SE Valley Times

In the 2022-23 school year, 55% of Kyrene Elementary District students failed their AASA Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 9,587 students who took the AASA 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.

Kyrene Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County 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 Failed	Number of students tested
Kyrene Digital Academy	79%	193
Kyrene Centennial Middle School	75%	629
Kyrene Middle School	74%	678
Kyrene de los Ninos School	74%	218
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School	66%	801
Kyrene de las Lomas School	65%	239
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School	64%	619
Kyrene de la Esperanza School	63%	220
Kyrene de las Manitas School	62%	241
Kyrene Aprende Middle School	59%	922
Kyrene del Milenio	57%	226
Kyrene de la Colina School	56%	221
Kyrene de la Mariposa School	52%	254
Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School	52%	240
Kyrene Traditional Academy	51%	417
Kyrene de la Paloma School	50%	254
Kyrene Altadena Middle School	49%	959
Kyrene del Norte School	48%	176
C.I. Waggoner School	44%	245
Kyrene de las Brisas School	43%	277
Kyrene de la Mirada School	38%	271
Kyrene De Los Lagos School	34%	225
Kyrene del Cielo School	30%	308
Kyrene de la Sierra School	28%	248
Kyrene de los Cerritos School	26%	218
Kyrene Monte Vista School	24%	291