Emma W. Shuey 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.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 85 of the 260 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2456 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2529 vs. 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2528.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2552 vs. 2552.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 3rd 40 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 43 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 28 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 24 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 40 points under the grade 4 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	37,011	2454.6	− 2436	18.6	× 75 / 333	4.2
4	37,013	2478.6	− 2485	−6.4	× 81 / 333	−1.6
5	37,015	2491.9	− 2528	−36.1	× 90 / 333	−9.8
6	37,017	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 87 / 333	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,459	2474.6	− 2436	38.6	× 64 / 325	7.6
4	34,460	2487.2	− 2485	2.2	× 84 / 325	0.6
5	34,463	2548.8	− 2528	20.8	× 83 / 325	5.3
6	34,465	2535.7	− 2552	−16.3	× 94 / 325	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,077	2470.3	− 2436	34.3	× 68 / 305	7.6
4	35,078	2505.9	− 2485	20.9	× 74 / 305	5.1
5	35,080	2529.9	− 2528	1.9	× 80 / 305	0.5
6	35,082	2600.0	− 2552	48	× 83 / 305	13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,089	2448.2	− 2436	12.2	× 65 / 292	2.7
4	35,091	2523.4	− 2485	38.4	× 71 / 292	9.3
5	35,093	2543.6	− 2528	15.6	× 77 / 292	4.1
6	35,095	2585.6	− 2552	33.6	× 79 / 292	9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,256	2443.3	− 2436	7.3	× 64 / 286	1.6
4	35,257	2505.5	− 2485	20.5	× 72 / 286	5.2
5	35,258	2555.8	− 2528	27.8	× 77 / 286	7.5
6	35,259	2590.7	− 2552	38.7	× 73 / 286	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,153	2462.8	− 2436	26.8	× 73 / 277	7.1
4	35,154	2509.7	− 2485	24.7	× 72 / 277	6.4
5	35,155	2537.3	− 2528	9.3	× 66 / 277	2.2
6	35,156	2543.8	− 2552	−8.2	× 66 / 277	−2
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	35,184	2467.2	− 2436	31.2	× 53 / 260	6.4
4	35,185	2513.9	− 2485	28.9	× 76 / 260	8.4
5	35,186	2534.0	− 2528	6	× 64 / 260	1.5
6	35,187	2559.7	− 2552	7.7	× 67 / 260	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,034	2459.1	− 2436	23.1	× 64 / 268	5.5
4	35,035	2511.0	− 2485	26	× 56 / 268	5.4
5	35,036	2546.3	− 2528	18.3	× 80 / 268	5.5
6	35,037	2561.6	− 2552	9.6	× 68 / 268	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,887	2477.7	− 2436	41.7	× 63 / 263	10
4	34,888	2497.8	− 2485	12.8	× 65 / 263	3.2
5	34,889	2542.4	− 2528	14.4	× 54 / 263	3
6	34,890	2566.6	− 2552	14.6	× 81 / 263	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,885	2455.6	− 2436	19.6	× 68 / 260	5.1
4	34,886	2528.9	− 2485	43.9	× 65 / 260	11
5	34,887	2514.8	− 2528	−13.2	× 67 / 260	−3.4
6	34,888	2552.2	− 2552	0.2	× 60 / 260	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, 9, 26, 25, 24, 14, 18, 19, 21, 13 → 16.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit 34, lower limit −1.6.

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.