South Pima News

In the 2023-24 school year, 44% of 7,740 Vail Unified District students failed 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 failed, most achieved proficiency level one.

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 Failed	Number of students tested
Pantano High School	> 90%	41
Civano Charter School	58%	107
Cienega High School	58%	447
Mica Mountain High	54%	331
Sycamore Elementary School	52%	347
Old Vail Middle School	52%	794
Vail Innovation Center	51%	111
Rincon Vista Middle School	50%	702
Desert Willow Elementary School	49%	400
Desert Sky Middle School	46%	745
Acacia Elementary School	45%	395
Vail Academy & High School	45%	373
Andrada Polytechnic High School	42%	134
Corona Foothills Middle School	40%	579
Cottonwood Elementary School	39%	246
Mesquite Elementary School	36%	341
Esmond Station School	35%	522
Empire High School	33%	211
Copper Ridge Elementary	32%	209
Vail Blended Learning	31%	75
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	26%	365
Senita Valley Elementary School	24%	354