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Vail Unified District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

13801 E. Benson Highway
Vail, AZ 85641
Pima County
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PH: (520) 879-2000
FAX: (520) 879-2001

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Grades K-12 & ungraded
8472 students
17 schools

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AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

91% (2007)

89% (2006)

86% (2005)

84% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing

92% (2007)

58% (2006)

83% (2005)

84% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 82% in 2007.

Math

91% (2007)

95% (2006)

91% (2005)

77% (2004)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading

89% (2007)

89% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2007.

Writing

92% (2007)

80% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 81% in 2007.

Math

93% (2007)

94% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading

90% (2007)

90% (2006)

86% (2005)

67% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing

82% (2007)

79% (2006)

81% (2005)

71% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 70% in 2007.

Math

90% (2007)

92% (2006)

90% (2005)

66% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading

89% (2007)

88% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2007.

Writing

91% (2007)

94% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 80% in 2007.

Math

91% (2007)

89% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading

88% (2007)

84% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2007.

Writing

92% (2007)

97% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 84% in 2007.

Math

92% (2007)

89% (2006)

90% (2005)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading

81% (2007)

85% (2006)

79% (2005)

60% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Writing

83% (2007)

91% (2006)

90% (2005)

72% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 75% in 2007.

Math

84% (2007)

83% (2006)

76% (2005)

36% (2004)
The state average for Math was 62% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Reading

88% (2007)

87% (2006)

85% (2005)

75% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 74% in 2007.

Writing

91% (2007)

80% (2006)

92% (2005)

78% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 74% in 2007.

Math

82% (2007)

80% (2006)

78% (2005)

38% (2004)
The state average for Math was 69% in 2007.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

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.

More about the tests

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AIMS Results By Subgroup

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

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	92%
Male	89%
Black	79%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Limited English proficient	58%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	97%
Male	88%
Black	86%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Limited English proficient	84%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	92%
Male	92%
Black	90%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Limited English proficient	58%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	91%
Male	86%
Black	77%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	90%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	95%
Male	88%
Black	82%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	93%

Math	This District
All Students	93%
Female	90%
Male	96%
Black	85%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	95%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	93%
Male	86%
Black	85%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	91%

Writing	This District
All Students	82%
Female	90%
Male	74%
Black	70%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	83%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	92%
Male	89%
Black	88%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	92%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	85%
Black	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	89%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	96%
Male	85%
Black	95%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	91%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	92%
Male	90%
Black	97%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	92%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	93%
Male	84%
Black	83%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	89%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	97%
Male	86%
Black	88%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	92%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	89%
Black	82%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	92%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	85%
Male	79%
Black	75%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	83%

Writing	This District
All Students	83%
Female	91%
Male	75%
Black	77%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	82%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	82%
Black	75%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	84%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	90%
Male	87%
Black	86%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	91%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	88%
Black	83%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	92%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	82%
Black	69%
Asian	76%
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	86%

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

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 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.

More about the tests

TerraNova Results

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

Grade 2

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	65	63	65	61	59	67	67	61	79	67	65	64

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 3

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	68	63	67	63	70	59	63	57	75	70	72	64

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	66	68	70	66	59	65	67	68	75	73	75	76

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	66	68	75	71	57	67	73	69	75	72	72	69

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	63	68	75	76	54	61	65	69	75	73	79	77

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	59	65	72	73	61	72	73	73	63	68	72	73

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	61	63	72	71	56	61	67	68	63	67	73	74

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 9

	Reading				Language Arts Literacy				Math
	52	65	63	68	54	61	65	69	68	61	59	64

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 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.

More about the tests

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
	This District
Students per FTE teacher	n/a

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	71%	46%
Hispanic	21%	40%
Black	5%	5%
Asian	3%	3%
Native American	<1%	6%

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Student Subgroups

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	17%	51%
English language learners	2%	13%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2005-2006
Language	This District	State Average
Spanish	65%	82%
English	27%	11%
German	2%	<1%
Vietnamese	2%	<1%
Arabic	2%	<1%
Russian	1%	<1%

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Attendance

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
	This District
Attendance rate	95%

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Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,269	$9,465

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	58%	56%
Support services	8%	6%
Administration	11%	14%
Other expenditures	23%	23%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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