Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson

 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 96% (2009)
 92% (2008)
 96% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing
 94% (2009)
 91% (2008)
 92% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 100% (2009)
 100% (2008)
 100% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 4

Reading
 91% (2009)
 92% (2008)
 89% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Science
 94% (2009)
 80% (2008)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2009.

Writing
 98% (2009)
 95% (2008)
 85% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 96% (2009)
 94% (2008)
 96% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2009.

Grade 5

Reading
 90% (2009)
 96% (2008)
 92% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 100% (2009)
 91% (2008)
 96% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 97% (2009)
 98% (2008)
 100% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 6

Reading
 95% (2009)
 92% (2008)
 90% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2009.

Writing
 96% (2009)
 90% (2008)
 90% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 90% (2009)
 93% (2008)
 86% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2009.

Grade 7

Reading
 93% (2009)
 89% (2008)
 88% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 99% (2009)
 86% (2008)
 91% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 93% (2009)
 90% (2008)
 82% (2007)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2009.

Grade 8

Reading
 90% (2009)
 89% (2008)
 83% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science
 83% (2009)
 89% (2008)
The state average for Science was 56% in 2009.

Writing
 99% (2009)
 93% (2008)
 89% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 85% (2009)
 85% (2008)
 85% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Grade 10

Reading
 95% (2009)
 100% (2008)
 96% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2009.

Writing
 92% (2009)
 76% (2008)
 82% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 72% in 2009.

Math
 100% (2009)
 86% (2008)
 88% (2007)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2009.

High School

Science
 77% (2009)
 79% (2008)
The state average for Science was 39% 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
		71	75	80			89	80	69			86	79	81
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 3
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		59	72	72			72	76	73			81	95	95
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 4
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		69	75	73			76	72	74			87	84	86
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 5
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		72	75	74			84	84	77			75	80	81
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 6
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		78	75	75			80	80	78			85	85	74
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 7
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		81	85	81			86	85	84			77	79	80
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 8
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		71	72	79			78	75	82			77	77	78
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 9
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		76	87	83			80	77	79			75	87	76
		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 "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.

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