Tucson Standard

Only 27.1% of 20,626 Pima County students passed their ACT mathematics test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in two subjects: ELA and mathematics. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Of the 5,590 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (3,294).

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

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	% Who Passed	Total students tested
Academy of Tucson High School	29%	38
Alta Vista High School	12%	107
Amphitheater High School	10%	239
Andrada Polytechnic High School	53%	111
Arizona Insight Academy	6%	207
Arizona Virtual Academy	18%	307
BASIS Tucson North	98%	47
Canyon Del Oro High School	56%	399
Catalina Foothills High School	52%	433
Cholla High School	6%	306
Cienega High School	44%	421
Desert View High School	12%	390
Empire High School	61%	199
Flowing Wells High School	35%	337
Ironwood Ridge High School	44%	366
Marana High School	32%	509
Mica Mountain High	44%	311
Mountain View High School	32%	396
Palo Verde High Magnet School	15%	107
Pueblo High School	10%	324
Rincon High School	17%	250
Sabino High School	29%	204
Sahuarita High School	36%	250
Sahuaro High School	16%	279
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	53%	44
Sunnyside High School	7%	422
Tanque Verde High School	67%	156
Tucson Magnet High School	18%	602
University High School	96%	272
Vail Academy & High School	34%	51
Vail Innovation Center	54%	96
Walden Grove High School	27%	248