Yavapai News

In the 2022-23 school year, 38% of Prescott Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 1,865 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.

Prescott Unified District roughly covers schools within Yavapai County and has a main office in Prescott.

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.

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.

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
Taylor Hicks School	61%	153
Abia Judd Elementary School	60%	205
Lincoln Elementary School	53%	131
Prescott High School	39%	311
Granite Mountain Middle School	37%	487
Prescott Mile High Middle School	22%	558