Only 42% of 105,088 Maricopa County students passed their ACT English Language Arts test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
The students who took the ACT 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 44,137 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (30,383).
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
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.
ACT Performance in Maricopa County by School in 2023-24 School Year
| School Name | % Who Passed | Total students tested |
|---|---|---|
| AAEC – Paradise Valley | 74% | 80 |
| AAEC – SMCC Campus | 42% | 103 |
| Agua Fria High School | 22% | 331 |
| Alhambra High School | 9% | 430 |
| American Leadership Academy – Ironwood | 47% | 136 |
| American Leadership Academy – Queen Creek | 54% | 143 |
| American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus | 38% | 89 |
| American Leadership Academy, Gilbert | 59% | 117 |
| Apollo High School | 37% | 488 |
| Arcadia High School | 62% | 369 |
| Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center – Estrella | 75% | 98 |
| Arizona College Prep Erie Campus | 81% | 511 |
| Arizona Connections Academy | 34% | 98 |
| Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Middle School | 47% | 34 |
| Arizona School For The Arts | 77% | 69 |
| ASU Preparatory Academy Digital | 68% | 359 |
| ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School | 20% | 78 |
| ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School | 78% | 88 |
| Barry Goldwater High School | 37% | 33 |
| Basha High School | 68% | 108 |
| BASIS Ahwatukee | 98% | 47 |
| BASIS Peoria | 98% | 55 |
| BASIS Phoenix | 97% | 67 |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | 75% | 161 |
| Betty Fairfax High School | 26% | 374 |
| Boulder Creek High School | 54% | 29 |
| Buckeye Union High School | 26% | 438 |
| BUHSD Institute of Online Learning | 22% | 76 |
| Cactus High School | 36% | 226 |
| Cactus Shadows High School | 66% | 370 |
| Camelback High School | 18% | 437 |
| Canyon View High School | 40% | 477 |
| Carl Hayden High School | 12% | 433 |
| Centennial High School | 48% | 17 |
| Central High School | 15% | 397 |
| Cesar Chavez High School | 17% | 530 |
| Chandler High School | 43% | 725 |
| Chandler Online Academy | 58% | 22 |
| Chaparral High School | 70% | 447 |
| Copper Canyon High School | 22% | 514 |
| Corona Del Sol High School | 64% | 583 |
| Coronado High School | 26% | 167 |
| Cortez High School | 29% | 218 |
| Deer Valley High School | 33% | 382 |
| Deer Valley Online Learning Program | 46% | 28 |
| Desert Edge High School | 29% | 444 |
| Desert Heights Charter School | 56% | 53 |
| Desert Mountain High School | 76% | 439 |
| Desert Vista High School | 66% | 676 |
| Dobson High School | 26% | 478 |
| Dr. Camille Casteel High School | 65% | 487 |
| Dysart High School | 39% | 338 |
| E-Institute at Taylion | 23% | 78 |
| Eastmark High School | 63% | 233 |
| EdOptions HS Learning Center | 11% | 124 |
| Estrella Foothills High School | 42% | 313 |
| Fountain Hills High School | 27% | 85 |
| Franklin Police and Fire High School | 37% | 57 |
| Gateway Early College High School | 38% | 71 |
| Gilbert Global Academy 7-12 | 53% | 19 |
| Gilbert High School | 44% | 39 |
| Glendale High School | 23% | 382 |
| Glendale Union Online | 17% | 98 |
| Glenview College Preparatory High School | 56% | 111 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Anthem Preparatory | 78% | 89 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Arete Preparatory | 80% | 50 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Chandler Preparatory | 82% | 143 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Cicero Preparatory | 56% | 97 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Glendale Preparatory | 95% | 69 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Lincoln Preparatory | 75% | 44 |
| Great Hearts Academies – North Phoenix Preparatory | 67% | 125 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Scottsdale Preparatory School | 92% | 88 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Trivium Preparatory | 78% | 150 |
| Great Hearts Academies – Veritas Preparatory | 71% | 73 |
| Greenway High School | 48% | 278 |
| Hamilton High School | 65% | 809 |
| Heritage Academy | 87% | 116 |
| Heritage Academy Laveen | 49% | 71 |
| Heritage Academy Queen Creek | 80% | 126 |
| Highland Preparatory | 46% | 117 |
| Higley High School | 61% | 498 |
| Hope High School Online | 24% | 68 |
| Horizon High School | 66% | 14 |
| Horizon Honors Secondary School | 69% | 98 |
| Imagine Preparatory Superstition | 44% | 61 |
| Imagine Preparatory Surprise | 31% | 63 |
| Independence High School | 35% | 434 |
| James Madison Preparatory School | 76% | 17 |
| La Joya Community High School | 20% | 451 |
| Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College | 32% | 49 |
| Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert | 30% | 47 |
| Madison Highland Preparatory | 44% | 112 |
| Marcos De Niza High School | 38% | 284 |
| Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT) | 65% | 90 |
| Maryvale High School | 15% | 545 |
| Mcclintock High School | 47% | 364 |
| Mesa Distance Learning Program | 53% | 72 |
| Mesa High School | 24% | 696 |
| Mesquite High School | 43% | 300 |
| Metro Tech High School | 28% | 487 |
| Metropolitan Arts Institute | 59% | 51 |
| Millennium High School | 49% | 554 |
| Mission Heights Preparatory High School | 54% | 108 |
| Moon Valley High School | 36% | 326 |
| Mountain Pointe High School | 37% | 347 |
| Mountain Ridge High School | 60% | 660 |
| Mountain View High School | 50% | 652 |
| New School for the Arts | 45% | 44 |
| NFL YET College Preparatory Academy | 28% | 42 |
| North Canyon High School | 26% | 33 |
| North High School | 18% | 369 |
| Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies | 58% | 184 |
| Pan-American Charter School | 23% | 82 |
| Paradise Honors High School | 56% | 245 |
| Paradise Valley High School | 53% | 488 |
| Paragon Science Academy | 44% | 47 |
| Peoria Accelerated High School | 9% | 140 |
| Perry High School | 70% | 650 |
| Phoenix Coding Academy | 58% | 50 |
| Phoenix College Preparatory Academy | 41% | 59 |
| Phoenix Union Bioscience High School | 82% | 90 |
| Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory | 27% | 47 |
| Pinnacle High School | 66% | 576 |
| Primavera – Online | 27% | 592 |
| PUHSD Distance-Learning School | 11% | 253 |
| pvONLINE | 41% | 28 |
| Queen Creek High School | 59% | 529 |
| Red Mountain High School | 50% | 708 |
| Ridgeline Academy, Inc. | 66% | 91 |
| Saguaro High School | 52% | 327 |
| San Tan Charter School | 50% | 66 |
| Sandra Day O’Connor High School | 68% | 616 |
| Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School | 26% | 35 |
| Shadow Ridge High School | 60% | 502 |
| Sierra Linda High School | 17% | 411 |
| Skyline High School | 24% | 394 |
| South Mountain High School | 12% | 411 |
| South Pointe High School | 10% | 116 |
| South Ridge High School | 34% | 111 |
| Sunnyslope High School | 55% | 520 |
| Sunrise Mountain High School | 57% | 14 |
| Sweetwater Community School | 17% | 94 |
| Tempe High School | 27% | 314 |
| Tempe Preparatory Academy | 83% | 54 |
| Thunderbird High School | 54% | 381 |
| Tolleson Union High School | 18% | 492 |
| Tonopah Valley High School | 24% | 179 |
| Trevor Browne High School | 15% | 543 |
| University High School | 91% | 79 |
| Valiant Academy | 15% | 58 |
| Valley Vista High School | 40% | 505 |
| Verrado High School | 40% | 451 |
| Washington High School | 36% | 368 |
| West Point High School | 33% | 704 |
| Western School of Science and Technology | 14% | 82 |
| Westview High School | 25% | 308 |
| Westwood High School | 26% | 606 |
| Wickenburg High School | 33% | 114 |
| Williams Field High School | 60% | 458 |
| Willow Canyon High School | 47% | 414 |
| Youngker High School | 36% | 444 |
