English Language Arts · School

Vandenberg Middle

565 students enrolled in 2024–25: 524 fluent in English, 41 English learners.

Vandenberg Middle: English Language Arts, distance from Standard Met-300-200-1001002000Meets standardUpper limit 17.2Lower limit −48.2Average −15.5Tested201575520167832017806201865220196682020No tests (COVID)2021Not reported20225722023553202454420255352026497Houses: share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Higher house, fewer eligible.2015: 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.53%2016: 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.52%2017: 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.51%2018: 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.51%2019: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%2021: 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.48%2022: 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.41%2023: 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.52%2024: 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.57%2025: 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.52%2026: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%−81−4917−12−27−48−40−43
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 6 bar

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

  • 7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
  • 8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 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 7th 200 students 7th grade, average 2526: Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 252 students 8th grade, average 2528: Just under 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 7th 27 students 7th grade, average 2424: Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 18 students 8th grade, average 2423: Just 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.