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Arizona Grade 5 Science: what your child's Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) and AzSCI score means

On Arizona's Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) and AzSCI, Grade 5 Science is reported on a scale from 1200 to 1500, and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching Proficient (at 1350 or above) is the state's grade-level, on-track benchmark.

Score ranges by performance level

LevelScore rangeWhat it means
Minimally Proficient1200–1299The lowest level, well below grade-level expectations
Partially Proficient1300–1349Approaching grade-level expectations
Proficient1350–1394Meeting grade-level expectations (the state proficiency line)
Highly Proficient1395–1500The highest level, above grade-level expectations

How Arizona students scored (2024)

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Statewide in 2024, about 33% of Grade 5 students reached Proficient or Highly Proficient 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.

Look up your child's exact percentile →

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State Test Scores is an independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any state education department or agency. Percentiles are statistical estimates from public performance-level data (Arizona Department of Education), not official rankings.
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