Test Scores
About the AIMS
What is it?
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading, writing and math.
How is it Scored?
Students score at one of four levels: falls far below standard, approaches the standard, meets the standard or exceeds the standard. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards.
About the TERRANOVA
What is it?
The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.
How is it Scored?
Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2007)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
change 40%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 24%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 28%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 125%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 58%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 17%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 200%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 65%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 10%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
change 67%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 68%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 64%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
change 33%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 15%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 20%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
change 144%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 86%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 350%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 17%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
change 22%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 9%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 18%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 33
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 62
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 65%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 13%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 65%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 6
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 57
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 54%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 37%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 18%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 26
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 79
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 68%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 38%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 89%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 5
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 30
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 96%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
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Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 61%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 63%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 77
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 27%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 13%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 94%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 43
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 113
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
no change
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 3%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 750%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 9
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 20
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
no change
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 29
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)