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English Language Arts · School

Alder Middle

964 students enrolled in 2024–25: 746 fluent in English, 217 English learners, and 1 not yet assessed.

Alder Middle: English Language Arts, distance from Standard Met-300-200-1001002000Meets standardUpper limit −27Lower limit −84.4Average −55.7Tested20151,13620161,16920171,14720181,14520191,0972020No tests (COVID)2021Not reported20229382023969202491920259482026925Houses: share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Higher house, fewer eligible.2015: 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.90%2016: 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.90%2017: 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.89%2018: 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.89%2019: 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.90%2021: 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.88%2022: 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.75%2023: 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.83%2024: 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.93%2025: 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.92%2026: 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.92%−56−53−57−48−31−59−74−58−58−63
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 English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

All students

  • 6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
  • 7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
  • 8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 6th 201 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 276 students 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 279 students 15 points under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 53 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 58 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 58 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar.

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

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "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.