Desert Canyon Elementary School

 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 97% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 92% (2009)
 92% (2008)
 92% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 76% in 2011.

Writing
 90% (2009)
 95% (2008)
 96% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 85% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 94% (2009)
 97% (2008)
 94% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2011.

Grade 4

Reading
 96% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 96% (2009)
 94% (2008)
 89% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2011.

Science
 93% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 89% (2009)
 90% (2008)
The state average for Science was 60% in 2011.

Writing
 91% (2009)
 94% (2008)
 99% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 96% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 97% (2009)
 97% (2008)
 98% (2007)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2011.

Grade 5

Reading
 95% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 96% (2009)
 92% (2008)
 94% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 79% in 2011.

Writing
 84% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 97% (2009)
 88% (2008)
 85% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 55% in 2011.

Math
 82% (2011)
Data not available for this school (2010)
 94% (2009)
 92% (2008)
 90% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2011.

About the tests

• In 2010-2011 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was used to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10.
• 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.

Testing in Arizona: An Overview

See Arizona's state standards  

In 2009-2010 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