Alhambra Traditional School

In 2006-2007 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

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Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading
 98% (2007)
 99% (2006)
 99% (2005)
 96% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing
 97% (2007)
 88% (2006)
 99% (2005)
 97% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 82% in 2007.

Math
 99% (2007)
 99% (2006)
 95% (2005)
 93% (2004)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2007.

Grade 4

Reading
 95% (2007)
 94% (2006)
 93% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2007.

Writing
 99% (2007)
 90% (2006)
 88% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 81% in 2007.

Math
 98% (2007)
 97% (2006)
 96% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Grade 5

Reading
 97% (2007)
 92% (2006)
 88% (2005)
 88% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2007.

Writing
 73% (2007)
 64% (2006)
 82% (2005)
 73% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 70% in 2007.

Math
 96% (2007)
 97% (2006)
 89% (2005)
 89% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Grade 6

Reading
 98% (2007)
 89% (2006)
 95% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2007.

Writing
 90% (2007)
 93% (2006)
 72% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 80% in 2007.

Math
 100% (2007)
 93% (2006)
 99% (2005)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2007.

Grade 7

Reading
 100% (2007)
 99% (2006)
 98% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2007.

Writing
 100% (2007)
 98% (2006)
 93% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 84% in 2007.

Math
 98% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 100% (2005)
The state average for Math was 72% in 2007.

Grade 8

Reading
 100% (2007)
 98% (2006)
 100% (2005)
 97% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2007.

Writing
 94% (2007)
 97% (2006)
 100% (2005)
 79% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 75% in 2007.

Math
 100% (2007)
 100% (2006)
 95% (2005)
 77% (2004)
The state average for Math was 62% in 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.

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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

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.

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

Grade 2
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		78	76	75	71			73	84	88	84			79	70	76	76
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 3
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		79	70	79	73			82	78	79	76			82	84	83	74
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 4
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		80	75	72	79			78	79	76	77			89	80	73	80
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 5
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		82	73	75	69			76	75	75	77			84	70	75	69
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 6
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		80	79	73	84			76	78	78	77			85	85	84	86
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 7
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		85	78	79	81			86	83	85	86			91	79	86	80
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007

Grade 8
		Reading						Language Arts Literacy						Math
		79	82	86	87			85	85	84	81			87	89	90	92
		2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	2006	2007			2004	2005	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.

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