School Labels

(Released annually in October by the Arizona Dept. of Education.)

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. 2007:

arrow Abia Judd Elem. - EXCELLING

arrow Lincoln Elem. - HIGHLY PERFORMING

arrow Miller Valley Elem. - PERFORMING PLUS

arrow Taylor Hicks Elem. - EXCELLING

arrow Washington Traditional - EXCELLING

arrow Granite Mountain Middle - EXCELLING

arrow Mile High Middle - HIGHLY PERFORMING

arrow Prescott High School - EXCELLING

arrow Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy - (not labeled because the AIMS test is not given in 9th grade)