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Sunnyside Unified District: 81% of students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2022

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In 2022, 81% of Sunnyside Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,489 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.

Sunnyside 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.

In 2022, average scores from Arizona students were found to be inline with the national average scores for math and reading, according to the Nation's Report Card.

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 Sunnyside Unified District by School
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Craycroft Elementary School> 90%275
Liberty Elementary School> 90%81
STAR Academic High School> 90%75
Los Amigos Elementary School> 90%105
Summit View Elementary> 90%63
Apollo Middle School88%529
Challenger Middle School87%711
Los Ninos Elementary School84%234
Sunnyside High School83%< 10
Mission Manor Elementary School82%73
Rivera Elementary School82%66
Desert View High School80%< 10
Elvira Elementary School68%84
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School67%< 10
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet63%< 10

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