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Deer Valley Unified District

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

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AIMS Results
TerraNova Results
Teachers
Students
Spending Per Pupil

20402 N 15th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Maricopa County
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PH: (623) 445-5000
FAX: (623) 445-5083

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Grades K-12
36,783 students
38 schools

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AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

82% (2009)

79% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing

85% (2009)

83% (2008)

88% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math

82% (2009)

81% (2008)

83% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

84% (2009)

83% (2008)

79% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Science

73% (2009)

69% (2008)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2009.

Writing

90% (2009)

77% (2008)

88% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math

82% (2009)

83% (2008)

85% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

84% (2009)

80% (2008)

83% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing

87% (2009)

71% (2008)

74% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math

80% (2009)

80% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

83% (2009)

81% (2008)

82% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2009.

Writing

91% (2009)

78% (2008)

87% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math

80% (2009)

78% (2008)

79% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

82% (2009)

82% (2008)

79% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing

89% (2009)

72% (2008)

87% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math

82% (2009)

82% (2008)

82% (2007)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

81% (2009)

80% (2008)

77% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science

69% (2009)

65% (2008)
The state average for Science was 56% in 2009.

Writing

91% (2009)

83% (2008)

78% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math

76% (2009)

75% (2008)

76% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Reading

88% (2009)

87% (2008)

85% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2009.

Writing

83% (2009)

77% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 72% in 2009.

Math

84% (2009)

83% (2008)

82% (2007)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

High School

Science

46% (2009)

39% (2008)
The state average for Science was 39% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

About the Tests

In 2008-2009 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was used to test students in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and high school.
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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TerraNova Results

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

Grade 2

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	59	57	58	60	59	63	65	64	63

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 3

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	60	61	59	58	58	57	64	64	65

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	58	60	60	64	64	67	70	68	66

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	63	63	64	65	66	66	60	61	60

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	69	69	72	63	62	65	71	72	71

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	68	70	69	66	68	67	66	67	67

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	66	66	69	64	64	66	68	71	70

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 9

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	61	62	64	61	61	62	60	61	60

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

About the tests

In 2008-2009 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.

Testing in Arizona: An Overview

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District
Students per certified teacher	20

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	77%	45%
Hispanic	15%	41%
Asian	4%	3%
Black	3%	6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	<1%	6%

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Student Subgroups

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	23%	51%
English language learners	5%	14%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Language	This District	State Average
Spanish	66%	81%
Other Non-Indian	7%	1%
Romanian	5%	<1%
English	5%	12%
Arabic	3%	<1%
Vietnamese	3%	<1%
Korean	2%	<1%
Yugoslavian	1%	<1%
Cantonese	<1%	<1%
Russian	<1%	<1%
Navajo	<1%	2%
German	<1%	<1%
Mandarin	<1%	<1%
Serbian	<1%	<1%
Filipino	<1%	<1%
Albanian	<1%	<1%
Farsi	<1%	<1%
Cambodian	<1%	<1%
Polish	<1%	<1%
French	<1%	<1%
Hindi	<1%	<1%
Urdu	<1%	<1%
Greek	<1%	<1%
Japanese	<1%	<1%
Punjabi	<1%	<1%
Persian	<1%	<1%
Other Indian	<1%	<1%
Thai	<1%	<1%
Pashto	<1%	<1%
Portuguese	<1%	<1%
Italian	<1%	<1%
Dutch	<1%	<1%
Bengali	<1%	<1%
Tagalog	<1%	<1%
Hungarian	<1%	<1%
Czechoslovakian	<1%	<1%
Lingala	<1%	<1%
Afrikaans	<1%	<1%
Kirundi	<1%	<1%
Ukrainian	<1%	<1%
Laotian	<1%	<1%

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Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,240	$7,051

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	61%	56%
Support services	9%	9%
Administration	9%	13%
Other expenditures	21%	22%

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