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 6%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 15%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 1%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 11%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 5%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 23%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 14%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 23%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 11%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2008)
change 16%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 2%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 5%
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 5%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 2%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 18%
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 25%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 34%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 3%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 7%
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 31%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 11%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 33%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 2
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 9
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 52%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 8%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 44%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 49
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 8
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 5%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 64%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 35%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
change 5
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 23
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
change 7%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 17%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 10%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 12
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
no change
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 10%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 13%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 9%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 80
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
no change
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 32%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 28%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 8%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 5
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 14
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
change 13
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
no change
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 27%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 23%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 19
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 48
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 42%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 22%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 2%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 25
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 37
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 21%
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 35%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 43%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 31
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 14
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 18
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 9
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
change 11
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)