The 51,292 students who took the ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency level 36% passed the test.
Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.
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 was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
ACT Performance in Maricopa County by School
| School Name | % Who Failed |
|---|---|
| Kaizen Education Foundation dba Summit High School | 98% |
| International Commerce High School - Phoenix | 98% |
| East Valley High School | 96% |
| Linda Abril Educational Academy | 96% |
| Imagine Preparatory Coolidge | 96% |
| Sequoia Secondary School | 96% |
| Crestview College Preparatory High School | 95% |
| Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona | 95% |
| BUHSD Institute of Online Learning | 95% |
| Precision Academy | 95% |
| Pathways in Education | 94% |
| Camelback High School | 94% |
| South Mountain High School | 94% |
| Arizona Preparatory Academy | 94% |
| Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy | 94% |
| E-Institute at Union Hills | 94% |
| E-Institute at Taylion | 93% |
| Premier Charter High School | 93% |
| Ombudsman Online Academy | 93% |
| E-Institute at Surprise | 93% |
| Sun Valley High School | 93% |
| PUHSD Distance-Learning School | 93% |
| South Pointe High School | 93% |
| Accelerated Learning Center | 92% |
| Arizona Insight Academy | 92% |
| Trevor Browne High School | 91% |
| Maryvale High School | 91% |
| Alhambra High School | 91% |
| Carl Hayden High School | 91% |
| Pinnacle High School - Tempe | > 90% |
| James Madison Preparatory School | > 90% |
| PAS Charter Online | > 90% |
| Vista Peak | > 90% |
| Ombudsman - Charter Northeast | > 90% |
| Wickenburg Virtual Academy | > 90% |
| E-Institute at Metro | > 90% |
| Ombudsman - Charter West | > 90% |
| EdOptions Preparatory Academy | > 90% |
| Gila Bend High School | > 90% |
| Arizona Autism Charter School, Upper School Campus | > 90% |
| KELLY | > 90% |
| Southwest Leadership Academy | > 90% |
| Learning Institute, The | > 90% |
| Genesis Academy | > 90% |
| Academy with Community Partners | > 90% |
| Roadrunner School | > 90% |
| Freedom Prep Academy | > 90% |
| Ombudsman - Charter East II | > 90% |
| AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL | > 90% |
| Intelli-School - Metro Center | > 90% |
| East Valley Academy | > 90% |
| Ombudsman - Charter East | > 90% |
| Intelli-School | > 90% |
| Pinnacle Online High School | > 90% |
| Higley Virtual Academy | > 90% |
| Think Through Academy | > 90% |
| Career Success High School - Main Campus | > 90% |
| Intelli-School - Paradise Valley | > 90% |
| Cornerstone Charter School | > 90% |
| Bostrom Alternative Center | > 90% |
| Edkey, Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School | > 90% |
| Nadaburg Online Virtual Academy | > 90% |
| Career Success High School - Glendale | > 90% |
| Country Gardens Charter School | > 90% |
| RCB College Preparatory Academy | > 90% |
| Sweetwater Community School | > 90% |
| Paragon Science Academy | > 90% |
| Hope High School | > 90% |
| Pillar Academy of Business & Finance | > 90% |
| Westland School | > 90% |
| Ombudsman - Charter Metro | > 90% |
| Crown Point High School | > 90% |
| Peoria Flex Academy | > 90% |
| Estrella High School | > 90% |
| Midtown High School | > 90% |
| Pan-American Charter School | > 90% |
| BASIS Ahwatukee | > 90% |
| Intelli-School Glendale | > 90% |
| AZ Compass Preparatory School | > 90% |
| City View High School | > 90% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School | > 90% |
| Sequoia Pathway Academy | > 90% |
| RSD High School | > 90% |
| Arizona Autism Charter - Online High School | > 90% |
| Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School | > 90% |
| Caurus Academy | > 90% |
| RCB Medical Arts Academy | > 90% |
| E-Institute at Avondale | > 90% |
| Westland School Brighton Campus | > 90% |
| Desert Heights Charter School | > 90% |
| Ombudsman - Charter Valencia | > 90% |
| Queen Creek Virtual Academy | > 90% |
| Metropolitan Arts Institute | > 90% |
| Fountain.Hills Online | > 90% |
| Leading Edge Academy Online | > 90% |
| BASIS Chandler | > 90% |
| Hope College and Career Readiness Academy | > 90% |
| BASIS Scottsdale | > 90% |
| Integrity Education Centre | > 90% |
| Providence High School | > 90% |
| Cave Creek Academy of Excellence | > 90% |
| Deer Valley Online Learning Program | > 90% |
| NFL YET College Preparatory Academy | > 90% |
| Pinnacle Online - WMCB | > 90% |
| Mesa Distance Learning Program | > 90% |
| E-Institute at Buckeye | > 90% |
| Career Success Junior Senior High School - North Phoenix | > 90% |
| Desert Marigold School | > 90% |
| Peoria eCampus | > 90% |
| pvONLINE | > 90% |
| Pinnacle Charter High School | > 90% |
| Pillar Academy Online | > 90% |
| Desert Hills High School | 90% |
| Copper Canyon High School | 90% |
| Cesar Chavez High School | 90% |
| Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix | > 90% |
| BASIS Phoenix | > 90% |
| International Commerce High School - Tempe | 89% |
| Skyline Prep High School | 89% |
| West Phoenix High School | 88% |
| Sierra Linda High School | 88% |
| Valiant Academy | 87% |
| AAEC - SMCC Campus | 87% |
| Central High School | 87% |
| North High School | 87% |
| Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert | 86% |
| Buckeye Union High School | 86% |
| Franklin Police and Fire High School | 86% |
| Primavera - Online | 85% |
| Metro Tech High School | 85% |
| TAPBI | 84% |
| Glendale Union Online | 84% |
| Hope High School Online | 84% |
| Tolleson Union High School | 83% |
| South Ridge High School | 83% |
| Tempe High School | 83% |
| La Joya Community High School | 83% |
| North Canyon High School | 83% |
| Coronado High School | 83% |
| Western School of Science and Technology | 81% |
| Tonopah Valley High School | 81% |
| Westview High School | 80% |
| Peoria High School | 80% |
| Marcos De Niza High School | 80% |
| Imagine Preparatory Superstition | 79% |
| Dobson High School | 79% |
| Raymond S. Kellis | 79% |
| Glendale High School | 79% |
| Cortez High School | 79% |
| Westwood High School | 77% |
| Barry Goldwater High School | 77% |
| Youngker High School | 76% |
| Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory | 75% |
| Heritage Academy Laveen | 75% |
| Empower Collegiate Academy | 75% |
| West Point High School | 75% |
| North Pointe Preparatory | 74% |
| Betty Fairfax High School | 74% |
| Agua Fria High School | 74% |
| Mesa High School | 74% |
| Skyline High School | 73% |
| Chandler High School | 72% |
| Dysart iSchool | 72% |
| Independence High School | 72% |
| Arizona Connections Academy | 71% |
| Imagine Preparatory Surprise | 71% |
| Mesquite High School | 71% |
| Ironwood High School | 71% |
| San Tan Charter School | 71% |
| Gilbert Global Academy 7-12 | 71% |
| Verrado High School | 70% |
| Canyon View High School | 69% |
| Mountain Pointe High School | 69% |
| Washington High School | 68% |
| Desert Edge High School | 68% |
| Cactus High School | 68% |
| AAEC Online | 67% |
| Wickenburg High School | 67% |
| Valley Vista High School | 67% |
| Dysart High School | 67% |
| Mcclintock High School | 66% |
| Apollo High School | 65% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School | 64% |
| Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School | 64% |
| Moon Valley High School | 64% |
| Deer Valley High School | 64% |
| Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center, Inc. - Mesa | 63% |
| Estrella Foothills High School | 63% |
| Greenway High School | 63% |
| Jefferson Preparatory High School | 62% |
| American Leadership Academy - Ironwood | 62% |
| Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College | 61% |
| Shadow Ridge High School | 61% |
| Desert Ridge High | 61% |
| Centennial High School | 61% |
| Paradise Honors High School | 61% |
| Fountain Hills High School | 60% |
| New School for the Arts | 60% |
| Phoenix College Preparatory Academy | 60% |
| Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies | 59% |
| Paradise Valley High School | 59% |
| Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella | 58% |
| Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics | 58% |
| Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) | 57% |
| Shadow Mountain High School | 57% |
| Glenview College Preparatory High School | 57% |
| Arcadia High School | 56% |
| Willow Canyon High School | 55% |
| Sunrise Mountain High School | 55% |
| Chandler Online Academy | 54% |
| Boulder Creek High School | 54% |
| Liberty High School | 54% |
| Gilbert High School | 54% |
| Millennium High School | 54% |
| EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert | 53% |
| Thunderbird High School | 53% |
| Mission Heights Preparatory High School | 52% |
| American Leadership Academy, Gilbert | 52% |
| Sandra Day O'Connor High School | 52% |
| Phoenix Coding Academy | 52% |
| Heritage Academy Maricopa | 51% |
| Valor Preparatory Academy | 50% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Preparatory | 50% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy Digital | 50% |
| Red Mountain High School | 50% |
| Mountain View High School | 50% |
| Queen Creek High School | 49% |
| Saguaro High School | 48% |
| Horizon High School | 47% |
| Corona Del Sol High School | 47% |
| Sunnyslope High School | 47% |
| Williams Field High School | 47% |
| Dr. Camille Casteel High School | 46% |
| American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek | 46% |
| Arizona School For The Arts | 45% |
| Campo Verde High School | 45% |
| Highland High School | 45% |
| Eastmark High School | 43% |
| Mountain Ridge High School | 43% |
| Hamilton High School | 43% |
| Scottsdale Online Learning | 42% |
| Chaparral High School | 42% |
| Highland Preparatory | 42% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Preparatory | 41% |
| Cactus Shadows High School | 41% |
| Ridgeline Academy, Inc. | 40% |
| Higley High School | 40% |
| Madison Highland Preparatory | 40% |
| Basha High School | 40% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Preparatory | 39% |
| AAEC - Paradise Valley | 39% |
| Phoenix Union Bioscience High School | 38% |
| Perry High School | 38% |
| Desert Vista High School | 38% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School | 36% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Preparatory | 36% |
| Pinnacle High School | 36% |
| Horizon Honors Secondary School | 35% |
| Heritage Academy | 31% |
| Desert Mountain High School | 31% |
| Tempe Preparatory Academy | 30% |
| Heritage Academy Queen Creek | 27% |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | 27% |
| Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Preparatory | 25% |
| BASIS Goodyear | 23% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Preparatory | 22% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Preparatory | 20% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Arete Preparatory | 16% |
| University High School | 15% |
| Arizona College Prep Erie Campus | 14% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Preparatory School | 13% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Preparatory | 11% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Preparatory | 10% |
| Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 | 7% |
| BASIS Mesa | 3% |
| BASIS Oro Valley | 2% |
| BASIS Peoria | 2% |
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