South Pima News

In the 2022-23 school year, 63% of Vail Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,580 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

Callie Tippett Governing Board President | Vail Unified District website

Vail Unified District roughly covers schools within Pima County and has a main office in Vail.

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.

School Name	% Who Passed	Number of students tested
Senita Valley Elementary School	81%	353
Empire High School	72%	196
Esmond Station School	72%	515
Mesquite Elementary School	70%	357
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	70%	343
Corona Foothills Middle School	69%	598
Civano Charter School	66%	89
Vail Innovation Center	65%	117
Copper Ridge Elementary	64%	207
Old Vail Middle School	64%	808
Desert Sky Middle School	63%	752
Vail Blended Learning	63%	71
Vail Academy & High School	61%	345
Rincon Vista Middle School	61%	682
Desert Willow Elementary School	58%	376
Cienega High School	57%	434
Sycamore Elementary School	55%	359
Mica Mountain High	54%	296
Andrada Polytechnic High School	53%	105
Cottonwood Elementary School	53%	240
Acacia Elementary School	51%	407
Pantano High School	< 10%	18