Desert Mountain School

 
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 77% (2009)
 83% (2008)
 82% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing
 74% (2009)
 71% (2008)
 90% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 77% (2009)
 83% (2008)
 85% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 4

Reading
 82% (2009)
 79% (2008)
 69% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Science
 71% (2009)
 63% (2008)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2009.

Writing
 87% (2009)
 74% (2008)
 87% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 78% (2009)
 86% (2008)
 81% (2007)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2009.

Grade 5

Reading
 83% (2009)
 64% (2008)
 81% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 85% (2009)
 54% (2008)
 65% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math
 84% (2009)
 74% (2008)
 76% (2007)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2009.

Grade 6

Reading
 77% (2009)
 83% (2008)
 77% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2009.

Writing
 83% (2009)
 80% (2008)
 80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 73% (2009)
 80% (2008)
 74% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2009.

Grade 7

Reading
 85% (2009)
 79% (2008)
 87% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing
 91% (2009)
 64% (2008)
 94% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math
 84% (2009)
 75% (2008)
 86% (2007)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2009.

Grade 8

Reading
 81% (2009)
 83% (2008)
 79% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science
 53% (2009)
 63% (2008)
The state average for Science was 56% in 2009.

Writing
 90% (2009)
 87% (2008)
 80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math
 65% (2009)
 72% (2008)
 81% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% 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
		63	58	56			75	62	70			64	66	67
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 3
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		60	64	54			58	62	51			58	67	59
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 4
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		46	49	54			48	58	67			58	61	66
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 5
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		58	47	58			60	57	58			53	53	60
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 6
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		61	69	62			61	64	53			64	68	63
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 7
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		73	66	68			67	61	68			66	60	68
		2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009			2007	2008	2009

Grade 8
		Reading					Language Arts Literacy					Math
		67	66	60			71	68	58			76	72	64
		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 "Performing Plus" 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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