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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Arizona

Across Arizona, 1,322 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. University High School leads the list at -37.5pp, against a median of +0.0pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,322

Arizona

Best 3-yr change

-37.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.0pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · ARIZONA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	University High School	TOLLESON, AZ	Tolleson Union High School District (4288)	416	79.5%	42.0%	-37.5pp
2	BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	CHANDLER, AZ	BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92997)	619	82.5%	45.5%	-37.0pp
3	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Buckeye, AZ	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy (92704)	934	68.0%	37.5%	-30.5pp
4	George Washington Academy	SNOWFLAKE, AZ	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211)	124	39.0%	11.0%	-28.0pp
5	McDowell Mountain Elementary School	FOUNTAIN HLS, AZ	Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)	382	53.0%	31.0%	-22.0pp
6	Academy of Tucson Middle School	TUCSON, AZ	Academy of Tucson Inc. (78897)	143	27.5%	6.0%	-21.5pp
7	Midtown Primary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Midtown Primary School (79994)	103	32.0%	12.5%	-19.5pp
8	Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	GILBERT, AZ	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327)	285	46.0%	27.0%	-19.0pp
9	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	Gilbert, AZ	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)	565	67.5%	49.5%	-18.0pp
10	Desert Willow Elementary School	CASA GRANDE, AZ	Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)	505	38.5%	21.0%	-17.5pp
11	Duncan High School	Duncan, AZ	Duncan Unified District (4228)	113	26.0%	8.5%	-17.5pp
12	Redfield Elementary School	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Scottsdale Unified District (4240)	420	71.5%	54.0%	-17.5pp
13	Kyrene de la Colina School	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	419	50.0%	33.0%	-17.0pp
14	Sedona Charter School	SEDONA, AZ	Sedona Charter School Inc. (4492)	144	48.0%	31.5%	-16.5pp
15	Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation (91275)	160	43.0%	26.5%	-16.5pp
16	Pima Butte Elementary School	MARICOPA, AZ	Maricopa Unified School District (4441)	407	59.0%	42.5%	-16.5pp
17	Robins Elementary School	TUCSON, AZ	Tucson Unified District (4403)	437	42.5%	26.0%	-16.5pp
18	Sequoia Lehi Charter School	MESA, AZ	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045)	114	55.5%	39.5%	-16.0pp
19	Desert Thunder	GOODYEAR, AZ	Avondale Elementary District (4272)	928	46.0%	30.0%	-16.0pp
20	Desert Willow Elementary School	TUCSON, AZ	Vail Unified District (4413)	811	68.5%	52.5%	-16.0pp
21	Sunrise Elementary School	Yuma, AZ	Yuma Elementary District (4499)	655	39.0%	23.0%	-16.0pp
22	Tumbleweed Elementary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Washington Elementary School District (4260)	441	41.0%	25.5%	-15.5pp
23	Crown Charter School	Litchfield Park, AZ	Crown Charter School Inc (79443)	294	52.5%	37.5%	-15.0pp
24	Imagine Superstition Middle	Apache Junction, AZ	Imagine Superstition Middle Inc. (90160)	158	22.5%	7.5%	-15.0pp
25	Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	523	70.5%	55.5%	-15.0pp
26	Madison Highland Prep	Phoenix, AZ	Madison Highland Prep (91935)	510	58.0%	43.5%	-14.5pp
27	Mesquite Elementary	Yuma, AZ	Crane Elementary District (4501)	568	43.0%	28.5%	-14.5pp
28	Sousa Elementary School	MESA, AZ	Mesa Unified District (4235)	344	31.0%	16.5%	-14.5pp
29	Keystone Montessori Charter School	PHOENIX, AZ	Keystone Montessori Charter School Inc. (10878)	203	64.5%	50.5%	-14.0pp
30	Mission Heights Preparatory High School	CASA GRANDE, AZ	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr (90548)	551	54.0%	40.0%	-14.0pp
31	Festival Foothills Elementary School	Buckeye, AZ	Wickenburg Unified District (4236)	262	46.5%	32.5%	-14.0pp
32	Amerischools Academy - Yuma North	YUMA, AZ	The Charter Foundation Inc. (6355)	193	44.0%	30.5%	-13.5pp
33	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	MESA, AZ	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts (4366)	119	23.5%	10.0%	-13.5pp
34	Freedom Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	Freedom Academy Inc. (89506)	262	39.5%	26.0%	-13.5pp
35	Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	421	49.0%	35.5%	-13.5pp
36	Havasu Preparatory Academy	Lake Havasu City, AZ	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Havasu Preparatory (90535)	145	41.5%	28.5%	-13.0pp
37	Civano Community K-8 School	TUCSON, AZ	Vail Unified District (4413)	145	60.5%	47.5%	-13.0pp
38	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	Queen Creek, AZ	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)	834	61.5%	49.0%	-12.5pp
39	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East	BULLHEAD CITY, AZ	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc. (85516)	110	63.0%	50.5%	-12.5pp
40	Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler	CHANDLER, AZ	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler (850101)	952	54.0%	41.5%	-12.5pp
41	Basha Elementary	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	581	59.5%	47.0%	-12.5pp
42	Mabel Padgett Elementary School	Litchfield Park, AZ	Litchfield Elementary District (4281)	664	56.0%	43.5%	-12.5pp
43	Park Meadows Elementary School	GLENDALE, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	495	46.0%	33.5%	-12.5pp
44	Gale Elementary School	TUCSON, AZ	Tucson Unified District (4403)	332	55.0%	42.5%	-12.5pp
45	Concordia Charter School	MESA, AZ	Concordia Charter School Inc. (89556)	106	27.5%	15.5%	-12.0pp
46	Edison School of Innovation	GLENDALE, AZ	Edison Project (743644)	237	47.0%	35.0%	-12.0pp
47	Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	651	68.0%	56.0%	-12.0pp
48	Sonoran Heights Middle School	SURPRISE, AZ	Dysart Unified District (4243)	560	53.0%	41.0%	-12.0pp
49	Kyrene del Milenio	PHOENIX, AZ	Kyrene Elementary District (4267)	481	49.0%	37.0%	-12.0pp
50	Corte Sierra Elementary School	AVONDALE, AZ	Litchfield Elementary District (4281)	564	49.5%	37.5%	-12.0pp

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