Tucson Standard

In the 2021-22 school year, 12% of Sunnyside Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,539 students who took the AASA/ACT 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 passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

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.

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 Passed	Number of students tested
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet	41%	< 10
Elvira Elementary School	39%	368
Los Amigos Elementary School	22%	363
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	20%	830
Esperanza Elementary School	16%	257
Desert View High School	14%	< 10
Mission Manor Elementary School	14%	294
Rivera Elementary School	14%	294
Craycroft Elementary School	12%	278
Los Ninos Elementary School	10%	235
Sunnyside High School	10%	< 10
Summit View Elementary	10%	236
STAR Academic High School	< 10	< 10
Drexel Elementary School	< 10	268
Sunnyside Online Success Academy	< 10	72
Liberty Elementary School	8%	325
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School	8%	442
Santa Clara Elementary School	8%	233
Challenger Middle School	7%	711
Apollo Middle School	6%	533
Sierra 2-8 School	4%	784