In the 2023-24 school year, 65% of Pima County students failed their ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
The 10,463 students who took the ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while the 35% of students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.
Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.
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 in the 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 | Failure Rate |
|---|---|
| Pima County Schools Superintendent’s Diploma Program | 88% |
| Cholla High School | 86% |
| Amphitheater High School | 85% |
| Santa Rita High School | 85% |
| Alta Vista High School | 84% |
| Pueblo High School | 84% |
| Sunnyside High School | 84% |
| Catalina High School | 83% |
| Desert View High School | 83% |
| Arizona Insight Academy | 81% |
| AGAVE Middle and High School | 78% |
| Tucson Magnet High School | 73% |
| Sahuaro High School | 72% |
| Palo Verde High Magnet School | 71% |
| Arizona Virtual Academy | 68% |
| Amphi Academy Online | 67% |
| Rincon High School | 65% |
| Flowing Wells High School | 65% |
| Walden Grove High School | 62% |
| Sahuarita High School | 62% |
| Mountain View High School | 61% |
| Innovation Tech High School | 59% |
| Marana High School | 58% |
| City High School | 58% |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson | 56% |
| Ironwood Ridge High School | 55% |
| Sabino High School | 55% |
| Vail Academy & High School | 51% |
| Sonoran Science Academy – Davis Monthan | 48% |
| Mica Mountain High | 45% |
| Cienega High School | 44% |
| Academy of Tucson High School | 43% |
| Vail Innovation Center | 42% |
| Canyon Del Oro High School | 42% |
| Andrada Polytechnic High School | 36% |
| Tanque Verde High School | 29% |
| Catalina Foothills High School | 28% |
| Empire High School | 21% |
| BASIS Tucson North | 2% |
| University High School | 2% |
