Turnaround Schools

What determines a PLA?

Arizona ranked schools using the Single Percentage Method defined in federal guidance using current year test results.

Schools were ranked by the percentage of students scoring proficient on the AIMS.
Arizona also ranked schools by lack of progress.
Lack of progress was measured as the average annual change in the percentage of students scoring proficient on AIMS over the past three years.
A school's final ranking is determined by averaging the two ranks, giving each rank equal weight, using the following formula: Final Rank = (Rank Percent Proficient + Rank Lack of Progress)/2

For more information and the current list of PLA schools, see the Arizona Department of Education AYP Determinations web page.