55% of all AZ students in 2025 failed to meet even *one* of ACT's core academic benchmarks
What the ACT benchmark scores tell us about the state of Arizona's public schools
Arizona is one of ten U.S. states to mandate the ACT exam for all public school students. With almost a 100% test participation rate, it is perhaps the best means of assessing the ability of Arizona’s public education system to prepare students for college or the workplace.
No other measure is as comprehensive or unbiased. School letter grades “awarded” …
