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Arizona Grade 4 Science: what your child's Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA), AzSCI and AIMS Science score means

On Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA), AzSCI and AIMS Science, Grade 4 Science is reported on a scale from 200 to 800, and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching Meets the Standard (at 500 or above) is the state's grade-level, on-track benchmark.

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Score ranges by performance level

LevelScore rangeWhat it means
Falls Far Below the Standard200–461The lowest level, well below grade-level expectations
Approaches the Standard462–499Approaching grade-level expectations
Meets the Standard500–546Meeting grade-level expectations (the state proficiency line)
Exceeds the Standard547–800The highest level, above grade-level expectations

How Arizona students scored (2019)

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Statewide in 2019, about 60% of Grade 4 students reached Meets the Standard or Exceeds the Standard in Science. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).

Is a particular score good?

A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students. Our free tool turns a score into an estimated percentile versus the child's school, district and the whole state, so you can see exactly where a score stands, not just its level.

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