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In 2006-2007 this school was designated "Highly Performing" by the Arizona Department of Education.
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About AZ LEARNS

  • Arizona uses AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles to indicate schools' overall performance each year.
  • For elementary and middle schools, the profiles are based on current and historical aggregated AIMS results, MAP results and whether or not the school made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). For high schools, AIMS results, AYP status and graduation/dropout rates are used.
  • Schools are identified as Excelling, Highly Performing, Performing Plus, Performing, Underperforming, Failing to Meet Academic Standards or Pending.

Testing in Arizona: An Overview

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  AIMS Results
 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 64% (2007)
 83% (2006)
 73% (2005)
 75% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing
 75% (2007)
 78% (2006)
 89% (2005)
 95% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 82% in 2007.

Math
 65% (2007)
 89% (2006)
 73% (2005)
 80% (2004)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading
 85% (2007)
 83% (2006)
 76% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2007.

Writing
 97% (2007)
 89% (2006)
 85% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 81% in 2007.

Math
 91% (2007)
 75% (2006)
 79% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading
 93% (2007)
 93% (2006)
 90% (2005)
 77% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing
 92% (2007)
 95% (2006)
 90% (2005)
 81% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 70% in 2007.

Math
 78% (2007)
 91% (2006)
 88% (2005)
 81% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading
 82% (2007)
 90% (2006)
 81% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2007.

Writing
 100% (2007)
 97% (2006)
 86% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 80% in 2007.

Math
 83% (2007)
 85% (2006)
 88% (2005)
The state average for Math was 67% 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.

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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
ReadingThis School
All Students64%
Female82%
Male50%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White67%

WritingThis School
All Students75%
Female87%
Male68%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White81%

MathThis School
All Students65%
Female68%
Male61%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White68%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4
ReadingThis School
All Students85%
Female100%
Male71%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White90%

WritingThis School
All Students97%
Female100%
Male95%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White97%

MathThis School
All Students91%
Female100%
Male83%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White97%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5
ReadingThis School
All Students93%
Female94%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White90%

WritingThis School
All Students92%
Female95%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White95%

MathThis School
All Students78%
Female76%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White81%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6
ReadingThis School
All Students82%
Female82%
Male82%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White87%

WritingThis School
All Students100%
Female100%
Male100%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White100%

MathThis School
All Students83%
Female83%
Male83%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
White88%
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.

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


Grade 2
Reading Language Arts Literacy Math

59
72
n/a
48


44
84
n/a
37


63
72
n/a
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

65
52
67
46


71
48
65
44


79
54
70
50

 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

54
54
59
63


50
54
59
71


65
67
67
71

 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

70
67
72
63


70
73
72
71


86
68
68
55

 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

70
63
68
66


65
67
65
61


79
78
72
71

 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.

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