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Monday, November 4, 2024

Did Deer Valley Unified District students fail their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2022?

Test 16

In 2022, 44% of Deer Valley Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 16,990 students who took the AASA/ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

Deer Valley Unified District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

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.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across 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.

AASA/ACT Performance in Deer Valley Unified District by School
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Vista Peak> 90%34
Deer Valley Middle School75%264
Sunrise Elementary School67%222
Esperanza Elementary School65%76
Barry Goldwater High School64%< 10
Village Meadows Elementary School63%55
Paseo Hills School59%482
Greenbrier Elementary School52%51
Arrowhead Elementary School50%< 10
New River Elementary School49%34
Mountain Shadows Elementary School48%218
Sandra Day O'Connor High School47%626
Deer Valley Online Learning Program46%36
Boulder Creek High School45%553
Desert Mountain School43%318
Terramar Academy of the Arts40%678
Mountain Ridge High School39%< 10
Anthem School37%< 10
West Wing School37%720
Highland Lakes School37%86
Bellair Elementary School36%27
Hillcrest Middle School35%831
Union Park School33%442
Legend Springs Elementary32%378
Stetson Hills School31%< 10
Gavilan Peak School30%68
Diamond Canyon School29%609

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