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)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2007)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 25%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
change 68%
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2009)
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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
no change
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2009)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
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Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
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Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2010)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2010)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 78%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
change 40
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)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2011)
Science
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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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 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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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2011)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 107%
Writing
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
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Math
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
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Reading
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
change 38%
Science
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results (2012)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
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Language Arts
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
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Math
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)
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Reading
Terra Nova/SAT 9 Results (2012)