Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov
Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov
The 16,970 students who took the AASA test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while the 26.4% of students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.
Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.
A 2023 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School Name | Failure Rate |
|---|---|
| Fourth Avenue Junior High School | 96% |
| Valley Horizon Elementary School | 93% |
| Gila Vista Junior High School | 92% |
| Pecan Grove Elementary School | 89% |
| Castle Dome Middle School | 88% |
| Harvest Preparatory Academy | 87% |
| Somerton Middle School | 86% |
| R. Pete Woodard Junior High School | 85% |
| Roosevelt School | 84% |
| Bravie T. Soto Elementary School | 84% |
| Ron Watson Middle School | 83% |
| Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ | 82% |
| Tierra Del Sol Elementary School | 78% |
| Salida Del Sol Elementary | 78% |
| Centennial Middle School | 77% |
| Wellton Elementary School | 75% |
| Valle Del Encanto Learning Center | 73% |
| O.C. Johnson School | 72% |
| Rio Colorado Elementary School | 71% |
| Mohawk Valley School | 71% |
| C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School | 70% |
| Pueblo Elementary School | 70% |
| Mary A. Otondo Elementary School | 70% |
| H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School | 69% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | 69% |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 69% |
| Mesquite Elementary | 69% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 68% |
| Arizona Desert Elementary School | 67% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | 66% |
| James B. Rolle School | 64% |
| Palmcroft Elementary School | 57% |
| Dateland Elementary School | 57% |
| Desert Mesa Elementary School | 55% |
| James D. Price School | 52% |
| Dorothy Hall Elementary | 49% |
| Gowan Science Academy | 47% |
| Desert View Academy | 44% |
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