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Phoenix Elementary District: 74% of students failed their AASA Language Arts tests in 2023-24 school year

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Phoenix Elementary District Superintendent Ibi Dávila Haghighat (2023) | Phoenix Elementary District

Phoenix Elementary District Superintendent Ibi Dávila Haghighat (2023) | Phoenix Elementary District

In the 2023-24 school year, 74% of 3,139 Phoenix Elementary District students failed their AASA Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the AASA 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.


Jessica Bueno, Governing Board President | Phoenix Elementary School District

Phoenix Elementary 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.

Phoenix Elementary District Success Rate in the AASA/ACT Over 3 Years

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AASA Performance in Phoenix Elementary District by School in 2023-24 School Year
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Lowell Elementary School88%199
Mary Mcleod Bethune School86%244
Thomas A. Edison School86%325
Garfield School85%275
Maie Bartlett Heard School81%298
Whittier Elementary School79%246
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School77%180
Capitol Elementary School76%256
Silvestre S. Herrera School73%267
Paul Dunbar Lawrence School69%75
Kenilworth Elementary School67%317
Magnet Traditional School49%254
Augustus H. Shaw Montessori28%184

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