SE Valley Times

In the 2022-23 school year, 33% of Tempe School District students passed their AASA Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 6,582 students who took the AASA 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.

Eric Miller, President | Tempe School District

Tempe School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Tempe.

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 Passed	Number of students tested
Ward Traditional Academy	72%	248
Tempe Academy of International Studies McKemy Campus	61%	333
Rover Elementary School	60%	192
Fuller Elementary School	55%	247
Broadmor Elementary School	52%	309
Meyer Montessori	52%	58
Arredondo Elementary School	36%	240
Connolly Middle School	34%	912
Hudson Elementary School	34%	166
Curry Elementary School	33%	222
Aguilar School	33%	194
Wood School	29%	214
Nevitt Elementary School	27%	323
Scales Technology Academy	26%	188
Laird Elementary School	25%	356
Holdeman Elementary School	24%	187
Carminati School	21%	141
Gililland Middle School	19%	742
Frank Elementary School	19%	234
Flora Thew Elementary School	17%	222
Fees College Preparatory Middle School	17%	756