PHX Reporter

In the 2022-23 school year, 47% of Paradise Valley Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 13,980 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

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

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.

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.

School Name	% Who Passed	Number of students tested
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	85%	312
Fireside Elementary School	84%	429
Desert Trails Elementary School	83%	325
Boulder Creek Elementary School	76%	355
Wildfire Elementary School	72%	296
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	71%	346
Copper Canyon Elementary School	68%	292
Sandpiper Elementary School	67%	214
North Ranch Elementary School	66%	269
Pinnacle High School	65%	646
Explorer Middle School	63%	671
Grayhawk Elementary School	63%	197
Quail Run Elementary School	63%	302
Desert Shadows Elementary School	63%	248
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	57%	204
Horizon High School	57%	463
Mercury Mine Elementary School	56%	290
Liberty Elementary School	52%	216
Desert Shadows Middle School	51%	747
Paradise Valley High School	46%	428
Mountain Trail Middle School	45%	680
Desert Cove Elementary School	43%	246
Sunset Canyon School	42%	170
Shadow Mountain High School	40%	260
Hidden Hills Elementary School	40%	195
Sunrise Middle School	39%	389
Eagle Ridge Elementary School	38%	197
Whispering Wind Academy	37%	310
Palomino Primary School	36%	123
Campo Bello Elementary School	30%	320
Echo Mountain Primary School	30%	113
Indian Bend Elementary School	27%	306
Larkspur Elementary School	26%	170
Echo Mountain Intermediate School	23%	350
Cactus View Elementary School	22%	271
pvONLINE	20%	177
Shea Middle School	19%	507
North Canyon High School	18%	360
Vista Verde Middle School	12%	511
Sweetwater Community School	11%	103
Palomino Intermediate School	10%	421
Roadrunner School	< 10%	47
Greenway Middle School	9%	420