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Under current No Child Left Behind guidelines, schools are annually rated under the AZ Learns Act. The five rating labels, or "Achievement Profiles" are:

Excelling
The school has shown optimal performance

Highly Performing
Exceeding Arizona state proficiency expectations

Performing Plus
Above Arizona state proficiency expectations, but did not meet criteria for percentage of students in the "Exceeds" the standards category

Performing
Meeting Arizona state proficiency expectations

Underperforming
Needing improvement in proficiency

Failing
3 ratings of "underperforming" have been received by the school in three consecutive years

PUSD's Labels, Oct. 2008:

Abia Judd Elem. - EXCELLING

Lincoln Elem. - HIGHLY PERFORMING

Miller Valley Elem. - PERFORMING

Taylor Hicks Elem. - HIGHLY PERFORMING

Washington Traditional - HIGHLY PERFORMING

Granite Mountain Middle - EXCELLING

Prescott Mile High Middle - HIGHLY PERFORMING

Prescott High School - EXCELLING

Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy - PERFORMING PLUS