South Pima News

In the 2021-22 school year, 61% of Vail Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,390 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

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.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

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	78%	347
Esmond Station School	74%	511
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	71%	319
Mesquite Elementary School	71%	337
Vail Blended Learning	70%	67
Corona Foothills Middle School	68%	592
Empire High School	66%	< 10
Vail Academy & High School	64%	258
Civano Charter School	64%	85
Desert Willow Elementary School	62%	404
Copper Ridge Elementary	61%	217
Desert Sky Middle School	59%	774
Cienega High School	59%	< 10
Rincon Vista Middle School	58%	675
Acacia Elementary School	55%	359
Cottonwood Elementary School	54%	245
Sycamore Elementary School	53%	352
Old Vail Middle School	53%	829
Andrada Polytechnic High School	52%	< 10
Mica Mountain High	47%	< 10
Vail Innovation Center	31%	61
Pantano High School	21%	< 10