Black Mountain Elementary School

 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 71% (2009)
 69% (2008)
 64% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing
 77% (2009)
 66% (2008)
 79% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 73% (2009)
 59% (2008)
 61% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 4

Reading
 75% (2009)
 52% (2008)
 57% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Science
 52% (2009)
 38% (2008)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2009.

Writing
 79% (2009)
 53% (2008)
 70% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 79% (2009)
 66% (2008)
 61% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2009.

Grade 5

Reading
 62% (2009)
 65% (2008)
 56% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 68% (2009)
 74% (2008)
 62% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 67% (2009)
 65% (2008)
 47% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 6

Reading
 65% (2009)
 55% (2008)
 56% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2009.

Writing
 67% (2009)
 51% (2008)
 59% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 59% (2009)
 32% (2008)
 36% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2009.

Grade 7

Reading
 64% (2009)
 60% (2008)
 63% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 69% (2009)
 38% (2008)
 79% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 57% (2009)
 54% (2008)
 57% (2007)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2009.

Grade 8

Reading
 61% (2009)
 69% (2008)
 59% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science
 55% (2009)
 47% (2008)
The state average for Science was 56% in 2009.

Writing
 71% (2009)
 65% (2008)
 62% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 48% (2009)
 53% (2008)
 47% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 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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Scale: National percentile rank (50 is the national average)

Grade 2
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		42	40	46			34	30	49			43	35	41
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 3
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		35	44	45			42	37	41			35	33	46
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 4
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		43	36	47			50	42	50			45	46	42
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 5
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		47	55	51			49	49	43			34	46	38
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 6
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		52	40	51			36	36	44			33	34	43
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 7
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		51	50	49			49	49	45			50	44	43
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 8
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		50	60	47			49	47	46			40	47	44
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	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.

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In 2008-2009 this school was designated "Performing Plus" 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.

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