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Higley Unified School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

2935 S. Recker Road
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Maricopa County
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PH: (480) 279-7000
FAX: (480) 279-7500

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Grades PK-12 & ungraded
9441 students
9 schools

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AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

83% (2007)

82% (2006)

85% (2005)

81% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing

90% (2007)

70% (2006)

87% (2005)

88% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 82% in 2007.

Math

86% (2007)

85% (2006)

87% (2005)

63% (2004)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading

78% (2007)

82% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2007.

Writing

90% (2007)

81% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 81% in 2007.

Math

84% (2007)

86% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading

84% (2007)

80% (2006)

83% (2005)

63% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing

78% (2007)

70% (2006)

75% (2005)

71% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 70% in 2007.

Math

81% (2007)

79% (2006)

81% (2005)

54% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading

74% (2007)

78% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2007.

Writing

86% (2007)

91% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 80% in 2007.

Math

70% (2007)

71% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading

77% (2007)

77% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2007.

Writing

85% (2007)

94% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 84% in 2007.

Math

79% (2007)

76% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading

73% (2007)

77% (2006)

79% (2005)

55% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Writing

82% (2007)

90% (2006)

91% (2005)

67% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 75% in 2007.

Math

66% (2007)

68% (2006)

68% (2005)

29% (2004)
The state average for Math was 62% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Reading

81% (2007)

86% (2006)

85% (2005)

78% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 74% in 2007.

Writing

85% (2007)

82% (2006)

82% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 74% in 2007.

Math

70% (2007)

82% (2006)

83% (2005)

33% (2004)
The state average for Math was 69% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 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.
The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

More about the tests

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AIMS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	87%
Male	80%
Black	77%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Limited English proficient	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	95%
Male	85%
Black	96%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Limited English proficient	75%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	89%
Male	83%
Black	73%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Limited English proficient	45%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	81%
Male	75%
Black	63%
Asian	73%
Hispanic	73%
Native American	n/a
White	81%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	95%
Male	87%
Black	87%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	91%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	86%
Black	65%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	88%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	83%
Black	85%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	64%
White	84%

Writing	This District
All Students	78%
Female	84%
Male	71%
Black	64%
Asian	77%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	79%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	84%
Male	79%
Black	72%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	73%
Native American	73%
White	84%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	80%
Male	67%
Black	56%
Asian	81%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	78%

Writing	This District
All Students	86%
Female	95%
Male	77%
Black	86%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	87%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	73%
Male	68%
Black	46%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	75%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	77%
Female	80%
Male	74%
Black	76%
Asian	81%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Limited English proficient	18%

Writing	This District
All Students	85%
Female	93%
Male	76%
Black	88%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Limited English proficient	55%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	78%
Male	80%
Black	61%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Limited English proficient	27%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	73%
Female	72%
Male	74%
Black	65%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	n/a
White	78%

Writing	This District
All Students	82%
Female	86%
Male	78%
Black	77%
Asian	85%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	85%

Math	This District
All Students	66%
Female	60%
Male	72%
Black	58%
Asian	71%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	n/a
White	70%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	85%
Male	78%
Black	71%
Asian	81%
Hispanic	68%
Native American	n/a
White	87%

Writing	This District
All Students	85%
Female	91%
Male	78%
Black	85%
Asian	85%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	88%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	69%
Male	70%
Black	45%
Asian	71%
Hispanic	56%
Native American	n/a
White	77%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007 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.
The different subgroups are identified by the Arizona Department of Education; if there are fewer than ten students in a particular group in a school, the state does not report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

More about the tests

TerraNova Results

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

Grade 2

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	61	61	61	61	54	59	65	61	61	63	67	66

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 3

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	63	61	59	57	66	58	59	57	61	67	65	66

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	66	63	65	61	61	63	65	63	70	67	70	68

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	59	65	67	64	57	63	63	63	70	61	61	63

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	63	63	63	59	57	58	54	55	71	63	61	61

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	59	63	61	61	65	68	63	63	61	63	58	59

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	59	65	65	61	59	61	59	57	65	59	61	59

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 9

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	46	56	59	59	41	54	56	57	65	56	56	57

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the tests

In 2006-2007 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.

More about the tests

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
	This District
Students per FTE teacher	n/a

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	71%	46%
Hispanic	18%	40%
Black	5%	5%
Asian	4%	3%
Native American	1%	6%
Unspecified	1%	n/a

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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	15%	51%
English language learners	2%	13%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2005-2006
Language	This District	State Average
Spanish	54%	82%
English	25%	11%
Other Non-Indian	4%	2%
Vietnamese	4%	<1%
Russian	3%	<1%
Portuguese	2%	<1%
Romanian	1%	<1%
Korean	1%	<1%
Cantonese	1%	<1%
Ukrainian	1%	<1%
Japanese	<1%	<1%
Filipino	<1%	<1%
Tewa	<1%	<1%
Thai	<1%	<1%
French	<1%	<1%
Polish	<1%	<1%
Yugoslavian	<1%	<1%

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Attendance

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
	This District
Attendance rate	96%

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Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$5,451	$9,465

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	56%
Support services	10%	6%
Administration	13%	14%
Other expenditures	20%	23%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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