Pinal County: 31.8% of students passed their AASA English Language Arts tests during 2023-24 school year

Katherine Haley Vice President of Arizona State Board of Education | oakrosegroup.com

By Pinal Today

Dec 2, 2024

Only 31.8% of 38,076 Pinal 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 12,108 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (9,514).

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 2023-24 School Year

School Name	% Who Passed	Total students tested
Anthem Elementary School	34%	77
Arizona City Elementary School	21%	63
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS	39%	47
Butterfield Elementary School	39%	144
Cactus Canyon Junior High	22%	166
Cactus Middle School	19%	222
Casa Grande Middle School	14%	154
Cholla Elementary School	20%	83
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	28%	78
Combs Traditional Academy	47%	25
Coolidge Junior High School	14%	177
Copper Basin	15%	330
Cottonwood Elementary School	20%	61
Desert Vista Elementary School	29%	58
Desert Willow Elementary School	24%	77
Desert Wind Middle School	26%	242
Eduprize School	56%	176
EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	54%	150
Ellsworth Elementary School	23%	76
Eloy Intermediate School	24%	80
Eloy Junior High School	17%	83
Evergreen Elementary School	53%	41
First Avenue Elementary School	35%	37
Florence K-8	31%	84
Four Peaks Elementary School	23%	77
Heartland Ranch Elementary School	25%	39
Ironwood School	17%	77
J.O. Combs Middle School	26%	245
Jack Harmon Elementary School	26%	59
John F. Kennedy School	52%	25
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	36%	61
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	41%	86
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	44%	41
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande	41%	162
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	52%	156
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	55%	97
Magma Ranch K8 School	22%	56
Maricopa Elementary School	29%	144
Maricopa Wells Middle School	30%	258
Mary C. O'Brien Elementary School	83%	67
McCartney Ranch Elementary School	29%	101
Mesquite Elementary School	23%	71
Mountain Vista School	39%	27
Palo Verde School	19%	75
Peralta Trail Elementary School	37%	44
Pima Butte Elementary School	42%	70
Ranch Elementary School	34%	44
Red Rock Elementary School	29%	45
Saddleback Elementary School	28%	98
Saguaro Elementary School	20%	77
San Tan Heights Elementary	29%	53
Santa Cruz Elementary School	33%	23
Santa Rosa Elementary School	48%	61
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	27%	61
The Grande Innovation	36%	71
Villago Middle School	24%	188
Walker Butte K-8	27%	75
West Elementary School	18%	70