Quantcast

East Arizona News

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Window Rock Unified District: 79% of students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts tests in 2022-23 school year

Webp tom headshot 60px 0llmedia

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 79% of Window Rock Unified District students failed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 848 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.

Window Rock Unified District roughly covers schools within Apache County County and has a main office in Fort Defiance.

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.

Window Rock Unified District Failed Level in Language Arts Over the Years
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%2021-222022-23ELAMath
AASA/ACT Performance in Window Rock Unified District by School in 2022-23 School Year
School Name% Who FailedNumber of students tested
Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center85%95
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center83%332
Tsehootsooi Middle School76%244
Window Rock High School73%130
Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'Olta70%47

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS