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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2457 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2481 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2525 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2569 vs. 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 8 bar. 2576 vs. 2586.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 4th 52 students Meets the grade 4 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 4th 12 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar.

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

2026 results. "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	40,759	2453.7	− 2436	17.7	× 70 / 500	2.5
4	40,762	2467.2	− 2485	−17.8	× 82 / 500	−2.9
5	40,763	2530.1	− 2528	2.1	× 78 / 500	0.3
6	40,766	2518.6	− 2552	−33.4	× 81 / 500	−5.4
7	40,767	2540.2	− 2567	−26.8	× 103 / 500	−5.5
8	40,770	2576.8	− 2586	−9.2	× 86 / 500	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,710	2465.2	− 2436	29.2	× 73 / 514	4.1
4	37,712	2476.3	− 2485	−8.7	× 74 / 514	−1.3
5	37,715	2510.6	− 2528	−17.4	× 89 / 514	−3
6	37,716	2531.4	− 2552	−20.6	× 85 / 514	−3.4
7	37,718	2549.0	− 2567	−18	× 88 / 514	−3.1
8	37,720	2578.2	− 2586	−7.8	× 105 / 514	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,567	2478.4	− 2436	42.4	× 81 / 486	7.1
4	38,568	2481.7	− 2485	−3.3	× 71 / 486	−0.5
5	38,571	2528.5	− 2528	0.5	× 74 / 486	0.1
6	38,573	2517.5	− 2552	−34.5	× 88 / 486	−6.2
7	38,574	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 84 / 486	−2.3
8	38,577	2602.0	− 2586	16	× 88 / 486	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,541	2465.5	− 2436	29.5	× 74 / 470	4.6
4	38,543	2528.0	− 2485	43	× 75 / 470	6.9
5	38,546	2508.9	− 2528	−19.1	× 67 / 470	−2.7
6	38,548	2557.4	− 2552	5.4	× 76 / 470	0.9
7	38,550	2520.7	− 2567	−46.3	× 97 / 470	−9.6
8	38,551	2623.0	− 2586	37	× 81 / 470	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,742	2476.5	− 2436	40.5	× 91 / 468	7.9
4	38,743	2492.0	− 2485	7	× 73 / 468	1.1
5	38,744	2547.0	− 2528	19	× 75 / 468	3
6	38,745	2534.7	− 2552	−17.3	× 63 / 468	−2.3
7	38,746	2573.4	− 2567	6.4	× 74 / 468	1
8	38,747	2549.0	− 2586	−37	× 92 / 468	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,559	2447.6	− 2436	11.6	× 65 / 452	1.7
4	38,560	2488.5	− 2485	3.5	× 80 / 452	0.6
5	38,561	2473.4	− 2528	−54.6	× 79 / 452	−9.5
6	38,562	2529.4	− 2552	−22.6	× 83 / 452	−4.2
7	38,563	2528.0	− 2567	−39	× 69 / 452	−6
8	38,564	2606.8	− 2586	20.8	× 76 / 452	3.5
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	38,618	2433.6	− 2436	−2.4	× 74 / 431	−0.4
4	38,619	2489.4	− 2485	4.4	× 59 / 431	0.6
5	38,620	2518.0	− 2528	−10	× 82 / 431	−1.9
6	38,621	2483.7	− 2552	−68.3	× 66 / 431	−10.5
7	38,622	2558.6	− 2567	−8.4	× 85 / 431	−1.7
8	38,623	2591.6	− 2586	5.6	× 65 / 431	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,452	2471.5	− 2436	35.5	× 56 / 416	4.8
4	38,453	2469.6	− 2485	−15.4	× 68 / 416	−2.5
5	38,454	2533.9	− 2528	5.9	× 55 / 416	0.8
6	38,455	2523.1	− 2552	−28.9	× 89 / 416	−6.2
7	38,456	2525.1	− 2567	−41.9	× 64 / 416	−6.4
8	38,457	2598.0	− 2586	12	× 84 / 416	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,231	2458.7	− 2436	22.7	× 66 / 402	3.7
4	38,232	2483.0	− 2485	−2	× 62 / 402	−0.3
5	38,233	2495.4	− 2528	−32.6	× 67 / 402	−5.4
6	38,234	2560.8	− 2552	8.8	× 55 / 402	1.2
7	38,235	2568.5	− 2567	1.5	× 86 / 402	0.3
8	38,236	2577.7	− 2586	−8.3	× 66 / 402	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,181	2456.7	− 2436	20.7	× 47 / 388	2.5
4	38,182	2480.9	− 2485	−4.1	× 64 / 388	−0.7
5	38,183	2515.4	− 2528	−12.6	× 57 / 388	−1.9
6	38,184	2525.2	− 2552	−26.8	× 73 / 388	−5
7	38,185	2569.0	− 2567	2	× 53 / 388	0.3
8	38,186	2575.8	− 2586	−10.2	× 94 / 388	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −13, −8, 1, 6, 3, −14, −13, −7, −2, −7 → −5.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit 11.1, lower limit −21.9.

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.