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)
change 112%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 68%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 10%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 40%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 11%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 14%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 17%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 36%
Reading
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 17%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 36%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 125%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 79%
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)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 55%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 53%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 12%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 57
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 73
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 180%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 35%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 89%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 25
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
no change
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 426%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 270%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 257%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 117%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 488%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)