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Queen Creek Unified District: 46% of students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2022-23 school year

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Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com

Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com

In the 2022-23 school year, 46% of Queen Creek Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 6,889 students who took the AASA/ACT test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at levels one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

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

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.

Queen Creek Unified District Failed Level in Language Arts Over the Years
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%2021-222022-23ELAMath
AASA/ACT Performance in Queen Creek Unified District by School in 2022-23 School Year
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Jack Barnes Elementary School52%368
Gateway Polytechnic Academy52%498
Eastmark High School52%967
Queen Creek Middle School49%539
Newell Barney Middle School47%236
Queen Creek Elementary School44%313
Desert Mountain Elementary42%485
Queen Creek High School41%513
Silver Valley Elementary41%648
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary40%362
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School37%647
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary22%255

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