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Tempe School 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

3205 S Rural Rd
Tempe, AZ 85282
Maricopa County
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PH: (480) 730-7100
FAX: (480) 730-7177

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Grades K-12
12,959 students
25 schools

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AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

69% (2009)

69% (2008)

67% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing

85% (2009)

81% (2008)

87% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math

71% (2009)

68% (2008)

70% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

71% (2009)

68% (2008)

60% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Science

52% (2009)

46% (2008)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2009.

Writing

86% (2009)

73% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math

72% (2009)

71% (2008)

73% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

73% (2009)

67% (2008)

67% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing

81% (2009)

67% (2008)

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

Math

69% (2009)

67% (2008)

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

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

67% (2009)

62% (2008)

60% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2009.

Writing

87% (2009)

67% (2008)

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

Math

65% (2009)

63% (2008)

62% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

68% (2009)

63% (2008)

59% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing

84% (2009)

60% (2008)

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

Math

70% (2009)

63% (2008)

60% (2007)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

66% (2009)

57% (2008)

50% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science

49% (2009)

44% (2008)
The state average for Science was 56% in 2009.

Writing

86% (2009)

75% (2008)

60% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math

54% (2009)

48% (2008)

42% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Reading

Data not available for this district (2009)

Data not available for this district (2008)

Data not available for this district (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2009.

Writing

Data not available for this district (2009)

Data not available for this district (2008)

Data not available for this district (2007)
The state average for Writing was 72% in 2009.

Math

Data not available for this district (2009)

Data not available for this district (2008)

Data not available for this district (2007)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2009.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

High School

Science

Data not available for this district (2009)

Data not available for this district (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
	42	41	44	39	41	43	42	42	44

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 3

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	41	42	41	43	42	41	44	48	49

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	42	45	47	46	49	51	52	51	52

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	51	49	54	47	49	52	45	45	47

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	49	50	55	43	45	48	51	53	56

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	48	48	53	46	50	54	44	48	48

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	43	47	51	45	49	53	41	46	48

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 9

	Reading			Language Arts Literacy			Math
	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

	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	15

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	50%	41%
White	26%	45%
Black	12%	6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	8%	6%
Asian	3%	3%
Unspecified	1%	n/a

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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	66%	51%
English language learners	26%	14%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Language	This District	State Average
Spanish	88%	81%
English	3%	12%
Other Non-Indian	3%	1%
Somali	1%	<1%
Vietnamese	1%	<1%
Arabic	<1%	<1%
Mandarin	<1%	<1%
Cambodian	<1%	<1%
Navajo	<1%	2%
Maay	<1%	<1%
Yaqui	<1%	<1%
Tagalog	<1%	<1%
Japanese	<1%	<1%
Korean	<1%	<1%
German	<1%	<1%
Cantonese	<1%	<1%
Persian	<1%	<1%
Russian	<1%	<1%
Albanian	<1%	<1%
Bengali	<1%	<1%
Amharic	<1%	<1%
Hopi	<1%	<1%
Hindi	<1%	<1%
Filipino	<1%	<1%
Farsi	<1%	<1%
Portuguese	<1%	<1%
Apache (San Carlos)	<1%	<1%
Other Indian	<1%	<1%
Thai	<1%	<1%
Laotian	<1%	<1%
Hebrew	<1%	<1%
Polish	<1%	<1%
Supai	<1%	<1%
Afrikaans	<1%	<1%
French	<1%	<1%
Italian	<1%	<1%
Urdu	<1%	<1%
Pashto	<1%	<1%
Romanian	<1%	<1%

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Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,757	$7,051

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	56%	56%
Support services	13%	9%
Administration	10%	13%
Other expenditures	21%	22%

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