PHX Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 88% of 5,968 Phoenix Union High School District students failed their ACT math 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 failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

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 Failed	Number of students tested
PUHSD Distance-Learning School	95%	256
Carl Hayden High School	93%	467
South Mountain High School	93%	423
Alhambra High School	93%	468
Maryvale High School	92%	570
Central High School	91%	416
Camelback High School	90%	482
Linda Abril Educational Academy	> 90%	39
Bostrom Alternative Center	> 90%	124
North High School	89%	412
Trevor Browne High School	89%	622
Cesar Chavez High School	87%	544
Betty Fairfax High School	80%	424
Metro Tech High School	80%	519
Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory	77%	48
Franklin Police and Fire High School	74%	57
Phoenix Coding Academy	56%	50
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School	25%	90