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In the 2022-23 school year, 62.4% of Cochise County students failed their AASA Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,485 students who took the AASA test were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while the 37.6% of students who reached the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Of those who failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

A 2023 2023 study from Scholaroo.com 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.

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	Failure Rate
Naco Elementary School	87%
Omega Alpha Academy School	82%
Greenway Primary School	79%
Joe Carlson Elementary School	78%
Sarah Marley School	78%
Ray Borane Middle School	76%
Willcox Middle School	75%
Bereran Academy	73%
Pearce Elementary School	72%
Center for Academic Success #4	71%
Huachuca City School	71%
St. David Elementary School	70%
Carmichael Elementary School	70%
Lowell School	68%
Clawson School	67%
Town and Country Elementary School	67%
San Simon School	65%
Stevenson Elementary School	64%
Willcox Elementary School	64%
Palominas Elementary School	62%
Benson Primary School	60%
Joyce Clark Middle School	60%
Walter J. Meyer School	58%
Pomerene Elementary School	58%
Coronado Elementary School	57%
Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	57%
Village Meadows Elementary School	55%
Center for Academic Success, The #3	54%
Benson Middle School	52%
Colonel Smith Middle School	39%
General Myer Elementary School	30%