16 percent of American Leadership Academy, Gilbert students scored far below academic standards on Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards – Science (AIMS) test during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
64 percent of students at the school are meeting or exceeding academic standards.
The AIMS test 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.
The 100 schools with the highest % of students falling far below academic standards
| Rank | School Name | Students who scored below standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuma High School | 81 |
| 2 | San Luis High School | 78 |
| 3 | Catalina High School | 77 |
| 4 | Monument Valley High School | 76 |
| 5 | Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy | 75 |
| 6 | Cholla High School | 72 |
| 6 | Pueblo High School | 72 |
| 8 | Alhambra High School | 71 |
| 8 | Desert View High School | 71 |
| 8 | Rio Rico High School | 71 |
| 11 | Douglas High School | 70 |
| 11 | Tuba City High School | 70 |
| 11 | Globe High School | 70 |
| 11 | Kingman High School | 70 |
| 15 | Chino Valley High School | 69 |
| 16 | Chinle High School | 68 |
| 16 | South Mountain High School | 68 |
| 16 | Palo Verde High Magnet School | 68 |
| 16 | Kofa High School | 68 |
| 20 | Camelback High School | 67 |
| 20 | Sahuarita High School | 67 |
| 22 | Window Rock High School | 66 |
| 22 | Maryvale High School | 66 |
| 24 | Coronado High School | 65 |
| 24 | Sunnyside High School | 65 |
| 24 | Imagine Preparatory Superstition | 65 |
| 27 | Center for Academic Success the #1 | 64 |
| 27 | Sierra Linda High School | 64 |
| 27 | Imagine Preparatory Coolidge | 64 |
| 30 | Coolidge High School | 63 |
| 31 | Buckeye Union High School | 62 |
| 31 | Trevor Browne High School | 62 |
| 31 | Blue Ridge High School | 62 |
| 31 | South Ridge High School | 62 |
| 35 | Sequoia Secondary School | 61 |
| 35 | Youngker High School | 61 |
| 37 | Page High School | 60 |
| 37 | V.H. Lassen Elementary School | 60 |
| 37 | Canyon Day Junior High School | 60 |
| 37 | Amphitheater High School | 60 |
| 37 | Parker High School | 60 |
| 37 | Betty Fairfax High School | 60 |
| 37 | Lee Williams High School | 60 |
| 44 | Bisbee High School | 59 |
| 44 | Duncan High School | 59 |
| 44 | North High School | 59 |
| 44 | Westview High School | 59 |
| 44 | NFL YET College Preparatory Academy | 59 |
| 44 | Mohave High School | 59 |
| 44 | Rincon High School | 59 |
| 44 | Camp Verde High School | 59 |
| 44 | Southgate Academy | 59 |
| 44 | La Joya Community High School | 59 |
| 54 | Westwood High School | 58 |
| 54 | Carl Hayden High School | 58 |
| 54 | Cesar Chavez High School | 58 |
| 54 | Nosotros Academy | 58 |
| 58 | Coconino High School | 57 |
| 58 | Isaac Middle School | 57 |
| 58 | Salt River High School | 57 |
| 58 | Tucson Magnet High School | 57 |
| 58 | Apollo Middle School | 57 |
| 63 | Central High School | 56 |
| 63 | Baboquivari Middle School | 56 |
| 63 | San Luis Middle School | 56 |
| 63 | Combs High School | 56 |
| 67 | Gila Bend High School | 55 |
| 67 | North Canyon High School | 55 |
| 67 | Marana High School | 55 |
| 67 | Cibola High School | 55 |
| 67 | Tonopah Valley High School | 55 |
| 67 | ASU Preparatory Academy – South Phoenix High School | 55 |
| 73 | Holbrook High School | 54 |
| 73 | Maricopa High School | 54 |
| 73 | Skyline High School | 54 |
| 73 | Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School | 54 |
| 77 | Anna Lawrence Intermediate School | 53 |
| 77 | Coolidge Junior High School | 53 |
| 77 | Western Valley Middle School | 53 |
| 77 | High Desert Middle School | 53 |
| 77 | Arizona Insight Academy | 53 |
| 82 | Kino Junior High School | 52 |
| 82 | Greenway Middle School | 52 |
| 82 | Safford K-8 School | 52 |
| 82 | Antelope Union High School | 52 |
| 82 | Westland School | 52 |
| 82 | Imagine Cortez Park Middle School | 52 |
| 82 | San Tan Foothills High School | 52 |
| 82 | Vista Grande High School | 52 |
| 90 | Flagstaff High School | 51 |
| 90 | Flowing Wells High School | 51 |
| 90 | Excelencia School | 51 |
| 90 | Copper Canyon High School | 51 |
| 90 | Valley Vista High School | 51 |
| 90 | Poston Butte High School | 51 |
| 96 | Tuba City Junior High School | 50 |
| 96 | Peoria High School | 50 |
| 96 | C.O. Greenfield School | 50 |
| 96 | Desert Sands Middle School | 50 |
| 96 | Agua Fria High School | 50 |
