South Pima News

In the 2023-24 school year, 56% of 7,740 Vail Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 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 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.

Additionally, WalletHub also 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	76%	354
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	74%	365
Vail Blended Learning	69%	75
Copper Ridge Elementary	68%	209
Empire High School	67%	211
Esmond Station School	65%	522
Mesquite Elementary School	64%	341
Cottonwood Elementary School	61%	246
Corona Foothills Middle School	60%	579
Andrada Polytechnic High School	58%	134
Vail Academy & High School	55%	373
Acacia Elementary School	55%	395
Desert Sky Middle School	54%	745
Desert Willow Elementary School	51%	400
Rincon Vista Middle School	50%	702
Vail Innovation Center	49%	111
Sycamore Elementary School	48%	347
Old Vail Middle School	48%	794
Mica Mountain High	46%	331
Cienega High School	42%	447
Civano Charter School	42%	107
Pantano High School	< 10%	41