John Q Thomas Elementary School

 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 55% (2009)
 59% (2008)
 61% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing
 59% (2009)
 55% (2008)
 67% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 61% (2009)
 67% (2008)
 69% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 4

Reading
 42% (2009)
 61% (2008)
 58% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Science
 32% (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2009.

Writing
 75% (2009)
 63% (2008)
 74% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 66% (2009)
 69% (2008)
 75% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2009.

Grade 5

Reading
 51% (2009)
 56% (2008)
 58% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 52% (2009)
 47% (2008)
 42% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 54% (2009)
 60% (2008)
 50% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 6

Reading
 51% (2009)
 52% (2008)
 61% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2009.

Writing
 68% (2009)
 52% (2008)
 76% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 46% (2009)
 46% (2008)
 61% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% 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	36	42			41	35	46			42	41	50
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 3
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		36	37	28			42	35	29			44	39	27
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 4
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		41	35	35			46	34	32			57	50	46
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 5
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		39	46	41			37	43	32			32	45	28
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 6
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		50	47	41			45	38	37			53	34	48
		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" 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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