Tucson Standard

In the 2022-23 school year, 87% of Sunnyside Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,396 students who took the AASA/ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at levels one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Sunnyside Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County 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.

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.

School Name	% Who Failed	Number of students tested
Challenger Middle School	95%	610
Apollo Middle School	95%	514
Sierra 2-8 School	94%	690
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School	94%	415
Summit View Elementary	94%	235
Sunnyside High School	93%	448
Liberty Elementary School	92%	309
Santa Clara Elementary School	92%	250
STAR Academic High School	> 90%	108
Sunnyside Online Success Academy	> 90%	18
Drexel Elementary School	> 90%	282
Craycroft Elementary School	90%	313
Desert View High School	88%	410
Esperanza Elementary School	87%	257
Los Ninos Elementary School	86%	252
Rivera Elementary School	84%	262
Los Amigos Elementary School	81%	387
Mission Manor Elementary School	81%	261
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	80%	825
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet	63%	147
Elvira Elementary School	60%	403