Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education | heritage.org
The 6,750 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.
Higley Unified School District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County County and has a main office in Gilbert.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
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.
| School Name | % Who Failed | Number of students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway Pointe Elementary | 57% | 432 |
| Cooley Middle School | 54% | 838 |
| Chaparral Elementary School | 44% | 495 |
| Coronado Elementary School | 44% | 334 |
| Sossaman Middle School | 41% | 986 |
| Williams Field High School | 39% | 488 |
| Centennial Elementary School | 39% | 405 |
| Power Ranch Elementary | 38% | 352 |
| Higley Traditional Academy | 38% | 433 |
| Cortina Elementary | 36% | 447 |
| Higley High School | 36% | 538 |
| San Tan Elementary | 33% | 547 |
| Bridges Elementary School | 21% | 422 |
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