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English Language Arts · School

Balboa Middle

845 students enrolled in 2024–25: 766 fluent in English, 79 English learners.

Balboa Middle: English Language Arts, distance from Standard Met-300-200-1001002000Meets standardUpper limit 10.8Lower limit −23.2Average −6.2Tested20151,21320161,15820171,12020181,10220191,0662020No tests (COVID)2021814202298220231,001202487920258182026794Houses: share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Higher house, fewer eligible.2015: 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.44%2016: 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.37%2017: 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.45%2018: 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.49%2019: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%2021: 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.50%2022: 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.48%2023: 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.48%2024: 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.55%2025: 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.59%2026: 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.60%410860−14−8−17−18−13−26
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 just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
  • 7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 7 bar. 2536 vs. 2552.
  • 8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 7 bar. 2539 vs. 2552. 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 253 students 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 264 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 221 students Just 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 21 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 15 students 10 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.