SW Arizona News

Eight percent of Gila Ridge High School students were classified as "exceeding academic standards" after taking Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards - Science (AIMS) test during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

76 percent of students at the school are failing to meet academic standards.

The AIMS test in Arizona is a standards-based test used to measure a student's proficiency in science, based on the state’s academic standards. The AIMS test is administered three times with students taking the test in the fourth grade, eighth grade, and one more time in high school.

School Name	Students who exceed academic standards (%)
BASIS Goodyear	94
BASIS Oro Valley	92
BASIS Chandler	92
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	91
BASIS Peoria	91
Arizona College Preparatory Oakland Campus	91
Franklin Junior High School	89
BASIS Phoenix	89
Knox Gifted Academy	89
BASIS Tucson North	88
BASIS Scottsdale	81
BASIS Mesa	78
BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	77
Self Development Charter School	77
Hermosa Montessori Charter	76
Mexicayotl Charter School	75
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	75
BASIS Flagstaff	75
Ash Fork Middle School	73
BASIS Oro Valley Primary	73
Copper Ridge Elementary	73
Anthem School	71
Bridges Elementary School	71
Winifred Harelson Elementary School	71
BASIS Tucson Primary	70
Arizona College Prep Erie Campus	69
BASIS Prescott	69
BASIS Ahwatukee	69
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	69
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary	69
Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	69
Desert Trails Elementary School	68
Desert Sky Middle School	68
Neely Traditional Academy	68
Sunrise Drive Elementary School	68
Bright Beginnings School #1	67
Candeo Peoria	67
Diamond Canyon School	67
Sequoya Elementary School	67
Cheyenne Traditional School	67
Kyrene de la Sierra School	66
Esmond Station School	66
Hearn Academy, The - A Ball Charter School	66
Canyon View Elementary School	65
Desert Canyon Middle School	65
Adams Traditional Academy	65
Vail Innovation Center	65
Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix	65
Skyview School	65
MacArthur Elementary School	64
Manzanita School	64
Kyrene Altadena Middle School	63
Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence	63
Sossaman Middle School	63
Fireside Elementary School	63
Cocopah Middle School	63
Greenfield Junior High School	63
Madison Traditional Academy	62
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler	62
Hillcrest Middle School	62
Cottonwood Elementary School	61
Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East	61
Khalsa School	61
Rincon Vista Middle School	61
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	61
Mesquite Elementary School	60
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Preparatory School	60
Vail Academy & High School	60
Kiva Elementary School	60
West Wing School	60
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School	59
Las Brisas Elementary School	59
Desert Mountain School	59
University High School	59
Arizona School For The Arts	59
Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High	59
Emily Gray Junior High School	59
Old Vail Middle School	59
Corona Foothills Middle School	59
Sycamore Elementary School	59
Vista del Sur Accelerated	59
Desert Sage Elementary School	59
Academy of Tucson Middle School	58
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Preparatory	58
Pathfinder Academy	58
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown	58
Newell Barney Middle School	58
Colonel Smith Middle School	58
Kyrene de la Mirada School	58
Abia Judd Elementary School	58
Laguna Elementary School	58
Copper Canyon Elementary School	58
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	58
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	58
Desert Canyon Elementary	58
Stetson Hills School	57
Cooley Middle School	57
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	57
Stapley Junior High School	57
Fruchthendler Elementary School	57