Tucson Standard

In 2022, 72% of Tucson Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 19,350 students who took the AASA/ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

Tucson Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County and has a main office in Tucson.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

WalletHub 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
Safford K-8 School	91%	20
Anna Lawrence Intermediate School	91%	198
Mission View Elementary School	> 90%	29
Howell Peter Elementary	> 90%	101
Teenage Parent Program - TAPP	> 90%	< 10
Project More High School	> 90%	< 10
Bloom Elementary	> 90%	138
Irene Erickson Elementary School	> 90%	153
Mary Meredith K-12 School	> 90%	< 10
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School	> 90%	132
Morgan Maxwell School	> 90%	324
Roberts Naylor	> 90%	357
Henry Hank Oyama	> 90%	39
Wakefield Middle School	> 90%	144
W. Arthur Sewel Elementary School	> 90%	85
Lynn Urquides	90%	58
Manzo Elementary School	> 90%	132
Davidson Elementary School	> 90%	103
Hudlow Elementary School	> 90%	70
Cavett Elementary School	> 90%	29
Drachman Primary Magnet School	> 90%	184
Dunham Elementary School	> 90%	28
Frances J. Warren Elementary School	> 90%	< 10
Pueblo Gardens Elementary	87%	35
Blenman Elementary School	86%	32
Valencia Middle School	86%	217
Cholla High School	86%	293
Utterback Middle School	84%	< 10
Booth-Fickett Math Science Magnet School	84%	318
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School	83%	34
Myers-Ganoung Elementary School	83%	85
Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence	82%	786
AGAVE Middle and High School	81%	26
Dietz K-8 School	81%	< 10
C.E. Rose Elementary School	80%	75
Miller Elementary School	78%	< 10
John B. Wright Elementary School	78%	195
Rincon High School	78%	< 10
Secrist Middle School	78%	< 10
Sahuaro High School	77%	< 10
Harriet Johnson Primary School	76%	50
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center	74%	29
Doolen Middle School	73%	< 10
Hollinger K-8 School	73%	392
Tucson Magnet High School	70%	< 10
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	69%	258
Alice Vail Middle School	67%	< 10
Soleng Tom Elementary School	66%	49
Borton Primary Magnet School	65%	138
Annie Kellond Elementary School	62%	238
Tolson Elementary School	62%	154
Robins Elementary School	59%	299
Davis Bilingual Magnet School	56%	144
Borman Elementary School	53%	283
Innovation Tech High School	48%	50
Lineweaver Elementary School	47%	92
Gale Elementary School	44%	56
Sam Hughes Elementary	27%	182
University High School	2%	< 10