32 percent of American Leadership Academy, Gilbert 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.
36 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.
The 100 schools with the highest % of students exceeding academic standards
| 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 |
