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Only 32.7% of 19,615 Yuma County students passed their AASA English Language Arts test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the AASA test were assessed at four proficiency levels in two subjects: ELA and mathematics. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Of the 6,414 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (5,080).

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students were associated with a decline in students' academic achievement.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	% Who Passed	Total students tested
Alice Byrne Elementary School	45%	51
Arizona Desert Elementary School	26%	99
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	24%	75
Castle Dome Middle School	28%	294
Centennial Middle School	32%	310
Cesar Chavez Elementary	32%	86
Crane Middle School	28%	259
Desert Mesa Elementary School	38%	119
Desert Sonora Elementary School	36%	66
Desert View Academy	55%	165
Desert View Elementary	42%	106
Desert View Middle & High School	44%	51
Dorothy Hall Elementary	47%	83
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	33%	82
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	13%	147
Gadsden Elementary School	29%	68
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	29%	77
George Washington Carver Elementary School	24%	55
Gila Vista Junior High School	24%	157
Gowan Science Academy	67%	64
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	33%	74
Harvest Preparatory Academy	23%	81
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	22%	65
James B. Rolle School	38%	211
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	37%	128
Mesquite Elementary	43%	19
O.C. Johnson School	34%	51
Orange Grove Elementary School	33%	51
Palmcroft Elementary School	32%	71
Pecan Grove Elementary School	37%	43
Pueblo Elementary School	43%	64
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	27%	194
Rio Colorado Elementary School	24%	75
Ron Watson Middle School	32%	160
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	35%	69
Roosevelt School	29%	45
Salida Del Sol Elementary	23%	100
San Luis Middle School	22%	258
Somerton Middle School	25%	295
Southwest Junior High School	35%	303
Sunrise Elementary School	33%	296
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	29%	125
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	24%	63
Valley Horizon Elementary School	20%	77