Parkway Heights Middle: 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 4 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 8.

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, 207 of the 529 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2485. The 6th-grade bar is 2552.
7th The average 7th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2485. The 7th-grade bar is 2567.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2485. The 8th-grade bar is 2586.

Students fluent in English

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

Grade bars 6th 106 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 116 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 100 students Just 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 6th 76 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 69 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 62 students 43 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
6	84,290	2519.4	− 2552	−32.6	× 206 / 597	−11.2
7	84,291	2537.5	− 2567	−29.5	× 216 / 597	−10.7
8	84,294	2529.4	− 2586	−56.6	× 175 / 597	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	78,105	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 202 / 611	−26.2
7	78,107	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 202 / 611	−8.3
8	78,109	2568.0	− 2586	−18	× 207 / 611	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	80,266	2489.7	− 2552	−62.3	× 205 / 601	−21.3
7	80,267	2487.4	− 2567	−79.6	× 192 / 601	−25.4
8	80,269	2556.4	− 2586	−29.6	× 204 / 601	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	80,420	2473.6	− 2552	−78.4	× 213 / 589	−28.4
7	80,423	2476.3	− 2567	−90.7	× 202 / 589	−31.1
8	80,424	2492.0	− 2586	−94	× 174 / 589	−27.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	80,905	2492.3	− 2552	−59.7	× 198 / 600	−19.7
7	80,906	2468.7	− 2567	−98.3	× 210 / 600	−34.4
8	80,907	2494.1	− 2586	−91.9	× 192 / 600	−29.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	79,299	2467.5	− 2552	−84.5	× 159 / 462	−29.1
7	79,300	2510.5	− 2567	−56.5	× 148 / 462	−18.1
8	79,301	2489.9	− 2586	−96.1	× 155 / 462	−32.2
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
6	81,124	2477.6	− 2552	−74.4	× 202 / 536	−28
7	81,125	2483.9	− 2567	−83.1	× 177 / 536	−27.4
8	81,126	2494.1	− 2586	−91.9	× 157 / 536	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	81,090	2478.7	− 2552	−73.3	× 199 / 582	−25.1
7	81,091	2479.8	− 2567	−87.2	× 203 / 582	−30.4
8	81,092	2481.8	− 2586	−104.2	× 180 / 582	−32.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	81,098	2457.2	− 2552	−94.8	× 171 / 573	−28.3
7	81,099	2482.7	− 2567	−84.3	× 198 / 573	−29.1
8	81,100	2484.6	− 2586	−101.4	× 204 / 573	−36.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	80,766	2454.0	− 2552	−98	× 190 / 556	−33.5
7	80,767	2467.3	− 2567	−99.7	× 169 / 556	−30.3
8	80,768	2486.5	− 2586	−99.5	× 197 / 556	−35.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	80,686	2451.3	− 2552	−100.7	× 182 / 529	−34.6
7	80,687	2471.5	− 2567	−95.5	× 185 / 529	−33.4
8	80,688	2475.4	− 2586	−110.6	× 162 / 529	−33.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −41, −57, −87, −84, −79, −82, −88, −94, −99, −102 → −77.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 30 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.9 × 2.66 = 21. Upper limit −56.5, lower limit −98.5.

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.