Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com
Art Harding Chief Operations Officer at Arizona Department of Education | linkedin.com
The 2,893 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.
Nogales Unified District roughly covers schools within Santa Cruz County County and has a main office in Nogales.
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.
WalletHub 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pierson High School | > 90% | 48 |
| PVHS AOI Program | > 90% | 60 |
| A. J. Mitchell Elementary School | 88% | 155 |
| Wade Carpenter Middle School | 87% | 577 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 80% | 202 |
| Nogales High School | 80% | 326 |
| Mary L. Welty Elementary School | 74% | 185 |
| Challenger Elementary School | 71% | 200 |
| Desert Shadows Middle School | 67% | 738 |
| Robert Bracker Elementary | 53% | 141 |
| Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School | 49% | 261 |
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