Arizona · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Arizona

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Arizona, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 Arizona schools listed here average 88.1% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

88.1%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 98.7%
highest rate (Helen Keeling Elementary School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Helen Keeling Elementary School TUCSON	230	Critical	98.7%
2	Window Rock High School FORT DEFIANCE	548	Critical	98.5%
3	Cecil Shamley School TEMPE	411	Critical	98.5%
4	Kayenta Middle School Kayenta	447	Critical	98.2%
5	Monument Valley High School Kayenta	618	Critical	97.7%
6	Academy With Community Partners MESA	170	Critical	97.6%
7	Red Mesa High School Teec Nos Pos	140	Critical	97.1%
8	Challenger Middle School TUCSON	590	Critical	96.9%
9	Desert Sun Academy Scottsdale	191	Critical	96.9%
10	Amphitheater High School TUCSON	996	Critical	96.1%
11	Doolen Middle School TUCSON	490	Critical	95.5%
12	Omega Alpha Academy School DOUGLAS	201	Critical	95.5%
13	Glenn F Burton School GLENDALE	550	Critical	95.3%
14	Fort Thomas Elementary School Fort Thomas	207	Critical	95.2%
15	Lowell Elementary School PHOENIX	282	Critical	95.0%
16	Arthur M Hamilton School PHOENIX	229	Critical	94.8%
17	Mt. Turnbull Elementary School Bylas	115	Critical	94.8%
18	Mesquite Elementary School CASA GRANDE	439	Critical	94.3%
19	Wallace Jr High School PARKER	299	Critical	94.3%
20	Sierra 2-8 School TUCSON	801	Critical	94.0%
21	Dietz K-8 School TUCSON	364	Critical	94.0%
22	Pueblo Del Sol Middle School PHOENIX	659	Critical	93.0%
23	Anna Lawrence Intermediate School TUCSON	215	Critical	93.0%
24	Glendale Landmark School GLENDALE	651	Critical	92.9%
25	Hollinger K-8 School TUCSON	542	Critical	92.8%
26	Richard E Miller School PHOENIX	414	Critical	92.8%
27	Globe High School Globe	532	Critical	92.7%
28	Pinon Accelerated Middle School Pinon	232	Critical	92.7%
29	Tsaile Elementary School Tsaile	313	Critical	92.3%
30	Victory Collegiate Academy PHOENIX	291	Critical	92.1%
31	Peach Springs School Peach Springs	99	Critical	91.9%
32	Valley High School Sanders	193	Critical	91.7%
33	Catalina High School TUCSON	580	Critical	91.6%
34	Alice Vail Middle School TUCSON	573	Critical	91.6%
35	Raul Grijalva Elementary School TUCSON	472	Critical	91.5%
36	Round Rock Elementary School Round Rock	71	Critical	91.5%
37	Yuma High School YUMA	1,040	Critical	91.3%
38	Hudlow Elementary School TUCSON	146	Critical	91.1%
39	Canyon De Chelly Elementary School Chinle	252	Critical	90.9%
40	Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown TUCSON	54	Critical	90.7%
41	Lake View Elementary Primary Page	432	Critical	90.0%
42	Rillito Center TUCSON	59	Critical	89.8%
43	Miami Junior Senior High School Miami	428	Critical	89.7%
44	Griffith Elementary School PHOENIX	422	Critical	89.6%
45	Casa Grande Middle School Casa Grande	648	Critical	89.5%
46	Solano School PHOENIX	466	Critical	88.8%
47	Dunham Elementary School TUCSON	142	Critical	88.7%
48	Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy FLAGSTAFF	174	Critical	88.5%
49	Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Gilbert Arts Academy GILBERT	120	Critical	88.3%
50	Midtown Primary School PHOENIX	103	Critical	88.3%
51	Canyon Pointe Academy GLENDALE	77	Critical	87.0%
52	Altar Valley Middle School TUCSON	159	Critical	86.8%
53	Mary Mcleod Bethune School PHOENIX	324	Critical	86.7%
54	Utterback Middle School TUCSON	270	Critical	86.3%
55	Ford Elementary TUCSON	182	Critical	86.3%
56	E C Nash School TUCSON	305	Critical	85.9%
57	Self Development Academy-Phoenix PHOENIX	246	Critical	85.8%
58	Superior Junior/Senior High School SUPERIOR	131	Critical	85.5%
59	Kayenta Elementary School Kayenta	426	Critical	85.4%
60	Pat Tillman Middle School Phoenix	598	Critical	85.3%
61	Pantano High School VAIL	95	Critical	85.3%
62	La Cima Middle School TUCSON	337	Critical	85.2%
63	John R Davis School PHOENIX	324	Critical	84.9%
64	Foothills Elementary School GLENDALE	537	Critical	84.7%
65	Red Mesa Elementary School Teec Nos Pos	124	Critical	84.7%
66	San Carlos High School PERIDOT	433	Critical	84.5%
67	Apollo Middle School Tucson	480	Critical	84.4%
68	Pueblo Gardens Elementary TUCSON	353	Critical	84.1%
69	Gridley Middle School TUCSON	501	Critical	83.8%
70	Sedona Red Rock Junior/Senior High School SEDONA	408	Critical	83.8%
71	Antelope Union High School Wellton	189	Critical	83.6%
72	City High School TUCSON	165	Critical	83.6%
73	Sky Islands TUCSON	60	Critical	83.3%
74	Cordova Elementary School PHOENIX	589	Critical	83.2%
75	Apache Junction High School Apache Junction	796	Critical	83.0%
76	Desert Willow Elementary School KINGMAN	388	Critical	83.0%
77	Sanders Middle School Sanders	164	Critical	82.9%
78	Esperanza Elementary School TUCSON	437	Critical	82.8%
79	Ray Borane Middle School DOUGLAS	361	Critical	82.8%
80	Mccorkle Pk-8 TUCSON	1,048	Critical	82.7%
81	John F Kennedy Elementary School PHOENIX	352	Critical	82.7%
82	Round Valley Middle School Eagar	269	Critical	82.5%
83	Salida Del Sol Elementary YUMA	588	Critical	81.8%
84	Eliseo C. Felix School GOODYEAR	516	Critical	81.8%
85	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School TUCSON	241	Critical	81.7%
86	Rim Country Middle School PAYSON	478	Critical	81.6%
87	L. Thomas Heck Middle School Litchfield Park	471	Critical	81.5%
88	Kingman Middle School KINGMAN	651	Critical	81.4%
89	Many Farms Elementary School Many Farms	239	Critical	81.2%
90	Precision Academy PHOENIX	90	Critical	81.1%
91	Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School PHOENIX	189	Critical	81.0%
92	Isaac Middle School PHOENIX	474	Critical	80.6%
93	Curry Elementary School TEMPE	366	Critical	80.6%
94	Blenman Elementary School TUCSON	317	Critical	80.4%
95	Valley Union High School ELFRIDA	71	Critical	80.3%
96	Palo Verde Middle School PHOENIX	797	Critical	79.9%
97	Tuba City Elementary School Tuba City	406	Critical	79.8%
98	L M Prince School TUCSON	379	Critical	79.4%
99	Holbrook Junior High School HOLBROOK	316	Critical	79.4%
100	Mesa Arts Academy MESA	227	Critical	79.3%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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