Arizona School for the Arts

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
 98% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 100% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2007.

Writing
 93% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 92% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 80% in 2007.

Math
 100% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 96% (2005)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2007.

Grade 7

Reading
 100% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 98% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2007.

Writing
 97% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 100% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 84% in 2007.

Math
 100% (2007)
 99% (2006)
 98% (2005)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2007.

Grade 8

Reading
 100% (2007)
 98% (2006)
 94% (2005)
 92% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Writing
 98% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 98% (2005)
 95% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 75% in 2007.

Math
 97% (2007)
 98% (2006)
 97% (2005)
 65% (2004)
The state average for Math was 62% in 2007.

Grade 10

Reading
 100% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 100% (2005)
 97% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 74% in 2007.

Writing
 100% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 100% (2005)
 97% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 74% in 2007.

Math
 100% (2007)
 98% (2006)
 100% (2005)
 77% (2004)
The state average for Math was 69% 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
		89	82	88	88			79	82	90	87			88	82	89	87
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 7
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		88	85	89	89			90	88	90	92			84	82	84	84
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 8
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		82	87	90	89			86	84	88	90			76	86	86	86
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 9
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		80	87	89	90			82	85	87	90			85	80	80	84
		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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