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Mesa Unified District: 62% of students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2022

Test 15

In 2022, 62% of Mesa Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 28,863 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.

Mesa Unified District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Mesa.

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.

Math scores fell the most from 2019 to 2022, while language arts scores decreased to a lesser extent from 2019 to 2022, 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 Mesa Unified District by School
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
O'Connor Elementary School> 90%46
Madison Elementary School> 90%54
Sirrine Elementary School> 90%189
Adams Elementary School> 90%303
East Valley Academy> 90%26
Guerrero Elementary School> 90%65
Irving Elementary School> 90%75
Stevenson Elementary School> 90%< 10
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School> 90%< 10
Lehi Elementary School86%< 10
Kerr Elementary School86%74
Lindbergh Elementary School86%76
Carson Junior High School85%1026
Kino Junior High School85%< 10
Redbird Elementary School82%< 10
Rhodes Junior High School81%706
Eisenhower Center for Innovation79%240
Keller Elementary School77%71
Edison Elementary School75%329
Wilson Elementary School74%86
Lincoln Elementary School74%89
Whitman Elementary School73%339
Taylor Junior High School72%953
Field Elementary School71%84
Lowell Elementary School70%221
Skyline High School67%< 10
Washington Elementary School66%225
Jefferson Elementary School64%74
Smith Junior High School64%828
Shepherd Junior High School64%603
Taft Elementary School64%63
Falcon Hill Elementary School62%81
Fremont Junior High School60%953
Mendoza Elementary School57%239
Eagleridge Enrichment Program57%48
Pomeroy Elementary School55%324
Johnson Elementary School55%79
Highland Elementary School52%98
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary47%56
Summit Academy44%92
Bush Elementary44%81
MacArthur Elementary School43%< 10
Mesa Distance Learning Program42%29
Franklin West Elementary41%68
Hale Elementary School41%297
Franklin at Alma Elementary40%165
Hermosa Vista Elementary School37%350
Franklin East Elementary School26%77
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary16%119
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies6%359