Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com
Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com
The 13,869 students who took the AASA/ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at levels one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.
Paradise Valley Unified District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County 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.
| School Name | % Who Failed | Number of students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Roadrunner School | > 90% | 45 |
| Sweetwater Community School | 82% | 95 |
| Greenway Middle School | 81% | 419 |
| Palomino Intermediate School | 80% | 419 |
| Vista Verde Middle School | 76% | 513 |
| Echo Mountain Intermediate School | 76% | 350 |
| Cactus View Elementary School | 75% | 269 |
| Palomino Primary School | 75% | 123 |
| Larkspur Elementary School | 73% | 166 |
| Campo Bello Elementary School | 73% | 316 |
| Echo Mountain Primary School | 70% | 110 |
| North Canyon High School | 69% | 348 |
| Shea Middle School | 67% | 498 |
| Indian Bend Elementary School | 67% | 306 |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School | 64% | 196 |
| Sunset Canyon School | 64% | 168 |
| pvONLINE | 61% | 174 |
| Hidden Hills Elementary School | 56% | 195 |
| Whispering Wind Academy | 52% | 303 |
| Shadow Mountain High School | 49% | 254 |
| Mountain Trail Middle School | 48% | 679 |
| Paradise Valley High School | 47% | 418 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 47% | 216 |
| Desert Cove Elementary School | 46% | 246 |
| Sunrise Middle School | 44% | 388 |
| Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School | 44% | 203 |
| Desert Shadows Middle School | 42% | 737 |
| Explorer Middle School | 40% | 667 |
| Quail Run Elementary School | 37% | 302 |
| Mercury Mine Elementary School | 35% | 289 |
| North Ranch Elementary School | 33% | 269 |
| Copper Canyon Elementary School | 33% | 291 |
| Desert Shadows Elementary School | 33% | 247 |
| Sandpiper Elementary School | 32% | 211 |
| Pinnacle Peak Preparatory | 32% | 346 |
| Wildfire Elementary School | 29% | 293 |
| Horizon High School | 28% | 457 |
| Grayhawk Elementary School | 27% | 197 |
| Pinnacle High School | 27% | 641 |
| Boulder Creek Elementary School | 24% | 355 |
| Sonoran Sky Elementary School | 23% | 313 |
| Desert Trails Elementary School | 20% | 323 |
| Fireside Elementary School | 17% | 429 |
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