“We have to know how schools and school districts are academically performing in order to know when and in what areas to help them improve,” Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal. With that school districts around the state of Arizona received their first letter grades.
According to the Arizona Department of Education “the new A-F letter grade system better informs parents on how different schools measure-up on total academic performance because it evaluates both academic outcomes and academic growth. Including student academic growth in an accountability system is particularly important because it takes into account the unique student demographics of each school, and the different challenges those raise.”
The current AZ Learns labeling system is being phased out because it did not present intuitive and meaningful descriptions to parents and educators. The AZ LEARNS System uses student scores on the AIMS tests to determine a school’s AZ LEARNS label. Under the AZ LEARNS Accountability System, a “performing” label is the 2nd lowest ranking out of 5, as a result over 90 percent of Arizona’s schools receive a “performing” or better label.
The new A-F letter grade system informs parents on how different schools measure-up on total academic performance because it evaluates both academic outcomes and academic growth. Overall, the A-F letter grade system provides a clearer picture of school performance to parents and compares schools on a fairer, more equitable basis.
“The whole point of the A-F system was to create a system with enough rigor to drive the need for improvement. In other states that have implemented clear, easy to understand, rigorous accountability systems school that are indentified as low performing (Ds and Fs) find the will and a way to quickly improve,” Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal.
Find the schools in your county below:
Apache County
Grade B
- Concho Elementary District
- St Johns Unified District
Grade C
- Ganado Unified School District
- Mcnary Elementary District
- Red Mesa Unified District
- Round Valley Unified District
Grade D
- Chinle Unified District
- Sanders Unified District
- Window Rock Unified District
Cochise County
Grade A
- San Simon Unified District
Grade B
- Benson Unified School District
- Fort Huachuca Accommodation District
- Palominas Elementary District
- Pomerene Elementary District
- Sierra Vista Unified District
- St David Unified District
Grade C
- Bisbee Unified District
- Center for Academic Success, Inc.
- Cochise Community Development Corporation
- Douglas Unified District
- Elfrida Elementary District
- Omega Alpha Academy
- Sierra Vista Charter School, Inc.
- Tombstone Unified District
- Willcox Unified District
Grade D
- Naco Elementary District
Coconino County
Grade A
- Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy
- Maine Consolidated School District
- Northland Preparatory Academy
- Flagstaff Junior Academy
- Grand Canyon Unified District
- Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff, Inc.
- Mountain School, Inc.
Grade C
- Flagstaff Unified District
- Page Unified District
- Pine Forest Education Association, Inc.
- Williams Unified District
Grade D
- Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District
- PEAK School Inc., The
- Tuba City Unified District
Gila County
Grade B
- Destiny School, Inc.
- Payson Unified District
- Pine Strawberry Elementary District
Grade C
- Globe Unified District
- Miami Unified District
Grade D
- Hayden-Winkelman Unified District
- San Carlos Unified District
Graham County
Grade B
- Safford Unified District
- Solomon Elementary District
- Thatcher Unified District
- Triumphant Learning Center
Grade D
- Fort Thomas Unified District
Greenlee County
Grade B
- Morenci Unified District
Grade C
- Duncan Unified District
La Paz County
Grade C
- Parker Unified School District
- Quartzsite Elementary District
Maricopa County
GradeA
- Aguila Elementary District
- Ahwatukee Foothills Prep, Inc.
- Alhambra Education Partnerships, Inc.
- Anthem Preparatory Academy
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center, Inc
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center, Inc.
- Arizona Montessori Charter School at Anthem
- Arizona School For The Arts
- Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)
- Ball Charter Schools (Hearn)
- BASIS School, Inc.
- BASIS School, Inc.
- Benchmark School, Inc.
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley dba Mesa Arts Academy
- Bright Beginnings School, Inc.
- Candeo Schools, Inc.
- Cave Creek Unified District
- Challenge School, Inc.
- Challenger Basic School, Inc.
- Chandler Preparatory Academy
- Chandler Unified District
- Choice Academies, Inc.
- Crown Charter School, Inc
- Deer Valley Unified District
- Educational Enterprises, Inc.
- Edu-Prize, Inc.
- Foothills Academy
- Glendale Preparatory Academy
- Glendale Union High School District
- Happy Valley School, Inc.
- Higley Unified School District
- James Madison Preparatory School
- Keystone Montessori Charter School, Inc.
- Legacy Traditional Charter School
- Liberty Arts Academy Public Charter Elementary School
- Little Lamb Community School
- Maricopa County Community College District dba Gateway Early College High School
- Mesa Preparatory Academy, Inc.
- Montessori Education Centre Charter School
- Pan-American Elementary Charter
- Paragon Education Corporation
- Phoenix Collegiate Academy, Inc.
- Queen Creek Unified District
- Scottsdale Preparatory Academy
- Scottsdale Unified District
- Self Development Charter School
- Tempe Preparatory Academy
- Twenty First Century Charter School, Inc. dba: Bennett Academy
- Valley Academy, Inc.
- Veritas Preparatory Academy
- Villa Montessori Charter School
Grade B
- Acclaim Charter School
- Agua Fria Union High School District
- Alhambra Elementary District
- Allen-Cochran Enterprises, Inc.
- American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South Ridge High School
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center, Inc.
- Arlington Elementary District
- Bell Canyon Charter School, Inc
- Buckeye Union High School District
- CAFA, Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Alta Mesa
- CAFA, Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert
- Cambridge Academy East, Inc
- Camelback Education, Inc
- Carden Traditional School of Glendale, Inc.
- Carden Traditional School of Surprise, Inc.
- Cartwright Elementary District
- Choice Education and Development Corporation dba Arizona Conservatory for Arts a
- Cortez Park Charter Middle School, Inc.
- Creighton Elementary District
- Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Academy – Phoenix
- Dysart Unified District
- Espiritu Community Development Corp.
- Fountain Hills Charter School
- Fountain Hills Unified District
- Fowler Elementary District
- Freedom Academy, Inc.
- Gilbert Unified District
- Heritage Academy, Inc.
- Horizon Community Learning Center, Inc.
- Imagine Charter Elementary at Camelback, Inc.
- Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West, Inc.
- Imagine Desert West Middle, Inc.
- Imagine Prep Coolidge, Inc.
- Kyrene Elementary District
- Laveen Elementary District
- LEAD Charter Schools
- Legacy Schools
- Liberty Elementary District
- Litchfield Elementary District
- Madison Elementary District
- Mesa Unified District
- Metropolitan Arts Institute, Inc.
- Milestones Charter School
- Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered, Inc.
- Noah Webster Basic School
- Palo Verde Elementary District
- Paradise Valley Unified District
- Paragon Management, Inc.
- Partnership with Parents, Inc.
- Pendergast Elementary District
- Peoria Unified School District
- Phoenix Advantage Charter School, Inc.
- Phoenix Education Management, LLC,
- Pointe Educational Services
- Riverside Elementary District
- Stepping Stones Academy
- Tempe Preparatory Junior Academy
- Tempe School District
- Tempe Union High School District
- Tolleson Elementary District
- Tolleson Union High School District
- Valley of the Sun Waldorf Education Association, dba Desert Marigold School
- West Gilbert Charter Elementary School, Inc.
- West Gilbert Charter Middle School, Inc.
- Wickenburg Unified District
- Wilson Elementary District
Grade C
- American Basic Schools LLC
- American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Desert Hills High School
- American Leadership Academy, Inc.
- Arizona Connections Academy Charter School, Inc.
- Avondale Elementary District
- Balsz Elementary District
- Buckeye Elementary District
- Choice Education and Development Corporation – Sequoia Charter School
- Cholla Academy
- Country Gardens Educational Services, LLC
- DCS Partner, Inc. dba Destiny Community School.
- East Mesa Charter Elementary School, Inc.
- Employ-Ability Unlimited, Inc.
- Fit Kids, Inc. dba Champion Schools
- Friendly House, Inc.
- Glendale Elementary District
- Imagine Camelback Middle, Inc.
- Imagine Coolidge Elementary, Inc.
- Imagine Prep Surprise, Inc.
- International Commerce Secondary Schools, Inc.
- Isaac Elementary District
- James Sandoval Preparatory High School
- Kachina Country Day School
- Liberty Traditional Charter School
- Littleton Elementary District
- Montessori Academy, Inc.
- Morristown Elementary District
- Murphy Elementary District
- Nadaburg Unified School District
- New Horizon School for the Performing Arts
- New World Educational Center
- Osborn Elementary District
- P.L.C. Charter Schools
- Paramount Education Studies Inc
- Pathfinder Charter School Foundation
- Phoenix Elementary District
- Phoenix Union High School District
- Roosevelt Elementary District
- Rosefield Charter Elementary School, Inc.
- Saddle Mountain Unified School District
- Sequoia Choice Schools, LLLP
- Teleos Preparatory Academy
- Union Elementary District
- University Public Schools, Inc.
- Washington Elementary School District
- West Valley Arts and Technology Academy, Inc.
Grade D
- AIBT Non-Profit Charter High School – Phoenix
- CAFA, Inc. dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts School
- Challenge Foundation Academies of Arizona, Inc.
- Choice Education and Development Corporation – Learning Crossroads Basic Academy
- Gila Bend Unified District
- Heritage Elementary School
- Imagine Avondale Elementary, Inc.
- Imagine Avondale Middle, Inc.
- Imagine Elementary at Tempe, Inc.
- Imagine Middle at Surprise, Inc.
- New School for the Arts Middle School
- Precision Academy Systems, Inc
- Premier Charter High School
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools
- Success School
- Vicki A. Romero High School
- Westwind Children’s Services
Mohave County
Grade A
- Masada Charter School, Inc.
Grade B
- Bullhead City School District
- Colorado City Unified District
- Kingman Academy Of Learning
- Kingman Unified School District
- Lake Havasu Unified District
- Mohave Valley Elementary District
- Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.
Grade C
- Littlefield Unified District
- Mohave Accelerated Elementary School, Inc.
- Telesis Center for Learning, Inc.
- Topock Elementary District
Grade D
- Colorado River Union High School District
- Peach Springs Unified District
Navajo County
Grade B
- Blue Ridge Unified District
- Choice Education and Development Corporation – Sequoia Village School
- Joseph City Unified District
- Show Low Unified District
- Snowflake Unified District
- Winslow Unified District
Grade C
- Heber-Overgaard Unified District
- Holbrook Unified District
- Shonto Governing Board of Education, Inc.
Grade D
- Cedar Unified District
- Founding Fathers Academies, Inc
- Kayenta Unified District
- Pinon Unified District
- Whiteriver Unified District
Pima County
Grade A
- Academy of Tucson, Inc.
- Accelerated Elementary and Secondary Schools
- BASIS School, Inc.
- Catalina Foothills Unified District
- Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Academy
- Desert Springs Academy
- El Pueblo Integral – Teaching & Learning Collaborative
- Tanque Verde Unified District
- Vail Unified District
Grade B
- Academy of Mathematics and Science, Inc.
- Altar Valley Elementary District
- Amphitheater Unified District
- Carden of Tucson, Inc.
- Continental Elementary District
- Flowing Wells Unified District
- Great Expectations Academy
- Hermosa Montessori Charter School
- Khalsa Family Services
- Marana Unified District
- Math and Science Success Academy, Inc.
- Pima Unified District
- Presidio School
- Sahuarita Unified District
- Satori, Inc.
- Sonoran Science Academy – Broadway
- Sonoran Science Academy – Davis Monthan
- The Charter Foundation, Inc.
- Tucson Country Day School, Inc.
- Tucson Small School Project
Grade C
- El Centro for the Study of Primary and Secondary Education, Inc.
- Griffin Foundation, Inc. The
- Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership Academy
- Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc. (PPEP, Inc.)
- Sunnyside Unified District
- TAG Elementary, Inc.
- Tucson Unified District
Grade D
- Ajo Unified District
- Aprender Tucson
- Arizona Community Development Corporation
- Ha:san Educational Services
- Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified District
- MultiDimensional Literacy Corp.
- Nosotros, Inc
- Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership School, The
- Tucson International Academy, Inc.
- Wildcat Secondary School
Pinal County
Grade B
- Akimel O’Otham Pee Posh Charter School, Inc.
- Apache Junction Unified District
- Casa Grande Elementary District
- Eduprize Schools, LLC
- Florence Unified School District
- J O Combs Unified School District
- Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District
- Maricopa Unified School District
- Red Rock Elementary District
- Stanfield Elementary District
- Casa Grande Union High School District
Grade C
- Coolidge Unified District
- Eloy Elementary District
- Oracle Elementary District
- Picacho Elementary District
- Ray Unified District
- Skyline Gila River Schools, LLC
- Toltec Elementary District
Grade D
- Excalibur Charter School Inc
- Sacaton Elementary District
- Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District
- Superior Unified School District
Santa Cruz County
Grade B
- Nogales Unified District
- Santa Cruz Valley Unified District
- Sonoita Elementary District
Grade C
- Santa Cruz Elementary District
Grade D
- Mexicayotl Academy, Inc.
Yavapai County
Grade A
- Congress Elementary District
- Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba: Tri-City Prep High School
Grade B
- Acorn Montessori Charter School
- Camp Verde Unified District
- Canon Elementary District
- Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District
- Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District
- Franklin Phonetic Primary School, Inc.
- Humboldt Unified District
- Mingus Union High School District
- Prescott Unified District
- Sedona Charter School, Inc.
- Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9
Grade C
- American Heritage Academy
- Bagdad Unified District
- Beaver Creek Elementary District
- Chino Valley Unified District
- Edkey, Inc. – Sequoia Ranch School
- Mayer Unified School District
- Mingus Springs Charter School
- Park View School, Inc.
- Prescott Valley Charter School
Yuma County
Grade A
- Carpe Diem Collegiate High School
- Juniper Tree Academy
Grade B
- Crane Elementary District
- Harvest Power Community Development Group, Inc.
- Hyder Elementary District
Grade C
- Gadsden Elementary District
- Mohawk Valley Elementary District
- Somerton Elementary District
- Yuma Elementary District
- Yuma Union High School District
Grade D
- Antelope Union High School District
- Wellton Elementary District