2007 aims scores

8/2/2019 2007 AIMS Scores

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Dear Parent:

Thank you for your interest in Mesa Public Schools. I know that choosing a school

for a school for your child is a very important decision. I hope the attached

materials will make this an easier task.

We do not rank our schools according to test scores or other factors because no one

ranking can fully reflect the complete picture of a school. Each family must

consider what is most important. To help you make your choice we have written

the attached handout entitled, How to Pick Your Childs School. This handout

will help you consider many aspects of the school. You can then judge what is

most important to you.

In addition, I have also included the most recent norm-referenced, and state-testing

test scores. The scores tell you that the average student at each school did better

than that percent of students nationally or at the state level. MPS also tracks

students academic growth over time. We have found that in both schools with

high average scores and low average schools, students who stayed in Mesa Schools

for a full year had similar high levels of academic growth. In other words, no

matter what the school average, students are showing comparable academic growth

in all our schools. For this reason, I would recommend that you not make yourdecision based on the average school scores alone.

If you have access to the internet, I would recommend visiting the Mesa Public

Schools web site (http://www.mpsaz.org). You will find a great deal of

information about our schools and district at this site.

If I can answer any questions concerning these materials, please call me at

480.472.0242, or you may email me at [email protected].

Sincerely,
http://www.mpsaz.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.mpsaz.org/


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2007 AIMS and TerraNova Scores

In April 2007 all Arizona public school students in grades 3-8 and high school took the AIMS test. Thesescores indicate how well students are mastering the Arizona Academic Standards. In addition, theTerraNova, a norm-referenced test similar to the Stanford 9, was administered to all students in grades 2-9.The TerraNova scores tell you how a student, or the average student at a school, compares to studentsnationally. Please keep the following in mind when interpreting these scores:

The AIMS test measures how well Arizona students are mastering the standards. The percentageson the following charts indicate what percentage of students at a school have met or exceeded

(passed) the standards.

The TerraNova comparison group consists of about 20,000 students per grade level who arerepresentative of students across the United States who took the test in 2000.

The scores for the TerraNova are percentile ranks. They tell that the average student did better than___ percent of students in the national comparison group. A percentage rank of 50 indicates thenational average.

The scores are only one of the many factors that should be considered when looking at schools. Forexample, is your child interest in music? Debate? Having an opportunity to excel in many areas inorder to win a college scholarship? Mesa students capture more state music awards win morechampionships, and take home more scholarships [over $43 million in 2007], but you wouldntknow that if you just looked at test scores.

How to Use the Tables?

Second- and ninth-graders take the TerraNova test only and not AIMS. As asterisk means information is missing, or four or fewer students took the test, so the information

was withheld to protect the privacy of students.

The AIMS passing rate indicates the percentage of students at the grade level who met or exceeded(passed) the state standards in each of the three subject areas (math, reading, and writing).

The National percentile rank represents the average scores of students at that school. A childsperformance on the test is compared with the test scores of a national sample of students who tookthe same test. The higher the number, the better the scores.


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HOW TO PICK YOUR CHILDS SCHOOL

A Guide to Selecting the Best School to Meet Your Child's Educational Needs

Many people look for an easy way to choose a school. There is no easy answer or a single number that canbe used to choose a school. Your child has unique interests and needs. A school that may be best for yourchild may not be the best school for another child. It is important, therefore, to consider all of the aspects ofa school, especially those of most interest to you and your child, when picking a school. This guide suggestssome of the questions to ask when selecting a school that is the best match for you and your child.

Step 1: Evaluate Your Needs

Consider the unique learning needs of your child. Determine the general criteria and type of schoolexperience you want for your child such as: academic and arts programs, gifted program, athletics, location,available transportation, and extracurricular opportunities.

Step 2: Research Your Schools

Look at the information available from Community Relations, on the MPS homepages on the Internet and/orfrom individual schools. Ask to look at recent copies of the school report card, a parent/student handbook, aschool newsletter and information about the school's parent organizations. These documents, or theprincipal, can help answer any specific questions. Other questions you may want to ask include:

What are some recent accomplishments of the school? What is the school's educational philosophy and goals? What materials and methods of instruction are used in the school? How does the school provide for the unique learning needs of each child? What tools are used to measure student achievement? [All MPS schools use writing sample

assessments and spring district exams to measure mastery of the MPS curriculum and a nationalnorm-referenced test to measure how MPS students compare to students nationally.]

Does the school provide activities suited to your child's interests? What programs or opportunities are available for new students to become acquainted with the

school, other students and the staff? What methods are used to communicate with parents? How are students recognized for achievement? What is the class schedule of a typical day? How can parents become active members of the learning team?


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Step 3: Ask Questions

Once you have narrowed your choice to one or two schools, schedule a visit to the school. During yourvisit, ask the principal if you may visit a classroom. Ask yourself:

Do you and your child feel welcome in the school? Do the staff and students appear to be happy and friendly? Does the school seem to be well organized and to reflect a sense of purpose? Do the students seem to be well supervised? How much instruction do you see going on? Are classrooms pleasant and well cared for? Do you sense that high expectations are commonly shared among the staff for the performance of all

students?

Step 4: Making a Decision

You have now gathered information about the schools on your list. You have also seen the schools foryourself. As you consider the alternatives and make a choice, keep in mind that what is most important ishow well you think each school will meet your child's unique needs.

And once you have chosen a school for your child, don't forget that your task of ensuring that your childgets a good education has only started. Once your child is enrolled, keep in contact with the teacher,supervise homework, and make sure your child knows that working hard in school is important.

Working together, we can ensure that your child gets the most out of school.

This was adapted in part from a pamphlet produced by theMinnesota Association of School Administrators.

Last Revision: March 1998


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2007 AIMS TEST SCORES

MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HOW TO READ THE SCORES

Numbers represent the percentage of students at each grade level who met or exceeded state

standards. A score of 100 means every student passed AIMS at that grade level, and a score of

50 means half the students passed AIMS.

M = Math R = Reading W = Writing

MPS DISTRICT STATE AVERAGES

Math Reading Writing Math Reading Writing

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing

3 78 77 82 3 74 72 82

4 82 73 82 4 76 67 81

5 80 78 66 5 71 73 70

6 77 77 83 6 67 70 80

7 79 75 83 7 71 69 84

8 72 71 75 8 62 65 75

10 83 82 79 10 69 74 74


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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Adams Elementary Alma Elementary Brinton

Math Reading Writing Math Reading Writing Math Reading Writing

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing

3 75 59 81 3 79 70 70 3 78 77 83

4 64 46 66 4 87 73 79 4 91 81 87

5 50 52 50 5 84 75 62 5 78 78 58

6 64 64 85 6 67 63 90 6 85 82 86

Bush Crismon Edison




3 93 83 91 3 86 87 83 3 78 81 80

4 95 84 93 4 95 85 86 4 74 66 74

5 91 84 68 5 85 89 84 5 83 82 796 84 91 92 6 77 81 93 6 69 74 71

Eisenhower Emerson Entz




3 44 52 56 3 69 69 80 3 87 91 95

4 82 64 75 4 66 56 76 4 91 88 98

5 70 64 50 5 65 60 47 5 91 91 75

6 68 59 70 6 65 65 82 6 83 81 88

Falcon Hill Field Franklin



Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing3 84 82 88 3 87 87 89 3 90 87 91

4 93 84 84 4 77 71 84 4 95 90 99

5 82 77 55 5 86 86 76 5 96 92 89

6 82 80 88 6 83 84 83 6 97 95 97


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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Frost Guerrero Hale




3 91 89 89 3 82 76 89 3 100 100 100

4 89 85 92 4 80 56 71 4 95 89 83

5 90 88 72 5 83 81 56 5 93 90 78

6 73 76 78 6 75 69 86 6 96 93 92

Hawthorne Hermosa Vista Highland




3 65 56 63 3 92 93 97 3 85 93 93

4 72 58 74 4 99 93 95 4 87 86 92

5 78 67 54 5 92 96 81 5 80 86 736 69 64 71 6 88 90 88 6 89 91 93

Holmes Irving Ishikawa




3 73 67 81 3 75 67 79 3 90 84 86

4 77 58 79 4 81 64 81 4 91 86 86

5 70 59 51 5 76 76 61 5 84 83 69

6 52 53 68 6 75 73 78 6 84 90 95

Jefferson Johnson Jordan



Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing3 51 53 64 3 89 91 94 3 87 76 89

4 78 63 74 4 82 76 84 4 86 80 83

5 58 67 48 5 94 93 69 5 79 79 54

6 70 60 72 6 88 90 86 6 82 89 89


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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Lehi Lincoln Lindbergh




3 65 57 59 3 77 69 83 3 61 57 77

4 73 60 81 4 70 42 66 4 69 60 74

5 60 44 45 5 72 63 46 5 73 66 546 64 56 73 6 71 65 80 6 72 67 81

Longfellow Lowell MacArthur




3 67 56 73 3 42 43 64 3 92 89 81

4 66 50 68 4 70 50 74 4 97 84 895 73 62 53 5 57 59 42 5 89 89 65

6 70 59 70 6 73 63 62 6 90 87 90

Madison Mendoza O'Connor




3 82 78 81 3 86 79 85 3 94 95 93

4 78 83 84 4 83 72 79 4 90 81 83

5 85 86 71 5 81 81 65 5 94 95 74

6 60 77 84 6 78 83 86 6 88 86 81

Patterson Pomeroy Porter


Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent PercentGrade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing

3 86 91 92 3 71 74 68 3 62 62 70

4 88 85 93 4 82 76 74 4 84 71 76

5 83 83 69 5 89 83 72 5 73 77 49

6 80 80 89 6 83 89 80 6 73 73 74


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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Roosevelt Salk Sirrine




3 51 53 56 3 82 80 86 3 90 88 95

4 76 63 60 4 72 60 74 4 89 77 89

5 72 82 56 5 70 67 61 5 82 83 626 81 81 77 6 69 65 71 6 88 93 93

Sousa Stevenson Taft




3 78 74 82 3 72 62 66 3 84 69 86

4 98 91 96 4 69 58 70 4 74 54 675 91 89 69 5 69 64 68 5 71 66 58

6 91 87 91 6 71 67 81 6 75 76 80

Washington Webster Whitman




3 85 79 84 3 86 81 90 3 63 69 78

4 86 74 88 4 72 59 70 4 65 61 80

5 93 84 74 5 71 59 64 5 70 71 56

6 83 83 91 6 68 69 93 6 46 55 70

Whittier Wilson Zaharis



3 88 90 87 3 90 91 89 3 89 85 85

4 86 71 82 4 88 83 88 4 81 79 88

5 83 74 70 5 87 81 69 5 84 82 73

6 59 56 69 6 83 85 93 6 85 82 87


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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

Brimhall Jr. Carson Jr. Fremont




7 80 79 90 7 70 65 78 7 83 78 77

8 75 74 73 8 55 57 61 8 77 76 75

Hendrix Kino Mesa Jr.




7 88 85 91 7 62 58 77 7 60 55 73

8 78 79 88 8 62 55 73 8 47 46 60

Poston Powell RhodesMath Reading Writing Math Reading Writing Math Reading Writing



7 90 82 88 7 60 54 68 7 80 77 84

8 90 88 87 8 51 48 55 8 78 78 85

Shepherd Smith Stapley




7 92 90 91 7 84 77 89 7 86 89 84

8 88 86 85 8 81 73 79 8 81 84 84

Taylor

Math Reading WritingPercent Percent Percent

Grade Passing Passing Passing

7 82 80 88

8 75 78 75


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HIGH SCHOOLS

Dobson High Mesa High Mountain View High




10 88 90 83 10 83 80 80 10 91 91 89

Red Mountain High Skyline High Westwood High




10 91 89 90 10 80 81 76 10 75 73 63


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FOCUS SCHOOLS

Eagleridge East Valley Academy McKellips Learning Center




3 73 79 83 10 57 72 57 6 15 10 35

4 83 85 91 7 14 14 21

5 79 86 72 8 11 14 25

6 69 92 817 78 89 84

8 73 93 80

Mesa Distance Learning McKellips Learning Center Power Learning Center



4 94 94 88 6 15 10 35 6 43 57 91

5 78 89 50 7 14 14 21 7 42 41 70

6 74 79 68 8 11 14 25 8 13 30 54

7 50 88 82

8 59 69 77

10 51 77 73

Riverview High School Superstition High School

Formerly Mesa Vista Formerly Boulder Canyon

Math Reading Writing Math Reading Writing

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Grade Passing Passing Passing Grade Passing Passing Passing

10 24 34 33 10 41 44 41


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NRT PERCENTILE SCORES FOR 2ND GRADE

2000-2001 through 2006-2007

00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

School Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang

Adams 33 52 46 37 46 31 25 42 59 51 46 46 44 42 26 42 35 31 46 29 26

Alma 57 59 57 52 43 40 43 54 51 51 55 51 49 52 41 42 44 41 37 39 35Brinton 51 55 54 54 56 54 45 59 56 64 59 72 28 45 41 56 49 55

Bush 70 71 78 78 51 60 72 79 73 80 84 59 68 68 59 57 66 68 43 54 53

Crismon 67 72 72 75 71 70 59 70 65 83 84 63 76 66 50 71 67 74 60 73 59

Eagleridge 60 54 67 73 61 64 83 71 46 54 67 61 56 64 39 53 69 53 48 73

Edison 67 61 63 71 37 42 50 60 61 62 74 38 48 49 46 43 41 52 38 48 49

Eisenhower 56 49 56 47 46 43 40 55 52 61 48 41 39 52 35 29 38 25 42 36 46

Emerson 40 44 53 45 32 41 27 42 37 57 54 45 45 33 27 26 35 28 29 41 22

Entz 82 74 80 79 77 69 72 87 86 87 88 76 76 78 78 66 74 71 72 71 74

Falcon Hill 71 82 71 71 56 69 58 77 81 80 84 59 64 67 60 70 64 64 56 65 51

Field 63 59 68 66 50 50 49 61 54 73 69 54 60 59 46 41 54 51 56 54 51

Franklin 71 73 76 79 72 71 71 80 84 87 90 77 83 88 61 70 71 76 72 87 75

Franklin NE 77 84 72 81 75 70 77 86 89 82 94 86 93 92 73 83 74 83 88 89 91

Franklin South 69 79 82 68 63 71 78 80 85 90 83 85 74 86 55 71 78 58 75 72 90

Franklin West 75 70 78 73 63 70 71 76 82 87 85 79 70 71 65 66 70 62 72 73 75

Frost 58 66 73 66 68 63 61 64 64 70 68 61 74 73 47 48 59 45 67 53 56

Guerrero 42 36 39 43 27 35 29 34 28 39 49 40 40 45 22 21 25 35 30 42 37

Hale 65 75 74 70 64 62 65 65 76 74 71 70 73 72 54 59 55 54 60 65 66

Hawthorne 46 44 39 47 35 36 40 43 51 51 52 40 37 50 34 36 33 30 34 36 42

Hermosa Vista 66 75 79 75 69 73 72 79 79 84 84 64 75 81 63 62 69 73 60 72 78

Highland 78 77 81 64 70 65 53 87 89 85 68 73 75 71 68 78 73 51 71 62 64

Holmes 43 44 40 40 31 24 36 42 60 60 42 33 26 39 20 28 32 21 32 23 35

Irving 53 66 58 56 52 42 50 52 65 59 47 51 36 46 39 48 42 34 44 37 48

Ishikawa 68 62 69 66 56 63 56 68 60 75 75 71 76 62 55 50 60 57 58 73 66

Jefferson 49 59 52 40 32 26 33 46 56 55 38 37 35 40 36 42 36 27 25 28 36

Johnson 81 74 72 73 65 71 69 83 75 78 75 72 77 82 74 67 59 62 64 78 76

Jordan 64 72 72 72 58 49 50 66 76 81 80 69 57 64 43 59 58 57 66 44 57

Keller 53 52 56 56 43 40 40 54 48 57 60 48 34 44 37 36 35 37 30 31 31

Kerr 49 38 47 50 36 41 42 44 41 53 51 32 43 46 31 22 33 39 27 41 41

Las Sendas 85 83 83 79 76 83 77 90 89 91 86 81 86 83 77 75 83 75 76 81 73

Lehi 46 51 48 43 37 28 36 42 72 71 65 47 52 49 30 38 33 25 34 25 34

Lincoln 51 40 42 44 36 34 32 53 55 60 58 50 42 39 28 29 27 23 32 32 26

Lindbergh 59 51 39 39 31 42 30 53 55 49 55 41 43 43 38 32 26 24 31 38 30Longfellow 43 41 46 35 25 25 33 49 59 63 54 37 28 33 34 24 27 26 27 23 30

Lowell 41 33 47 39 37 27 35 54 47 58 51 45 32 52 30 21 34 25 40 33 36

MacArthur 59 73 75 71 72 61 51 57 70 77 79 72 73 69 42 51 57 57 64 55 44

Madison 76 65 69 67 54 58 53 76 73 77 74 62 69 60 56 54 53 57 50 50 42

Mendoza 64 65 74 73 57 52 54 76 77 83 79 65 62 74 58 54 62 65 58 51 55

O'Connor 60 66 66 72 54 58 57 58 68 76 80 56 53 51 43 55 60 58 45 46 56

Patterson 64 67 65 66 64 58 57 71 75 71 63 66 69 70 51 53 58 54 55 51 53

Pomeroy 57 61 65 53 58 50 62 60 68 69 57 56 44 65 41 43 51 34 43 33 51

Porter 65 53 60 56 54 50 52 75 56 70 65 57 51 50 57 42 48 44 43 57 45

Red Mt Ranch 74 71 72 74 68 64 65 71 73 66 69 73 57 78 58 61 59 61 75 51 77

NRT PERCENTILE SCORES FOR 2ND GRADE


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2000-2001 through 2006-2007

00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07

School Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang

Redbird 45 47 40 42 34 35 37 41 34 34 37 42 36 42 26 24 23 24 33 25 33

Robson 63 70 64 54 48 47 48 60 66 59 50 50 45 44 47 55 45 38 41 37 44

Roosevelt 54 54 47 47 38 52 38 49 53 45 38 42 40 37 34 43 26 30 43 41 41

Salk 66 65 52 46 43 49 41 75 70 66 61 45 58 54 58 50 43 37 41 50 43Sirrine 70 72 74 68 63 58 59 78 74 75 69 59 65 71 59 57 56 54 49 58 48

Sousa 68 66 60 62 49 56 52 71 72 69 79 58 56 64 49 50 48 55 43 51 49

Stevenson 41 36 35 40 46 40 34 45 46 48 50 41 42 41 34 23 23 29 40 36 31

Sunridge 83 73 85 76 75 77 76 84 68 81 76 51 70 60 80 66 81 71 60 72 72

Taft 57 50 64 60 51 42 37 68 54 76 72 68 58 41 48 39 52 42 41 44 39

Washington 62 58 69 65 43 49 48 61 68 83 79 59 64 59 50 52 60 52 43 55 56

Webster 37 32 39 34 24 28 30 40 30 36 41 35 32 26 22 19 21 21 20 21 26

Whitman 51 48 54 44 39 29 34 51 44 57 47 45 31 40 33 36 36 34 42 34 35

Whittier 45 47 41 52 45 51 42 39 38 42 54 41 53 36 33 35 33 45 42 55 34

Wilson 64 71 73 74 62 63 64 71 75 81 83 73 64 77 56 58 61 66 63 53 64

Zaharis 71 73 67 69 61 65 76 78 73 66 71 71 69 68 49


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NRT PERCENTILE SCORES FOR 9TH GRADE

2000-2001 through 2006-2007

00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07School Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Rdg Math Math Math Math Math Math Math Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang Lang

Brimhall 55 50 50 49 66 60 61 77 78 77 75 72 63 61 60 59 57 54 63 57 57

Carson 37 39 39 37 50 48 48 55 61 58 56 55 54 49 35 41 39 36 50 50 51

Crossroads 25 18 17

Eagleridge 70 61 68 72 70 63 55 54 71

Fremont 49 48 52 50 66 67 67 68 71 76 74 69 67 67 48 48 54 54 64 64 66

Hendrix 57 59 59 53 72 68 66 75 80 82 78 71 64 65 54 56 57 55 69 65 65

Kino 48 47 46 47 56 53 53 72 74 75 75 59 58 51 52 50 54 48 51 54 50

McKellips 30 34 30

Mesa Junior 39 31 31 26 42 40 40 60 55 51 51 42 48 41 44 33 35 29 45 41 42

Poston 63 62 59 59 74 73 74 83 87 82 83 76 74 75 65 66 69 65 72 69 74Powell 37 30 33 32 42 46 38 63 59 64 63 45 52 42 36 33 35 33 42 45 43

Rhodes 60 54 58 55 73 75 70 78 80 78 81 70 73 69 65 62 66 60 68 74 68

Riverview 21 12 24 21 32 33 27 33 31 31 16 12 23 19 30

Shepherd 57 59 57 62 75 71 74 79 78 80 84 75 72 71 58 59 59 63 73 70 69

Smith 46 48 49 64 63 66 69 82 85 69 67 68 46 49 47 64 65 66

Stapley 60 63 66 60 74 75 76 84 86 85 82 77 78 75 65 68 71 63 73 74 76

Superstition 16 26 24 28 19 25 24 16 39 39 40 34 26 26 10 24 16 22 15 22 19

TAPP 17 25 44 8 28 33 41 18 11 22 42 3

Taylor 55 60 54 53 67 65 62 77 87 80 79 68 69 62 62 62 57 57 64 67 62

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