Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov
Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov
The 1,376 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.
Safford Unified District roughly covers schools within Graham County County and has a main office in Safford.
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.
| School Name | % Who Failed | Number of students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Graham High School | > 90% | 27 |
| Henry Dunkerson Pathways Academy | > 90% | 12 |
| Safford High School | 70% | 168 |
| Safford Middle School | 63% | 397 |
| Ruth Powell Elementary School | 62% | 246 |
| Dorothy Stinson School | 61% | 312 |
| Lafe Nelson School | 59% | 214 |
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