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 3,290 students who took the AASA 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.
Phoenix Elementary 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell Elementary School | 87% | 197 |
| Mary Mcleod Bethune School | 83% | 271 |
| Garfield School | 81% | 289 |
| Paul Dunbar Lawrence School | 81% | 63 |
| Thomas A. Edison School | 80% | 276 |
| Maie Bartlett Heard School | 79% | 271 |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School | 77% | 190 |
| Whittier Elementary School | 76% | 262 |
| Silvestre S. Herrera School | 75% | 315 |
| Capitol Elementary School | 73% | 316 |
| Kenilworth Elementary School | 72% | 306 |
| Magnet Traditional School | 52% | 300 |
| Augustus H. Shaw Montessori | 30% | 188 |
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