East Arizona News

Only 28.3% of 4,171 Apache County students passed their AASA English Language Arts test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the AASA test were assessed at four proficiency levels in two subjects: ELA and mathematics. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Of the 1,180 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (986).

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.

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 were associated with a decline in students' academic achievement.

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 Passed	Total students tested
Chinle Elementary School	46%	67
Chinle Junior High School	21%	165
Coronado Elementary School	53%	58
Ganado Intermediate School	30%	67
Ganado Middle School	15%	93
Many Farms Elementary School	58%	29
Mesa View Elementary	23%	49
Round Valley Elementary School	48%	79
Round Valley Middle School	43%	75
Sanders Middle School	23%	50
St. John's Middle School	48%	46
Tsaile Elementary School	47%	27
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center	20%	86
Tsehootsooi Middle School	16%	225
Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center	15%	113