The Arizona Department of Education recently released final combined performance results from the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 administrations of the AzMERIT statewide assessment.
Arizona public school students in third grade through high school take AzMERIT. Students in grades 3 through 8 take an assessment in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics at their grade level. Students taking high school level English and math take End-of-Course assessments that test their proficiency in those subjects.
“I am very proud of the hard work my Assessment and Accountability teams have done to release these scores earlier than ever,” Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas said. “Although most know that I think the AzMERIT test has a long way to go to become the most effective tool of student assessment in our state, I am pleased to announce that our students have improved in 26 of the 30 grade-level and test categories. While we still have much work to do, I congratulate all of our educators and students for widespread gains across the board.”
Check back Wednesday for your school district’s results.
2017-2018 AzMERIT Final Passing and Proficiency Rates
Mathematics
Test Level | Percent Passing | Percent Minimally Proficient | Percent Partially Proficient | Percent Proficient | Percent Highly Proficient |
Grade 3 | 53 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 22 |
Grade 4 | 47 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 13 |
Grade 5 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 19 |
Grade 6 | 43 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 17 |
Grade 7 | 36 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Grade 8 Enrolled Algebra 1 | 73 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 32 |
Grade 8 Enrolled Algebra 2 | >98 | * | * | * | * |
Grade 8 Enrolled Any Assessment | 41 | 41 | 19 | 24 | 17 |
Grade 8 Enrolled Geometry | 92 | <2 | 7 | 37 | 55 |
Grade 8 enrolled Grade 8 assessment | 31 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
Algebra I | 39 | 42 | 18 | 27 | 12 |
Algebra II | 34 | 45 | 21 | 25 | 9 |
Geometry | 36 | 39 | 24 | 27 | 10 |
All | 41 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 15 |
English Language Arts
Test Level | Percent Passing | Percent Minimally Proficient | Percent Partially Proficient | Percent Proficient | Percent Highly Proficient |
Grade 3 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 14 |
Grade 4 | 47 | 40 | 12 | 34 | 14 |
Grade 5 | 48 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 15 |
Grade 6 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 33 | 6 |
Grade 7 | 45 | 36 | 19 | 35 | 10 |
Grade 8 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
Grade 9 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 12 |
Grade 10 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 20 | 13 |
Grade 11 | 28 | 53 | 18 | 20 | 9 |
All | 41 | 40 | 19 | 29 | 11 |
Mathematics
Test Level | Percent Passing | Percent Minimally Proficient | Percent Partially Proficient | Percent Proficient | Percent Highly Proficient | |||||
2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Grade 3 | 47 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 22 |
Grade 4 | 47 | 47 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 13 |
Grade 5 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 19 |
Grade 6 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 17 |
Grade 7 | 34 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Grade 8 Enrolled Algebra 1 | 80 | 73 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 34 | 32 |
Grade 8 Enrolled Algebra 2 | 97 | >98 | <2 | * | 2 | * | 24 | * | 73 | * |
Grade 8 Enrolled Any Assessment | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 17 |
Grade 8 Enrolled Geometry | 93 | 92 | <2 | <2 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 50 | 55 |
Grade 8 enrolled Grade 8 assessment | 28 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Algebra I | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 12 |
Algebra II | 34 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 9 |
Geometry | 34 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 10 |
All | 40 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 15 |
English Language Arts
Test Level | Percent Passing | Percent Minimally Proficient | Percent Partially Proficient | Percent Proficient | Percent Highly Proficient | |||||
2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Grade 3 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 14 |
Grade 4 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 14 |
Grade 5 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 15 |
Grade 6 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 6 |
Grade 7 | 44 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 10 |
Grade 8 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 10 |
Grade 9 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 12 |
Grade 10 | 31 | 32 | 52 | 53 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 13 |
Grade 11 | 25 | 28 | 52 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 9 |
All | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 11 |