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Monday, November 4, 2024

Did Balsz Elementary District students fail their AASA Language Arts tests in 2022?

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In 2022, 84% of Balsz Elementary District students failed their AASA Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 1,513 students who took the AASA 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.

Balsz Elementary 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.

Math scores fell the most from 2019 to 2022, while language arts scores decreased to a lesser extent from 2019 to 2022, according to the Nation's Report Card.

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 Balsz Elementary District by School
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
David Crockett Elementary School> 90%282
Griffith Elementary School> 90%254
Pat Tillman Middle School85%690

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