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A-F School Letter Grades

Arizona Revised Statutes § 15-241 requires the Arizona Department of Education, subject to final adoption by the State Board of Education, to develop an annual achievement profile for every public school in the state based on an A through F scale. The system measures year to year student academic growth, proficiency on English language arts, math and science, the proficiency and academic growth of English language learners, indicators that an elementary student is ready for success in high school and that high school students are ready to succeed in a career or higher education and high school graduation rates. 

Prior year letter grades may be viewed in the tabs below. For letter grades prior to the 2016-2017 school year, please visit https://www.azed.gov/accountability-research/state-accountability   

2021-2022 Final A-F Letter Grades

Category  

Designation

A, B, C, D or F                                        

School received a letter grade based on the A-F Accountability System              

NR (not rated)

School is not rated due to insufficient data, primarily because the school did not have a sufficient number of students

On January 24, 2023 at 8:50am, this file was updated. Please see the "Please Read Changes" sheet on the file for changes made as well as notes on previous versions. 

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PDF icon FAQ Letter grades 2021-2022

PDF icon 5-Year Accountability Plan

HB 2402, passed in 2021, paused A-F letter grades for the 2020-2021 school year. In lieu of issuing A-F letter grades, the Legislature and the Governor directed the Board to identify below average schools, issue a report and direct ADE to release data. For more information, please go to: https://azsbe.az.gov/2020-2021-school-year-reports

  • 2021-2022 A-F Accountability
  • 2019-2020 A-F Accountability
  • 2018-2019 Traditional A-F Accountability
  • 2017-2018 Traditional A-F Accountability
  • 2016-2017 Traditional A-F Accountability
  • Alternative School A-F Accountability

To view the 2021-2022 A-F Letter Grades, click on the spreadsheet below:

File 2021-2022 A-F Letter Grades

For information on the A-F Appeals policies and procedures for the 2021-2022 school year: 

PDF icon A-F Appeals Policies and Procedures 21-22

2021-2022 A-F Appeals Submission Form (Google Forms)

Draft One Pagers for the 2021-2022 A-F Models are below. Please note that these are still drafts until the A-F appeals process is over in the event of an approved Board appeal that affects the coding within the business rules. 

PDF icon K-8 A-F Plan

PDF icon 9-12 A-F Plan

PDF icon Alt 9-12 A-F Plan

PDF icon AOI A-F Plan

Please note that due to HB 2910, A-F letter grades issued for the 2019-2020 school year are the same as those issued for the 2018-2019 school year. Therefore, the one page summaries below reflect models that were not used to calculate letter grades in the 2019-2020 school year.

PDF icon 19-20 K-8 A-F Plan

PDF icon 19-20 9-12 A-F Plan

To view the 2018-2019 A-F Letter Grades, click on the spreadsheet below:

File 2018-2019 A-F Letter Grades

For general information on the A-F System:

File A-F Information - Final

PDF icon FAQ

For a one page summary of the K-8 and 9-12 models:

PDF icon 2018-2019 K-8 A-F Plan

PDF icon 2018-2019 9-12 A-F Plan

For the final business rules:

PDF icon K-8 Business Rules

PDF icon 9-12 Business Rules

PDF icon Alt Business Rules

To view the 2017-2018 A-F Letter Grades, click on the spreadsheet below:

File 2017-2018 A-F Letter Grades

For information on the A-F System:

File A-F Information

For a one page summary of the models:

PDF icon 2017-2018 K-8 A-F Plan

PDF icon 2017-2018 A-F Plan for 9-12

For frequently asked questions:

PDF icon FAQ

For the business rules and statistical analysis:

PDF icon 2017-2018 A-F Business Rules

To view the 2016-2017 A-F Letter Grades, click the spreadsheet below:

File 2016-2017 A-F Letter Grades

PDF icon 2016-2017 A-F Plan

PDF icon 2016-2017 Business Rules with Appendix

PDF icon School Year 2016-2017 CCRI Rubric Credentials

PDF icon TAC Structure and Membership.pdf

PDF icon TAC Report - December 4, 2017

PDF icon A-F Hybrid Model

PDF icon A-F Data Presentation and Findings

Click here to view previous TAC meetings.

Letter grades for alternative schools can be viewed in the spreadsheets above beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. Letter grades were not released for alternative schools prior to the 2018-2019 school year. Information on the Alternative School A-F Model can be found below:

PDF icon 2018-2019 Alternative School Model

PDF icon Alt Business Rules

PDF icon Modelling and Analysis

File Proposed Alternative School A-F Presentation

A-F School Letter Grades

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