애리조나주의 3·5·8학년 2001 AIMS 테스트 결과가 최근 다시 나왔다.

관계 자료에 따르면 지난해 3·5·8학년을 대상으로 실시했던 AIMS(Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards) 테스트 과목 가운데 읽기에서 3학년은 75%, 5학년은 55%, 8학년은 56%, 수학에서 57%, 41%, 18%, 쓰기에서 75%, 53%, 42%가 각각 합격한 것으로 나타났다.

한인 학생들이 비교적 많이 재학하고 있는 동부 밸리지역 학군의 경우 3·5·8학년 모두가 쓰기에서 좋은 점수를 받은 반면 수학에서 8학년은 여전히 최저의 합격수준을 면치 못했다.

그 가운데 메사 학군의 경우 3학년은 다른 학년에 비해 읽기와 쓰기에서 더 많은 합격점을 받았지만 수학에서 8학년의 극소수만이 주평균점을 받았을 정도다.

챈들러 학군의 대다수 학교는 주평균 점수를 기록했으며 스캇스데일 학군의 8학년의 상당수가 역시 수학에서 주평균에 미치지 못했다.

반면 스캇스데일 학군의 학교 가운데 Cheyenne Traditional, Cochise and Sequoya 국교는 쓰기에서 98%의 합격률을 보였다.

템피 학군의 Broadmor 국교는 5학년의 75%가 수학에서, 73%가 읽기에서, 그리고 84%가 쓰기에서 각각 합격했다.

길벗 학군은 쓰기에서 주전체 최고 점수를 받았지만 읽기에서 다소 저조한 수준을 면치 못했다.

동부 밸리지역 학군 가운데 AIMS 테스트 결과 극단적(최고와 최하) 대조를 나타낸 학교를 보면 다음 자료와 같다.


기준이하(%) 기준초과(%)
Reading
Apache Junction Unified School District
■Desert Shadows Middle School, eighth grade 26
■Superstition Mountain Elementary School, third grade 37
Chandler Unified School District
■Frye Elementary School, fifth grade 44
■Tarwater Elementary School, third grade 54
Gilbert Unified School District
■Boulder Creek, Greenfield and Gilbert elementary schools, fifth grade 13
■Sonoma Ranch Elementary School, third grade 56
Mesa Unified School District
■Longfellow Elementary School, fifth grade 49
■Entz and Las Sendas elementary schools, third grade 54
Scottsdale Unified School District
■Yavapai Elementary School, fifth grade 26
■Pima Elementary School, third grade 73
Tempe Elementary School District
■Thew Elementary School, fifth grade 42
■Curry Elementary School, third grade 43
Writing
Apache Junction Unified School District
■Four Peaks Elementary School, fifth grade 24
■Superstition Mountain Elementary School, third grade 23
Chandler Unified School District
■Galveston Elementary School, fifth grade 41
■Goodman Elementary School, third grade 35
Gilbert Unified School District
■Boulder Creek Elementary School, fifth grade 13
■Houston Elementary School, fifth grade 36
Mesa Unified School District
■Lowell Elementary School, fifth grade 39
■Franklin West Elementary School, fifth grade 34
Scottsdale Unified School District
■Pima and Tavan elementary schools, fifth grade 17
■Hopi Elementary School, third grade 48
Tempe Elementary School District
■Holdeman Elementary School, fifth grade 43
■Evans Elementary School, third grade 33
Math
Apache Junction Unified School District
■Desert Shadows Middle School, fifth grade 58
■Desert Vista and Superstition Mountain elementary schools, fifth grade 29
Chandler Unified School District
■Willis Junior High School, eighth grade 38
■Sanborn Elementary School, fifth grade 65
Gilbert Unified School District
■Gilbert Junior High School, eighth grade 18
■Pioneer Elementary School, third grade 63
Mesa Unified School District
■Powell Junior High School, eighth grade 41
■Franklin West Elementary School, fifth grade 62
Scottsdale Unified School District
■Supai Middle School, eighth grade 48
■Kiva Elementary School, fifth grade 77
Tempe Elementary School District
■Gililland Junior High School, eighth grade 65
■Broadmor Elementary School, fifth grade 63