Arizona school board elections, 2020
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Elections
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| 2020 Arizona School Board Elections | |||||||
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| District | Primary | General Election | General Runoff Election | Regular term length | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2016-17 enrollment |
| Agua Fria Union High School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7,788 |
| Alhambra Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17,071 |
| Balsz Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2,474 |
| Cartwright Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17,940 |
| Cave Creek Unified District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5,463 |
| Chandler Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 44,352 |
| Creighton Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6,395 |
| Deer Valley Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33,907 |
| Dysart Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24,672 |
| Flowing Wells Unified District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5,438 |
| Fowler Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4,714 |
| Gilbert Public Schools | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 34,889 |
| Glendale Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13,144 |
| Glendale Union High School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 2 or 4 | 3 | 5 | 15,730 |
| Higley Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A/ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12,157 |
| Isaac Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7,297 |
| Kyrene Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16,943 |
| Laveen Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6,854 |
| Litchfield Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11,411 |
| Madison Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5,876 |
| Mesa Public Schools | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 63,444 |
| Murphy Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1,646 |
| Osborn Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2,981 |
| Paradise Valley Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 31,905 |
| Pendergast Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10,139 |
| Peoria Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36,552 |
| Phoenix Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6,645 |
| Phoenix Union High School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 2 | 7 | 27,423 |
| Queen Creek Unified District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6,599 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9,335 |
| Sahuarita Unified District | N/A/ | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6,133 |
| Scottsdale Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23,405 |
| Sunnyside Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16,168 |
| Tanque Verde Unified District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2,104 |
| Tempe Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11,692 |
| Tempe Union High School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13,653 |
| Tolleson Union High School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11,066 |
| Tucson Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 47,366 |
| Union Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 2 or 4 | 1 | 3 | 1,962 |
| Vail Unified School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12,848 |
| Washington Elementary School District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23,526 |
| Wilson Elementary District | N/A | 11/3/2020 | N/A | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1,194 |
Academic performance
- See also: Public education in Arizona
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NAEP scores
- See also: NAEP scores by state
The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The chart below presents the percentage of fourth and eighth grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah), Arizona students fared worse across the board than those in Nevada and Utah, but better than those in New Mexico.[1]
| Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013 | ||||
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| Math - Grade 4 | Math - Grade 8 | Reading - Grade 4 | Reading - Grade 8 | |
| Arizona | 40% | 31% | 28% | 28% |
| Nevada | 59% | 47% | 45% | 44% |
| New Mexico | 31% | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Utah | 44% | 36% | 37% | 39% |
| U.S. average | 41% | 34% | 34% | 34% |
| Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables" | ||||
Graduation, ACT and SAT scores
The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for Arizona and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.[1][2][3]
In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged to about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT, and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.[4]
Arizona schools reported a graduation rate of 75.1 percent, ranking in the bottom 20 percent nationwide.
In Arizona, more students took the ACT than the SAT, earning an average ACT score of 19.6.
| Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013 | |||||||
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| State | Graduation rate, 2013 | Average ACT composite, 2013 | Average SAT composite, 2013 | ||||
| Percent | Quintile ranking** | Score | Participation rate | Score | Participation rate | ||
| Arizona | 75.1% | Fifth | 19.6 | 50% | 1,551 | 35% | |
| Nevada | 70.7% | Fifth | 21.3 | 32% | 1,454 | 48% | |
| New Mexico | 70.3% | Fifth | 19.9 | 70% | 1,626 | 12% | |
| Utah | 83% | Third | 20.7 | 100% | 1,684 | 6% | |
| United States | 81.4% | 20.9 | 54% | 1498 | 50% | ||
| **Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally. Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express" ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores" The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013" | |||||||
Dropout rate
- See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states
The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for Arizona was higher than the national average at 5 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, and 5.9 percent in the 2011-2012 school year.[5]
Pivot Counties
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Arizona are Pivot Counties.
Donald Trump (R) defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election. Trump won 48.7 percent of the vote, while Clinton won 45.1 percent. Arizona was one of 12 key battleground states in 2016. Of the 30 states won by Trump in 2016, Arizona had the fifth closest margin. From when it became a state in 1912 to 2016, Arizona voted Republican in 66.7 percent of presidential elections. It voted Republican in all presidential elections from 2000 to 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Arizona. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 12 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 25 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 14 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 27.5 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 18 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 22.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 16 out of 30 state House districts in Arizona with an average margin of victory of 21.5 points. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 30.1% | 68.2% | R+38.2 | 28.6% | 66.9% | R+38.3 | R |
| 2 | 57.2% | 41.6% | D+15.7 | 59.4% | 36.1% | D+23.2 | D |
| 3 | 70.0% | 28.1% | D+41.9 | 70.2% | 24.4% | D+45.8 | D |
| 4 | 54.3% | 44.2% | D+10.2 | 56.8% | 38.2% | D+18.7 | D |
| 5 | 28.1% | 70.0% | R+41.9 | 22.2% | 73.5% | R+51.3 | R |
| 6 | 42.2% | 55.6% | R+13.4 | 41.7% | 52.1% | R+10.4 | R |
| 7 | 63.2% | 35.4% | D+27.8 | 59.8% | 34.1% | D+25.7 | D |
| 8 | 44.7% | 53.5% | R+8.8 | 40.2% | 54.6% | R+14.4 | R |
| 9 | 53.4% | 44.9% | D+8.4 | 56.8% | 37.9% | D+18.9 | D |
| 10 | 51.8% | 46.5% | D+5.4 | 52.9% | 41.6% | D+11.4 | D |
| 11 | 39.7% | 59.0% | R+19.3 | 40.6% | 54.5% | R+13.9 | R |
| 12 | 32.5% | 65.9% | R+33.4 | 34.8% | 59.3% | R+24.5 | R |
| 13 | 33.5% | 65.1% | R+31.6 | 34.1% | 61.1% | R+27 | R |
| 14 | 35.7% | 62.5% | R+26.8 | 33.6% | 59.9% | R+26.2 | R |
| 15 | 36.4% | 61.9% | R+25.4 | 39.1% | 55.7% | R+16.6 | R |
| 16 | 35.0% | 63.1% | R+28.1 | 32.9% | 61.3% | R+28.4 | R |
| 17 | 42.1% | 56.2% | R+14.2 | 45.1% | 49.2% | R+4.1 | R |
| 18 | 48.1% | 50.0% | R+1.9 | 51.9% | 41.5% | D+10.4 | R |
| 19 | 66.4% | 32.1% | D+34.3 | 67.4% | 27.2% | D+40.3 | D |
| 20 | 42.4% | 55.3% | R+12.9 | 42.7% | 50.7% | R+8 | R |
| 21 | 40.6% | 58.0% | R+17.4 | 39.8% | 55.0% | R+15.2 | R |
| 22 | 33.4% | 65.4% | R+31.9 | 33.7% | 62.1% | R+28.4 | R |
| 23 | 35.9% | 62.9% | R+26.9 | 41.2% | 54.6% | R+13.3 | R |
| 24 | 63.2% | 34.4% | D+28.8 | 65.9% | 27.7% | D+38.3 | D |
| 25 | 33.1% | 65.1% | R+31.9 | 35.1% | 58.7% | R+23.6 | R |
| 26 | 58.3% | 38.5% | D+19.8 | 59.4% | 31.9% | D+27.5 | D |
| 27 | 75.2% | 23.2% | D+52 | 74.1% | 20.6% | D+53.5 | D |
| 28 | 44.6% | 53.6% | R+9 | 49.9% | 44.6% | D+5.3 | R |
| 29 | 64.7% | 33.6% | D+31.1 | 65.0% | 29.3% | D+35.7 | D |
| 30 | 61.3% | 36.7% | D+24.7 | 62.2% | 31.7% | D+30.5 | D |
| Total | 44.6% | 53.7% | R+9.1 | 45.5% | 49.0% | R+3.6 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
Additional elections
- See also: Arizona elections, 2020
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "statetables" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ ACT, "2012 ACT National and State Scores," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT Scores by State 2013," October 10, 2013
- ↑ StudyPoints, "What's a good SAT score or ACT score?" accessed June 7, 2015
- ↑ United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data (CCD), State Dropout and Graduation Rate Data File, School Year 2010-11, Provision Version 1a and School Year 2011-12, Preliminary Version 1a," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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