As with many school systems across the United States, Arizona schools have several programs to measure accountability for improving academic achievement. An accountability program of the Arizona schools is the AZ LEARNS achievement program. AZ LEARNS holds all Arizona schools accountable for student performance and teachers, measuring performance over several years versus a snapshot of a year of measurement. The AZ LEARNS evaluation is based on four measures already in place required by the Arizona schools. They are:

 AIMS - Measures reading, language arts and mathematics in primary schools, and reading, writing and mathematics in secondary schools.

 MAP - Measure of Academic Progress for schools, where scores of students of AIMS and SAT compared to state average.

 Graduation / Dropout Rates - Used for secondary schools.

 AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress measures student achievement on state academic standards in reading and mathematics over time.

AZ LEARNS program for schools in Arizona ranks schools on a scale as either:

 Failure to meet academic standards,

 lower than expected,

 Conduct,

 High-performance, or

 Outstanding.

Arizona schools for the 2004-2005 school year who were named Outstanding are (listed by district / charter-school)

Academy of Arizona schools in Tucson, Inc. Academy of Tucson Middle School

Arizona District elementary schools Alhambra Alhambra Traditional School

Allen-Cochran Enterprises Arizona schools, Inc. Center for Educational Excellence

Unified School District Arizona Amphitheater Canyon Del Oro High School

Richard B. Wilson Jr. School

Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Schools in Arizona "Arizona School Arizona Art School for the Arts - both

elementary and high

Schools Arizona School of BASE, Inc. BASIS Tucson - both primary and

high school

Arizona Schools School Bases, Inc. - Scottsdale Scottsdale based

Arizona Schools School Benchmark, Inc. Benchmark School

Arizona Schools "Benjamin Franklin Charter School Benjamin Franklin Charter School in

both Gilbert and Mesa

Arizona Schools Bright Beginnings School, Inc. Bright Beginnings School # 1

Arizona schools CASY "Field Day School CASY Country Day School # 1

Catalina Arizona Unified School District Foothills Canyon View Elementary School

Catalina Foothills High School

Esperero Canyon Middle School

Manzanita School

Orange Grove Middle School

Sunrise Drive Elementary School

Ventana Vista Elementary School

Unified School District Arizona Cave Creek Cactus Shadows of High School / PSH

School Desert Arroyo

Desert Sun Elementary School

Arizona School Schools' Challenge, Challenge Charter School Inc.

Arizona School District Chandler Unified Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary

School

Basha Elementary

Basha High School

Chandler High School

Chandler Traditional Academy -

Liberty Campus

Hamilton High School

Jane D. Hull Elementary

John M. Andersen Elementary School

Danell Tarwater Robert and

Elementary

Sanborn Elementary School

Santan K-8

Shumway Elementary School

District elementary schools, Arizona Ronald Reagan Fundamental School Crane

Arizona schools D.W. D.W. Higgins Institute Higgins Institute

Arizona Schools "Daisy Education Corporation Sonoran Science Academy - Primary School and High

Arizona School District Deer Valley Unified School Arrowhead Elementary

Cooper Creek Elementary

Desert Sage Elementary School

Greenbrier Elementary School

Hillcrest High School

Legend Springs Elementary

Mountain Ridge High School

Sierra Verde Elementary

Schools Arizona East Valley Academy East Valley Academy

Edu-Prize Arizona schools, Inc. Edu-Prize

Flagstaff Junior Academy Arizona schools Flagstaff Junior Academy

Arizona Unified School District Flagstaff Charles W. Sechrist Elementary School

Flagstaff Middle School

Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School

Thomas M. Knoles Elementary School

Arizona Schools "Foothills Academy Foothills Academy - Primary School and High

Arizona schools' Fort Huachuca Accommodation District Colonel Smith Middle School

Arizona Unified School District Fountain Hills McDowell Mountain Elementary School

Franklin Phonetic School Arizona elementary, Inc. Franklin Phonetic Primary School

Arizona School District Ashland Elementary Gilbert Unified

Carol Rae Ranch Elementary

Desert Ridge High

Finley Farms Elementary

Gilbert High School

GPS Traditional Academy

Greenfield Junior High School

Highland High School

Highland Junior High School

Islands Elementary School

Patterson Elementary School

Playa del Rey Elementary School

Sonoma Ranch Elementary School

Spectrum Elementary

Technology and Leadership Academy

Towne Meadows Elementary School

Val Vista Lakes Elementary School

Arizona schools' Glendale Union High School District Sunnyslope High School

Arizona Schools "Heritage Academy, Inc. Heritage Academy - both elementary

And high school

Arizona Montessori Charter Montessori Center Hermosa Hermosa

Arizona Community schools' Horizon Learning Center, Inc. Horizon Community Learning Center

Arizona School of Humanities and Sciences Academy School USA, Inc. Humanities and Sciences High

Ideabanc Arizona schools, College Preparatory AmeriSchools Inc.

Academy - Tucson

Arizona Schools "James Madison High School James Madison High School -

elementary school and high

Arizona Unified School District Joseph City Joseph City Junior / Senior High School

Arizona Montessori Charter School schools Keystone, Inc. Keystone Montessori Charter School

Arizona schools Khalsa Family Services Khalsa School

Arizona Montessori schools Khalsa Montessori Elementary Schools Khalsa

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Arizona Kyrene District elementary schools CI Waggoner School

Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School

Kyrene Altadena Middle School

Learn Kyrene Middle School

Kyrene Centennial Middle School

Kyrene de la Colina School

Kyrene de la Esperanza School

Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary

School

Mariposa Kyrene School

Mirada Kyrene School of

Kyrene de la Paloma School

Sierra Kyrene School

Kyrene de las Brisas School

Manitas Kyrene School of

Kyrene School of Cerritos

Kyrene School of the Sky

Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School

Kyrene Middle School

Kyrene Monte Vista School

Permanent Arizona schools "Learning Research Institute, Inc. Lifelong Learning Academy

Arizona elementary schools Litchfield Litchfield Elementary School District

Palm Valley Elementary

District elementary schools, Arizona Madison Madison Heights School

Madison Meadows School

Madison Park School

Madison Richard Simis School

Arizona Schools "Marana Unified District Coyote Trail Elementary School

Quail Run Elementary School

Arizona Schools Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation Tri-City Prep High School

Arizona Unified School District Mesa Elementary School Barbara Bush

Entz Elementary School

Falcon Hill Elementary School

Franklin Elementary School

Franklin Northeast School

South Franklin

Franklin West Elementary

George Smith

Hale Elementary School

Hermosa Vista Elementary School

Ishikawa Elementary School

Las Sendas Elementary School

Mountain View High School

Poston Junior High School

Red Mountain High School

Sunridge Learning Center

Arizona Unified School District Elementary School Miami Las Lomas

Arizona Mission Montessori Academy Mission Montessori Academy

Arizona Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff, Inc. Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff

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Montessori School of Arizona School of Tucson, Inc. Montessori

Arizona School District Nogales Unified Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

School

Northland Preparatory Academy Arizona schools Northland Preparatory Academy -

elementary school and high

District elementary schools, Arizona Palominas Coronado Elementary School

Arizona School District Paradise Valley Unified School Boulder Creek Elementary

Copper Canyon Elementary School

Desert Shadows Middle School

Desert Springs Elementary School

Desert Trails Elementary School

Grayhawk Elementary School

Horizon High School

Larkspur Elementary School

Liberty Elementary School

Mercury Mine Elementary School

Mountain Trail Middle School

North Ranch Elementary School

Pinnacle High School

Pinnacle Peak Elementary

Quail Run Elementary School

Sandpiper Elementary School

Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Sunrise School

Arizona Schools Peoria Unified School District Apache Elementary School

Canyon Elementary School

Centennial High School

Copperwood School

Ironwood High School

Oakwood Elementary School

Paseo Verde Elementary School

Sunrise Mountain High School

Arizona School District Prescott Unified Abia Judd Elementary School

Pescott School

Arizona Unified School District Queen Creek Elementary School Barnes Jack

Arizona Schools Scottsdale Unified School District Anasazi Elementary

Arcadia High School

Aztec Elementary School

Chaparral High School

Cherokee Elementary School

Cheyenne Traditional Elementary

School

Cochise Elementary School

Cocopah Middle School

Copper Ridge Elementary School

Copper Ridge Middle School

Desert Canyon Elementary

Desert Canyon Middle School

Desert Mountain High School

Hopi Elementary School

Kiva Elementary School

Laguna Elementary School

Mountain Middle School

Pima Elementary School

Saguaro High School

Sequoya Elementary School

Zuni Elementary School

Sedona, Arizona Oak Creek Unified School District schools of the Great Park Community

Arizona Auto Schools' Charter School Development Self Development Charter School

Arizona School District Show Low Unified Linden Elementary School

Arizona schools Skyview School, Inc. Skyview School

Elgin Elementary Schools Sonoita Arizona Elementary School

Arizona schools' Tanque Verde Unified School District Hot Water

Emily Gray Junior High School

Tanque Verde Elementary School

District elementary schools, Arizona Rover Elementary School Tempe

Tempe Preparatory Academy Tempe Arizona schools Preparatory Academy - both

elementary and high

Arizona Schools Union High School District Tempe Corona Del Sol High School

Desert Vista High School

Mountain Pointe High School

Arizona schools Fruchthendler Tucson Unified School District Elementary School

Gale Elementary School

Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle

Magnet School

Thousands of exploration-Learning Center

Sabino High School

Sahuaro High School

University High School

Arizona School District Vail Unified School Cottonwood Elementary

Desert Sky Middle School

Desert Willow Elementary School

Mesquite Elementary School

Valley Academy Arizona schools, Valley Academy Inc.

Arizona schools Veritas Preparatory Academy "Veritas Preparatory Academy - both

elementary and high

Arizona District elementary schools in the Washington Abraham Lincoln Traditional School

Lookout Mountain School

Arizona Charter Schools Gilbert West Elementary School, Inc. West Gilbert Charter Elementary

School

Arizona Youth District Primary Schools High School Youth Education