East Arizona News

Only 27.3% of 6,968 Navajo County students passed their AASA mathematics 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 1,902 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (1,312).

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	32%	102
Blue Ridge Junior High School	23%	110
Bonnie Brennan School	24%	105
Capps Elementary School	60%	33
Highland Primary School	66%	123
Holbrook Junior High School	20%	73
Hulet Elementary School	28%	79
Indian Wells Elementary	24%	173
Joseph City Elementary School	43%	31
Joseph City Junior High School	30%	43
Kayenta Elementary School	22%	101
Kayenta Middle School	19%	97
Linden Elementary School	46%	35
Mogollon Junior High School	38%	47
Mountain Meadows Primary	61%	33
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	23%	123
Pinon Accelerated Middle School	13%	237
Seven Mile School	29%	215
Show Low Junior High School	27%	154
Snowflake Intermediate School	52%	126
Snowflake Junior High School	49%	202
Taylor Elementary School	45%	90
Taylor Intermediate School	60%	73
Washington School	18%	118
Winslow Junior High School	23%	115