English Language Arts · School

Aptos Middle

911 students enrolled in 2024–25: 781 fluent in English, 125 English learners, and 5 not yet assessed.

Aptos Middle: English Language Arts, distance from Standard Met-300-200-1001002000Meets standardUpper limit 29.4Lower limit −11Average 9.2Tested20151,03720169722017958201890720199332020No tests (COVID)2021Not reported20227252023794202482320258902026894Houses: share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Higher house, fewer eligible.2015: 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.70%2016: 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.59%2017: 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.56%2018: 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.52%2019: 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.55%2021: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%2022: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%2023: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%2024: 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.60%2025: 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.59%2026: 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.56%−165141812166151210
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 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531.
  • 7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2577 vs. 2552.
  • 8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2590 vs. 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 234 students 6th grade, average 2547: Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 255 students 7th grade, average 2606: Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 253 students 8th grade, average 2616: Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 64 students 6th grade, average 2393: 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 48 students 7th grade, average 2429: Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 39 students 8th grade, average 2418: 14 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.