SE Valley Times

In the 2022-23 school year, 59% of Higley Unified School District students passed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 6,750 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

Higley Unified School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Gilbert.

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.

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
Bridges Elementary School	79%	422
San Tan Elementary	67%	547
Higley High School	64%	538
Cortina Elementary	64%	447
Power Ranch Elementary	62%	352
Higley Traditional Academy	62%	433
Centennial Elementary School	61%	405
Williams Field High School	61%	488
Sossaman Middle School	59%	986
Coronado Elementary School	56%	334
Chaparral Elementary School	56%	495
Cooley Middle School	46%	838
Gateway Pointe Elementary	43%	432