PHX Reporter

In the 2021-22 school year, 19% of Fowler Elementary District students passed their AASA Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 2,433 students who took the AASA 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 passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

Fowler Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

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.

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 was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	% Who Passed	Number of students tested
Tuscano Elementary School	23%	309
Santa Maria Middle School	20%	596
Sun Canyon School	20%	217
Western Valley Elementary School	19%	243
Western Valley Middle School	15%	543
Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy	< 10	212
Fowler Elementary School	< 10	158
Sunridge Elementary School	< 10	155