Coconino News

Only 31.7% of 6,893 Coconino County students passed their AASA English Language Arts test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The students who took the AASA test were assessed at four proficiency levels in two subjects: ELA and mathematics. Those achieving proficiency levels one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency levels passed the test.

Of the 2,185 students who passed the test, most achieved proficiency level three (1,679).

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.

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 were associated with a decline in students' academic achievement.

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	Total students tested
BASIS Flagstaff	71%	45
Charles W. Sechrist Elementary School	62%	76
Desert View Elementary Intermediate	14%	159
Eva Marshall Elementary School	36%	66
Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	48%	21
Flagstaff Junior Academy	47%	26
Maine Consolidated School	75%	16
Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School	53%	84
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus	53%	88
Mount Elden Middle School	23%	185
Mountain School	70%	28
Northland Preparatory Academy	54%	64
Page Middle School	18%	154
Pine Forest School	44%	27
Sinagua Middle School	26%	317
Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School	44%	67
Thomas M. Knoles Elementary School	34%	86
Tuba City Elementary School	19%	69
Tuba City Junior High School	18%	90
W.F. Killip Elementary School	19%	65
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	33%	69
Williams Elementary/Middle School	35%	43