Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com
Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com
The 2,031 students who took the AASA/ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at levels one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.
J O Combs Unified School District roughly covers schools within Pinal County County and has a main office in San Tan Valley.
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.
Math scores fell the most from 2019 to 2022, while language arts scores decreased to a lesser extent from 2019 to 2022, according to the Nation's Report Card.
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 Failed | Number of students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Elementary School | 76% | 332 |
| J.O. Combs Middle School | 71% | 588 |
| Jack Harmon Elementary School | 69% | 226 |
| Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary | 67% | 249 |
| Combs High School | 61% | 243 |
| Ranch Elementary School | 61% | 214 |
| Combs Traditional Academy | 51% | 134 |
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