PHX Reporter

In the 2022-23 school year, 16% of Balsz Elementary District students passed their AASA Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 1,372 students who took the AASA 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.

Balsz Elementary 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.

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.

School Name	% Who Passed	Number of students tested
David Crockett Elementary School	24%	269
Griffith Elementary School	16%	251
Pat Tillman Middle School	15%	611
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	7%	206