PHX Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 18% of 5,644 Phoenix Union High School District students passed their ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the 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.

Ceyshe Napa, Governing Board President for 2024 | Phoenix Union High School

Phoenix Union High School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Additionally, WalletHub also 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
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School	82%	90
Phoenix Coding Academy	58%	50
Franklin Police and Fire High School	37%	57
Metro Tech High School	28%	509
Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory	27%	47
Betty Fairfax High School	26%	409
Camelback High School	18%	463
North High School	18%	388
Cesar Chavez High School	17%	530
Trevor Browne High School	15%	586
Central High School	15%	397
Maryvale High School	15%	545
South Mountain High School	12%	411
Carl Hayden High School	12%	433
PUHSD Distance-Learning School	11%	253
Linda Abril Educational Academy	< 10%	39
Bostrom Alternative Center	< 10%	104
Alhambra High School	9%	430