Parkway 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 3 bar

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 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2359 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2436. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2436. 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 41 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students 42 points under the grade 3 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 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 62 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	61,722	2370.0	− 2436	−66	× 80 / 338	−15.6
4	61,725	2389.5	− 2485	−95.5	× 95 / 338	−26.8
5	61,726	2396.0	− 2528	−132	× 71 / 338	−27.7
6	61,729	2420.0	− 2552	−132	× 92 / 338	−35.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,283	2400.8	− 2436	−35.2	× 76 / 310	−8.6
4	57,286	2407.6	− 2485	−77.4	× 83 / 310	−20.7
5	57,288	2408.4	− 2528	−119.6	× 85 / 310	−32.8
6	57,290	2399.7	− 2552	−152.3	× 66 / 310	−32.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,959	2381.5	− 2436	−54.5	× 62 / 293	−11.5
4	58,961	2385.9	− 2485	−99.1	× 78 / 293	−26.4
5	58,963	2427.1	− 2528	−100.9	× 78 / 293	−26.9
6	58,964	2441.1	− 2552	−110.9	× 75 / 293	−28.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,073	2373.9	− 2436	−62.1	× 84 / 324	−16.1
4	59,076	2404.4	− 2485	−80.6	× 68 / 324	−16.9
5	59,077	2404.1	− 2528	−123.9	× 89 / 324	−34
6	59,080	2454.7	− 2552	−97.3	× 83 / 324	−24.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,329	2398.9	− 2436	−37.1	× 72 / 296	−9
4	59,330	2395.5	− 2485	−89.5	× 73 / 296	−22.1
5	59,331	2436.3	− 2528	−91.7	× 68 / 296	−21.1
6	59,332	2455.2	− 2552	−96.8	× 83 / 296	−27.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,412	2350.8	− 2436	−85.2	× 57 / 243	−20
4	59,413	2370.1	− 2485	−114.9	× 62 / 243	−29.3
5	59,414	2421.7	− 2528	−106.3	× 66 / 243	−28.9
6	59,415	2460.5	− 2552	−91.5	× 58 / 243	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,370	2352.4	− 2436	−83.6	× 68 / 251	−22.6
4	59,371	2389.7	− 2485	−95.3	× 66 / 251	−25.1
5	59,372	2417.1	− 2528	−110.9	× 54 / 251	−23.9
6	59,373	2437.1	− 2552	−114.9	× 63 / 251	−28.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,301	2338.7	− 2436	−97.3	× 46 / 226	−19.8
4	59,302	2367.9	− 2485	−117.1	× 63 / 226	−32.6
5	59,303	2401.6	− 2528	−126.4	× 62 / 226	−34.7
6	59,304	2411.5	− 2552	−140.5	× 55 / 226	−34.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,058	2318.3	− 2436	−117.7	× 45 / 209	−25.3
4	59,059	2387.6	− 2485	−97.4	× 49 / 209	−22.8
5	59,060	2400.2	− 2528	−127.8	× 58 / 209	−35.5
6	59,061	2403.5	− 2552	−148.5	× 57 / 209	−40.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,981	2358.7	− 2436	−77.3	× 57 / 227	−19.4
4	58,982	2406.0	− 2485	−79	× 52 / 227	−18.1
5	58,983	2388.3	− 2528	−139.7	× 59 / 227	−36.3
6	58,984	2426.2	− 2552	−125.8	× 59 / 227	−32.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −106, −95, −93, −92, −79, −100, −100, −121, −124, −107 → −101.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit −75.4, lower limit −128.

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.