East Arizona News

Only 31.9% of 6,937 Navajo 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 2,213 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (1,704).

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
Blue Ridge Elementary School	38%	105
Blue Ridge Junior High School	33%	110
Bonnie Brennan School	34%	118
Canyon Day Junior High School	8%	124
Capps Elementary School	50%	33
Cradleboard School	29%	49
Highland Primary School	60%	138
Holbrook Junior High School	26%	73
Hulet Elementary School	28%	78
Joseph City Elementary School	48%	95
Joseph City Junior High School	39%	43
Kayenta Elementary School	19%	106
Kayenta Middle School	21%	91
Linden Elementary School	47%	27
Mogollon Junior High School	50%	43
Mountain Meadows Primary	51%	33
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	38%	107
Pinon Accelerated Middle School	21%	87
Pinon Elementary School	22%	61
Seven Mile School	16%	62
Show Low Junior High School	39%	166
Snowflake Intermediate School	56%	126
Snowflake Junior High School	49%	207
Taylor Elementary School	46%	89
Taylor Intermediate School	51%	70
Washington School	23%	119
Whiteriver Elementary	25%	61
Winslow Junior High School	25%	155