Academy of Tucson Middle School

In 2006-2007 this school was designated "Excelling" by the Arizona Department of Education.

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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Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 6

Reading
 91% (2007)
 88% (2006)
 85% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2007.

Writing
 96% (2007)
 88% (2006)
 75% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 80% in 2007.

Math
 87% (2007)
 95% (2006)
 82% (2005)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2007.

Grade 7

Reading
 85% (2007)
 88% (2006)
 86% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2007.

Writing
 92% (2007)
 98% (2006)
 96% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 84% in 2007.

Math
 87% (2007)
 86% (2006)
 84% (2005)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2007.

Grade 8

Reading
 88% (2007)
 82% (2006)
 90% (2005)
 47% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Writing
 98% (2007)
 87% (2006)
 95% (2005)
 49% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 75% in 2007.

Math
 81% (2007)
 71% (2006)
 84% (2005)
 34% (2004)
The state average for Math was 62% in 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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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

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

Grade 6
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		59	73	72	79			52	63	67	73			71	68	78	81
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 7
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		61	68	75	66			63	70	78	69			71	67	65	68
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 8
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		56	82	63	76			52	73	59	71			61	84	63	71
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	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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