Paul Carver, Jr., Governing Board Member | Deer Valley Unified School District
Paul Carver, Jr., Governing Board Member | Deer Valley Unified School District
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.
| School Name | % Who Failed | Number of students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Peak | > 90% | 34 |
| Deer Valley Middle School | 86% | 492 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 81% | 228 |
| Mirage Elementary School | 81% | 300 |
| Esperanza Elementary School | 81% | 255 |
| Constitution Elementary School | 76% | 249 |
| Paseo Hills School | 75% | 501 |
| Deer Valley High School | 72% | 389 |
| Desert Sky Middle School | 72% | 610 |
| Barry Goldwater High School | 69% | 407 |
| Village Meadows Elementary School | 65% | 194 |
| Park Meadows Elementary School | 64% | 287 |
| Mountain Shadows Elementary School | 63% | 213 |
| Boulder Creek High School | 59% | 612 |
| New River Elementary School | 58% | 102 |
| Deer Valley Online Learning Program | 57% | 218 |
| Greenbrier Elementary School | 57% | 243 |
| Arrowhead Elementary School | 53% | 272 |
| Desert Mountain School | 52% | 292 |
| Canyon Springs STEM Academy | 49% | 570 |
| Desert Sage Elementary School | 48% | 332 |
| Mountain Ridge High School | 48% | 666 |
| Anthem School | 46% | 296 |
| Norterra Canyon School | 46% | 389 |
| Terramar Academy of the Arts | 45% | 683 |
| West Wing School | 44% | 719 |
| Sandra Day O'Connor High School | 43% | 620 |
| Highland Lakes School | 43% | 795 |
| Sunset Ridge School | 42% | 365 |
| Hillcrest Middle School | 41% | 853 |
| Diamond Canyon School | 39% | 518 |
| Union Park School | 39% | 505 |
| Bellair Elementary School | 39% | 133 |
| Las Brisas Elementary School | 38% | 265 |
| Gavilan Peak School | 38% | 396 |
| Sierra Verde STEAM Academy | 32% | 632 |
| Copper Creek Elementary School | 32% | 352 |
| Sonoran Foothills School | 30% | 647 |
| Legend Springs Elementary | 28% | 373 |
| Stetson Hills School | 28% | 632 |
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