SE Valley Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 77% of 6,308 Tempe School District students failed their AASA math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 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 failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

Tempe School District Superintendent James Driscoll (2023) | Tempe School District

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

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Additionally, WalletHub also 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 Failed	Number of students tested
Gililland Middle School	94%	689
Fees College Preparatory Middle School	89%	669
Laird Elementary School	89%	315
Frank Elementary School	87%	241
Flora Thew Elementary School	87%	214
Carminati School	86%	133
Scales Technology Academy	83%	182
Connolly Middle School	82%	890
Holdeman Elementary School	81%	192
Nevitt Elementary School	81%	321
Curry Elementary School	81%	231
Hudson Elementary School	78%	185
Wood School	77%	229
Aguilar School	77%	189
Meyer Montessori	70%	60
Arredondo Elementary School	67%	273
Tempe Academy of International Studies McKemy Campus	59%	334
Fuller Elementary School	58%	227
Broadmor Elementary School	55%	305
Rover Elementary School	48%	188
Ward Traditional Academy	32%	241