South Pima News

In the 2022-23 school year, 60% of Vail Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 7,624 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.

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.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

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	84%	353
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	78%	343
Mesquite Elementary School	72%	357
Esmond Station School	72%	515
Copper Ridge Elementary	70%	207
Desert Willow Elementary School	68%	375
Cottonwood Elementary School	66%	241
Empire High School	61%	199
Corona Foothills Middle School	60%	599
Vail Academy & High School	60%	345
Sycamore Elementary School	59%	359
Old Vail Middle School	58%	810
Acacia Elementary School	57%	408
Desert Sky Middle School	56%	754
Andrada Polytechnic High School	53%	111
Civano Charter School	53%	89
Vail Blended Learning	52%	71
Vail Innovation Center	51%	119
Rincon Vista Middle School	50%	682
Mica Mountain High	44%	311
Cienega High School	44%	444
Pantano High School	< 10%	21