Did Pinal County students pass their AASA English Language Arts tests in 2022-23 school year?

Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org

By Pinal Today

Nov 15, 2024

Only 30.5% of 42,028 Pinal 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 12,819 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (10,072).

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.

AASA Performance in Pinal County by School in 2022-23 School Year

School Name	% Who Passed	Total students tested
Anthem Elementary School	35%	63
Arizona City Elementary School	21%	75
Butterfield Elementary School	37%	119
Cactus Canyon Junior High	24%	214
Cactus Middle School	20%	218
Casa Grande Middle School	13%	181
Cholla Elementary School	18%	75
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	32%	71
Combs Traditional Academy	47%	28
Coolidge Junior High School	18%	155
Copper Basin	22%	61
Cottonwood Elementary School	22%	63
Desert Vista Elementary School	25%	68
Desert Willow Elementary School	27%	95
Desert Wind Middle School	24%	234
Eduprize School	52%	164
EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	55%	146
Ellsworth Elementary School	23%	76
Eloy Intermediate School	21%	93
Eloy Junior High School	14%	85
Florence K-8	29%	73
Four Peaks Elementary School	21%	79
Heartland Ranch Elementary School	22%	73
Ironwood School	19%	70
J.O. Combs Middle School	29%	262
Jack Harmon Elementary School	35%	53
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	33%	77
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	33%	97
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	40%	33
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	48%	151
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	50%	95
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	61%	128
Magma Ranch K8 School	21%	81
Maricopa Elementary School	35%	104
Maricopa Wells Middle School	26%	238
Mary C. O'Brien Elementary School	84%	13
McCartney Ranch Elementary School	33%	132
Mountain Vista School	40%	41
Palo Verde School	18%	64
Peralta Trail Elementary School	30%	140
Pima Butte Elementary School	50%	75
Ranch Elementary School	39%	60
Red Rock Elementary School	39%	47
Saddleback Elementary School	29%	91
Saguaro Elementary School	28%	61
San Tan Heights Elementary	23%	67
Santa Cruz Elementary School	36%	112
Santa Rosa Elementary School	46%	61
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	30%	64
The Grande Innovation	33%	73
Toltec Elementary School	25%	40
Villago Middle School	25%	191
Walker Butte K-8	29%	88
West Elementary School	14%	78