Tucson Standard

In the 2022-23 school year, 64% of Pima County students failed their ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 9,918 students who took the ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while the 36% of students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

Between 2019 and 2022, Arizona students experienced a noticeable drop in their performance in core subjects, with math scores showing the most pronounced decline during this period.

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 were associated with a decline in students' academic achievement.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	Failure Rate
Amphitheater High School	91%
Cholla High School	89%
Alta Vista High School	84%
Pueblo High School	83%
Sunnyside High School	81%
Desert View High School	81%
Arizona Insight Academy	80%
Sahuaro High School	79%
Palo Verde High Magnet School	76%
Walden Grove High School	71%
Tucson Magnet High School	69%
Rincon High School	67%
Innovation Tech High School	65%
Arizona Virtual Academy	63%
Marana High School	61%
Sabino High School	60%
Flowing Wells High School	59%
Mountain View High School	57%
Amphi Academy Online	56%
Academy of Tucson High School	55%
Sahuarita High School	55%
City High School	54%
Ironwood Ridge High School	53%
Vail Academy & High School	50%
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	48%
Andrada Polytechnic High School	47%
Mica Mountain High	46%
Canyon Del Oro High School	43%
Cienega High School	43%
Vail Innovation Center	34%
Empire High School	28%
Catalina Foothills High School	27%
Presidio School	26%
Tanque Verde High School	26%