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Only 33% of 16,631 Yuma County students passed their AASA English Language Arts test in the 2023-24 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 5,488 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (4,277).

A 2023 study from Scholaroo 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.

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	39%	57
Arizona Desert Elementary School	25%	90
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	21%	88
Castle Dome Middle School	31%	278
Centennial Middle School	28%	292
Cesar Chavez Elementary	30%	89
Crane Middle School	27%	256
Desert Mesa Elementary School	40%	125
Desert Sonora Elementary School	38%	64
Desert View Academy	60%	152
Desert View Elementary	45%	105
Desert View Middle & High School	47%	67
Dorothy Hall Elementary	42%	236
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	35%	88
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	16%	113
Gadsden Elementary School	31%	80
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	36%	90
George Washington Carver Elementary School	28%	46
Gila Vista Junior High School	26%	134
Gowan Science Academy	69%	91
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	39%	79
Harvest Preparatory Academy	29%	81
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	30%	67
James B. Rolle School	32%	70
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	33%	137
Mesquite Elementary	39%	102
O.C. Johnson School	43%	58
Orange Grove Elementary School	39%	58
Palmcroft Elementary School	30%	65
Pueblo Elementary School	43%	66
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	33%	168
Rio Colorado Elementary School	25%	80
Ron Watson Middle School	30%	167
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	40%	91
Roosevelt School	34%	47
Salida Del Sol Elementary	20%	84
San Luis Middle School	22%	277
Somerton Middle School	23%	331
Southwest Junior High School	36%	291
Sunrise Elementary School	32%	107
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	30%	90
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	30%	67
Valley Horizon Elementary School	43%	42