Assessments & Accountability

Click here to view our Assessment Calendar. This calendar is subject to change based on a variety of reasons beyond the control of Salt River Schools. This calendar will be updated as assessment dates change.

ASSESSMENTS

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) implemented an assessment system for the 2024-25 school year. As an Arizona charter school, the Accelerated Learning Academy follows state guidelines; each spring students participate in ADE assessments.

ALA students take state assessments specific to secondary students. Assessments dependent upon need (AZELLA and MSAA) are not always given each year at ALA. Districts also have the ability to administer various college and career readiness assessments. ALA students will also have the opportunity to take the ASVAB.

ACT (Given in April 2025)

  • Please review the following forms to prepare for the ACT: 
    • Non-test Information Online Testing FormThis one-page document reminds students about setting up their MyACT account. The Accelerated Learning Academy’s ACT High School Code is 976327.
    •  Preparing for the ACT: This document contains a full-length practice ACT Test, including the writing test. 
    • Taking the ACT Test: This document provides test prep resources, information about prohibited items/behaviors, score reports, and instructions to complete non-test information. Students will need to set up a MyACT account (see link above), either prior to testing or within two days of test completion.  

ACCOUNTABILITY
Results from the Arizona state summative assessments are used (along with self-reported data for secondary schools) in calculating Arizona’s A-F letter grades.

Arizona’s A-F letter grade system has three distinct models. The ALA is graded under the Alternative 9-12 model, in which schools earn the majority of their points through self-reported data (CCRI, On-Track to Graduate, Credits Earned). Below are the weights and indicators for the Alternative model.
Weights and indicators for the Alternative letter grade model.

History & Grade
The Arizona State Board of Education approved the current Arizona A-F letter grade system in 2017 (implemented in the 2017-18SY). The Alternative 9-12 model was approved for the 2018-19 school year.

In FY2019, the ALA earned a B. Due to school closures caused by COVID-19, the U.S. Dept. of Education issued a waiver in the spring of 2020 to halt state summative assessments. AZ House Bill 2402 (signed in Feb. 2021) placed Arizona’s A-F letter grades on hiatus for an entire school year (2020-2021).

In FY2022, the ALA earned a C ("Meets Standard"). Students and staff worked incredibly hard to move the school back into B range; in FY2023, they did just that and earned the school a B letter grade. Click here to view the ALA Letter Grade Dashboard.



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