 2567	−54.4	× 61 / 291	−11.4
8	38,454	2546.9	− 2586	−39.1	× 58 / 291	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,644	2454.9	− 2436	18.9	× 45 / 291	2.9
4	38,645	2491.6	− 2485	6.6	× 39 / 291	0.9
5	38,646	2494.6	− 2528	−33.4	× 47 / 291	−5.4
6	38,647	2517.8	− 2552	−34.2	× 46 / 291	−5.4
7	38,648	2552.2	− 2567	−14.8	× 53 / 291	−2.7
8	38,649	2545.6	− 2586	−40.4	× 61 / 291	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,461	2416.3	− 2436	−19.7	× 25 / 229	−2.2
4	38,462	2468.6	− 2485	−16.4	× 34 / 229	−2.4
5	38,463	2480.2	− 2528	−47.8	× 41 / 229	−8.6
6	38,464	2516.5	− 2552	−35.5	× 39 / 229	−6
7	38,465	2527.0	− 2567	−40	× 43 / 229	−7.5
8	38,466	2547.3	− 2586	−38.7	× 47 / 229	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,520	2432.2	− 2436	−3.8	× 36 / 211	−0.6
4	38,521	2470.8	− 2485	−14.2	× 26 / 211	−1.7
5	38,522	2489.1	− 2528	−38.9	× 31 / 211	−5.7
6	38,523	2504.2	− 2552	−47.8	× 40 / 211	−9.1
7	38,524	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 37 / 211	−1.4
8	38,525	2560.2	− 2586	−25.8	× 41 / 211	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,354	2435.6	− 2436	−0.4	× 25 / 221	0
4	38,355	2457.7	− 2485	−27.3	× 37 / 221	−4.6
5	38,356	2465.1	− 2528	−62.9	× 29 / 221	−8.3
6	38,357	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 39 / 221	−14.8
7	38,358	2525.8	− 2567	−41.2	× 51 / 221	−9.5
8	38,359	2585.9	− 2586	−0.1	× 40 / 221	0
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	38,133	2428.5	− 2436	−7.5	× 34 / 221	−1.2
4	38,134	2451.2	− 2485	−33.8	× 25 / 221	−3.8
5	38,135	2463.6	− 2528	−64.4	× 37 / 221	−10.8
6	38,136	2456.4	− 2552	−95.6	× 32 / 221	−13.8
7	38,137	2512.4	− 2567	−54.6	× 43 / 221	−10.6
8	38,138	2561.0	− 2586	−25	× 50 / 221	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,083	2447.8	− 2436	11.8	× 38 / 198	2.3
4	38,084	2476.6	− 2485	−8.4	× 29 / 198	−1.2
5	38,085	2493.6	− 2528	−34.4	× 29 / 198	−5
6	38,086	2494.1	− 2552	−57.9	× 36 / 198	−10.5
7	38,087	2492.5	− 2567	−74.5	× 29 / 198	−10.9
8	38,088	2571.1	− 2586	−14.9	× 37 / 198	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −24, −21, −27, −18, −35, −24, −37, −46, −28 → −29.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit −0.4, lower limit −59.

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.