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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Did Flowing Wells Unified District students fail their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2022?

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In 2022, 66% of Flowing Wells Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 2,602 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.

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

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

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.

AASA/ACT Performance in Flowing Wells Unified District by School
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Homer Davis Elementary School> 90%229
Sentinel Peak High School> 90%27
Flowing Wells Digital Campus88%< 10
Flowing Wells Junior High School66%768
Centennial Elementary School63%67
Flowing Wells High School58%337
Robert Richardson Elementary School48%198

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