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Only 25.2% of 16,835 Yuma County students passed their AASA mathematics 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 4,242 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (2,898).

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	42%	47
Arizona Desert Elementary School	28%	96
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	23%	81
Castle Dome Middle School	12%	283
Centennial Middle School	23%	307
Cesar Chavez Elementary	28%	89
Crane Middle School	17%	251
Desert Mesa Elementary School	34%	141
Desert Sonora Elementary School	41%	64
Desert View Academy	56%	148
Desert View Elementary	42%	105
Desert View Middle & High School	33%	67
Dorothy Hall Elementary	55%	83
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	32%	79
Gadsden Elementary School	34%	63
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	36%	91
Gila Vista Junior High School	10%	165
Gowan Science Academy	59%	91
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	33%	65
Harvest Preparatory Academy	23%	84
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	24%	71
James B. Rolle School	31%	70
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	25%	120
Mesquite Elementary	35%	102
O.C. Johnson School	52%	58
Orange Grove Elementary School	30%	58
Palmcroft Elementary School	32%	73
Pueblo Elementary School	25%	61
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	16%	167
Rio Colorado Elementary School	25%	63
Ron Watson Middle School	17%	157
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	28%	91
Roosevelt School	30%	37
Salida Del Sol Elementary	19%	85
San Luis Middle School	16%	290
Somerton Middle School	10%	307
Southwest Junior High School	28%	596
Sunrise Elementary School	20%	105
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	23%	96
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	29%	65