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A-F 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.   

Due to school closures resulting from COVID-19, House Bill 2910 carried over prior year A-F Letter Grades. Therefore, 2019-2020 letter grades are the same as those awarded in the 2018-2019 school year. 

2018-2019 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

File 2018-2019 A-F Letter Grades

Arizona School Report Cards

 

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

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 K-8 A-F Plan

PDF icon 9-12 A-F Plan

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 A-F Plan for K-8

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

The Board adopted a proposed A-F Model for Arizona Online Instruction (AOI) and requested schools report information based on the proposed model. Information on the tentative model can be found below:

File Proposed AOI Model

 

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