Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

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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Scale: National percentile rank (50 is the national average)

Grade 2
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		27	32	33			32	36	37			40	45	40
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 3
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		26	26	26			28	29	31			37	39	43
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 4
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		32	32	36			37	38	38			43	44	47
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 5
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		35	36	36			35	37	37			31	35	33
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 6
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		38	42	46			36	36	41			35	39	47
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 7
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		39	43	42			39	42	42			39	37	40
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 8
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		36	39	43			41	45	47			36	41	38
		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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Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

	This District
Students per certified teacher	19

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Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008 Ethnicity This District State Average Hispanic 73% 41% White 14% 45% Black 9% 6% Asian 3% 3% American Indian or Alaska Native 2% 6%

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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	77%	51%
English language learners	32%	14%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008 Language This District State Average Spanish 92% 81% English 2% 12% Other Non-Indian 1% 1% Vietnamese 1% <1% Arabic 1% <1% Russian <1% <1% Navajo <1% 2% Somali <1% <1% Yugoslavian <1% <1% French <1% <1% Farsi <1% <1% Romanian <1% <1% Dinka <1% <1% Albanian <1% <1% Kirundi <1% <1% Other Indian <1% <1% Hindi <1% <1% Thai <1% <1% Mandarin <1% <1% Pashto <1% <1% Cantonese <1% <1% Filipino <1% <1% Kru <1% <1% Swahili <1% <1% Laotian <1% <1% Cambodian <1% <1% Polish <1% <1% Serbian <1% <1% Hebrew <1% <1% Korean <1% <1%

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