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Did Deer Valley Unified District students fail their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2023-24 school year?

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Paul Carver, Jr., Governing Board Member | Deer Valley Unified School District

Paul Carver, Jr., Governing Board Member | Deer Valley Unified School District

In the 2023-24 school year, 44% of 16,711 Deer Valley Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 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 failed, most achieved proficiency level one.


Deer Valley Unified District Superintendent Curtis Finch (2023) | Deer Valley Unified District

Deer Valley Unified 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.

Deer Valley Unified District Success Rate in the AASA/ACT Over 3 Years

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AASA/ACT Performance in Deer Valley Unified District by School in 2023-24 School Year
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Vista Peak> 90%30
Sunrise Elementary School72%220
Esperanza Elementary School70%253
Deer Valley Middle School70%488
Deer Valley High School67%382
Constitution Elementary School67%247
Mirage Elementary School67%297
Paseo Hills School67%502
Desert Sky Middle School61%616
Park Meadows Elementary School61%282
Barry Goldwater High School59%391
Village Meadows Elementary School58%193
Bellair Elementary School56%132
New River Elementary School55%102
Greenbrier Elementary School51%243
Mountain Shadows Elementary School49%213
Boulder Creek High School45%604
Arrowhead Elementary School44%270
Norterra Canyon School44%387
Sunset Ridge School43%364
Desert Mountain School43%291
Anthem School41%296
Deer Valley Online Learning Program41%218
Mountain Ridge High School40%660
Canyon Springs STEM Academy40%568
Hillcrest Middle School39%849
Stetson Hills School38%626
West Wing School38%724
Desert Sage Elementary School37%330
Highland Lakes School37%791
Terramar Academy of the Arts35%682
Union Park School34%504
Copper Creek Elementary School34%351
Las Brisas Elementary School32%266
Sandra Day O'Connor High School32%616
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy30%631
Legend Springs Elementary29%373
Diamond Canyon School29%517
Gavilan Peak School29%397
Sonoran Foothills School26%642

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