In the 2023-24 school year, 66% of Maricopa County students failed their ACT Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
The 55,555 students who took the ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while the 34% of students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.
Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.
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.
Additionally, WalletHub also claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst in the U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.Maricopa County Proficiency Level in Mathematics Over 3 Years
ACT Failure Rate in Maricopa County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
| School Name | Failure Rate |
|---|---|
| PUHSD Distance-Learning School | 95% |
| South Mountain High School | 93% |
| Carl Hayden High School | 93% |
| South Pointe High School | 93% |
| Alhambra High School | 93% |
| Maryvale High School | 92% |
| Hope High School Online | 91% |
| Central High School | 91% |
| Sierra Linda High School | 91% |
| Camelback High School | 90% |
| Trevor Browne High School | 89% |
| North High School | 89% |
| Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School | 87% |
| Cesar Chavez High School | 87% |
| AAEC – SMCC Campus | 86% |
| Primavera – Online | 86% |
| Queen Creek Virtual Academy | 85% |
| Tonopah Valley High School | 85% |
| North Canyon High School | 85% |
| Desert Edge High School | 85% |
| Agua Fria High School | 84% |
| Arizona Connections Academy | 84% |
| Coronado High School | 83% |
| Tolleson Union High School | 83% |
| Copper Canyon High School | 83% |
| Dobson High School | 82% |
| Westview High School | 82% |
| Westwood High School | 81% |
| Glendale High School | 81% |
| South Ridge High School | 81% |
| Skyline High School | 80% |
| Betty Fairfax High School | 80% |
| Wickenburg High School | 80% |
| Metro Tech High School | 80% |
| Raymond S. Kellis | 79% |
| Mesa High School | 79% |
| Mountainside High School | 79% |
| Imagine Preparatory Superstition | 79% |
| Gateway Early College High School | 79% |
| BUHSD Institute of Online Learning | 79% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School | 78% |
| Tempe High School | 78% |
| Buckeye Union High School | 77% |
| Cortez High School | 77% |
| Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory | 77% |
| La Joya Community High School | 76% |
| NFL YET College Preparatory Academy | 76% |
| Peoria High School | 74% |
| Youngker High School | 74% |
| Ridgeview College Preparatory High School | 74% |
| Franklin Police and Fire High School | 74% |
| Deer Valley High School | 74% |
| Barry Goldwater High School | 74% |
| Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College | 74% |
| Imagine Preparatory Surprise | 73% |
| American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus | 73% |
| Mountain Pointe High School | 73% |
| Apollo High School | 72% |
| Marcos De Niza High School | 72% |
| Washington High School | 71% |
| Independence High School | 71% |
| TAPBI | 71% |
| Moon Valley High School | 70% |
| Chandler High School | 70% |
| Dysart High School | 70% |
| Mesquite High School | 69% |
| West Point High School | 69% |
| Verrado High School | 68% |
| Crismon High School | 68% |
| AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL | 67% |
| Valley Vista High School | 67% |
| Canyon View High School | 67% |
| Cactus High School | 67% |
| Ironwood High School | 67% |
| Glenview College Preparatory High School | 66% |
| Fountain Hills High School | 66% |
| Mcclintock High School | 66% |
| Desert Ridge High | 66% |
| Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies | 65% |
| Mesa Distance Learning Program | 65% |
| Deer Valley Online Learning Program | 65% |
| Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Middle School | 64% |
| Millennium High School | 64% |
| Phoenix College Preparatory Academy | 64% |
| New School for the Arts | 64% |
| Mission Heights Preparatory High School | 64% |
| American Leadership Academy – Ironwood | 63% |
| Greenway High School | 63% |
| Gilbert Global Academy 7-12 | 62% |
| Willow Canyon High School | 62% |
| Gilbert High School | 62% |
| Higley Virtual Academy | 62% |
| Mountain View High School | 61% |
| Boulder Creek High School | 61% |
| American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies | 60% |
| Estrella Foothills High School | 60% |
| Shadow Mountain High School | 59% |
| Red Mountain High School | 58% |
| Heritage Academy Laveen | 58% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy Digital | 57% |
| Thunderbird High School | 57% |
| Centennial High School | 57% |
| Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) | 56% |
| Phoenix Coding Academy | 56% |
| San Tan Charter School | 55% |
| Liberty High School | 55% |
| Paradise Valley High School | 55% |
| Paradise Honors High School | 55% |
| Ridgeline Academy, Inc. | 55% |
| Williams Field High School | 54% |
| Shadow Ridge High School | 54% |
| Paragon Science Academy | 53% |
| Desert Heights Charter School | 53% |
| Sunnyslope High School | 53% |
| American Leadership Academy – Queen Creek | 53% |
| Chandler Online Academy | 52% |
| Saguaro High School | 52% |
| Arcadia High School | 51% |
| Sunrise Mountain High School | 51% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Cicero Preparatory | 50% |
| Madison Highland Preparatory | 50% |
| Eastmark High School | 48% |
| Mountain Ridge High School | 48% |
| American Leadership Academy, Gilbert | 48% |
| Desert Vista High School | 47% |
| Highland High School | 47% |
| Cactus Shadows High School | 47% |
| Corona Del Sol High School | 46% |
| Highland Preparatory | 46% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Trivium Preparatory | 45% |
| Hamilton High School | 45% |
| Horizon High School | 45% |
| American Leadership Academy, West Foothills K-12 | 44% |
| Queen Creek High School | 44% |
| Campo Verde High School | 43% |
| Sandra Day O’Connor High School | 43% |
| Higley High School | 42% |
| Dr. Camille Casteel High School | 39% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School | 39% |
| Chaparral High School | 39% |
| Arizona School For The Arts | 38% |
| Pinnacle High School | 38% |
| Heritage Academy Queen Creek | 37% |
| Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center – Estrella | 37% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Veritas Preparatory | 36% |
| Horizon Honors Secondary School | 36% |
| AAEC – Paradise Valley | 35% |
| Heritage Academy | 34% |
| Perry High School | 34% |
| Desert Mountain High School | 33% |
| Basha High School | 33% |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | 31% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Anthem Preparatory | 30% |
| Tempe Preparatory Academy | 29% |
| Great Hearts Academies – North Phoenix Preparatory | 27% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Lincoln Preparatory | 25% |
| Phoenix Union Bioscience High School | 25% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Arete Preparatory | 23% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Glendale Preparatory | 22% |
| Arizona College Prep Erie Campus | 19% |
| University High School | 18% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Chandler Preparatory | 17% |
| Great Hearts Academies – Scottsdale Preparatory School | 10% |
| BASIS Ahwatukee | 4% |
| BASIS Peoria | 2% |
| BASIS Phoenix | 2% |
| Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 | 2% |
| BASIS Oro Valley | 2% |
