Parmelee Avenue 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 32 points under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2528. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 62 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 71 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 60 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 62 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 17 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	31,640	2387.1	− 2436	−48.9	× 125 / 434	−14.1
4	31,641	2420.7	− 2485	−64.3	× 111 / 434	−16.4
5	31,644	2410.3	− 2528	−117.7	× 118 / 434	−32
6	31,645	2456.0	− 2552	−96	× 80 / 434	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,855	2404.6	− 2436	−31.4	× 130 / 461	−8.9
4	29,857	2432.5	− 2485	−52.5	× 111 / 461	−12.6
5	29,859	2446.5	− 2528	−81.5	× 118 / 461	−20.9
6	29,861	2474.3	− 2552	−77.7	× 102 / 461	−17.2
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	30,420	2408.1	− 2436	−27.9	× 117 / 461	−7.1
4	30,422	2422.9	− 2485	−62.1	× 127 / 461	−17.1
5	30,424	2439.8	− 2528	−88.2	× 112 / 461	−21.4
6	30,426	2460.0	− 2552	−92	× 105 / 461	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,472	2434.9	− 2436	−1.1	× 110 / 418	−0.3
4	30,474	2421.3	− 2485	−63.7	× 123 / 418	−18.7
5	30,476	2439.7	− 2528	−88.3	× 114 / 418	−24.1
6	30,478	2478.2	− 2552	−73.8	× 71 / 418	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,648	2441.9	− 2436	5.9	× 98 / 417	1.4
4	30,649	2460.3	− 2485	−24.7	× 109 / 417	−6.5
5	30,650	2450.3	− 2528	−77.7	× 116 / 417	−21.6
6	30,651	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 94 / 417	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,675	2397.2	− 2436	−38.8	× 110 / 372	−11.5
4	30,676	2427.3	− 2485	−57.7	× 103 / 372	−16
5	30,677	2466.1	− 2528	−61.9	× 91 / 372	−15.1
6	30,678	2496.6	− 2552	−55.4	× 68 / 372	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,734	2418.5	− 2436	−17.5	× 96 / 396	−4.2
4	30,735	2440.7	− 2485	−44.3	× 111 / 396	−12.4
5	30,736	2458.3	− 2528	−69.7	× 101 / 396	−17.8
6	30,737	2515.3	− 2552	−36.7	× 88 / 396	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,604	2389.3	− 2436	−46.7	× 84 / 368	−10.7
4	30,605	2439.5	− 2485	−45.5	× 95 / 368	−11.7
5	30,606	2455.5	− 2528	−72.5	× 106 / 368	−20.9
6	30,607	2484.5	− 2552	−67.5	× 83 / 368	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,463	2415.7	− 2436	−20.3	× 96 / 361	−5.4
4	30,464	2415.4	− 2485	−69.6	× 85 / 361	−16.4
5	30,465	2480.3	− 2528	−47.7	× 93 / 361	−12.3
6	30,466	2513.2	− 2552	−38.8	× 87 / 361	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,449	2399.6	− 2436	−36.4	× 78 / 337	−8.4
4	30,450	2440.3	− 2485	−44.7	× 91 / 337	−12.1
5	30,451	2444.8	− 2528	−83.2	× 88 / 337	−21.7
6	30,452	2496.1	− 2552	−55.9	× 80 / 337	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −80, −60, −67, −56, −39, −53, −43, −59, −43, −55 → −55.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 13.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.7 × 2.66 = 36.4. Upper limit −19.1, lower limit −91.9.

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.