Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

• In 2007-2008 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was used to test students in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10.
• AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona's learning standards.
• Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate.
• The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

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Scale: National percentile rank (50 is the national average)

Grade 2
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		42	42			43	42			46	45
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 3
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		41	40			41	41			44	45
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 4
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		42	43			47	48			49	50
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 5
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		49	49			49	49			45	44
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 6
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		48	49			42	42			43	42
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 7
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		45	48			47	49			41	43
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 8
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		46	46			49	49			47	44
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

Grade 9
		Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
		49	49			49	50			47	47
		2007	2008			2007	2008			2007	2008

About the tests

• In 2007-2008 Arizona used the TerraNova to test students in grades 2 through 9 in reading, language arts and mathematics. The TerraNova is given alone in grades 2 and 9 and in conjunction with the AIMS test in grades 3 through 8.
• The TerraNova is a national norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in Arizona scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
• The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average on the test.

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Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

	This District
Students per FTE teacher	77

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Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007 Ethnicity This District State Average Hispanic 54% 40% White 32% 46% Black 7% 5% Native American 4% 6% Asian 3% 3%

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Student Subgroups

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	59%	51%
English language learners	14%	13%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2005-2006 Language This District State Average Spanish 83% 82% English 9% 11% Other Non-Indian 4% 2% Vietnamese <1% <1% Russian <1% <1% Arabic <1% <1% Mandarin <1% <1% Cantonese <1% <1% French <1% <1% Korean <1% <1% Japanese <1% <1% Laotian <1% <1% Yugoslavian <1% <1% German <1% <1% Yaqui <1% <1% Filipino <1% <1% Cambodian <1% <1% Portuguese <1% <1% Thai <1% <1% Navajo <1% 3% Italian <1% <1% Hopi <1% <1% Finnish <1% <1% Polish <1% <1% Greek <1% <1% Papago (Tohono O'odham) <1% <1%

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Attendance

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

	This District
Attendance rate	94%

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