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.

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

100.0%
Highest rate: 100
Schools above 50%: 100
Schools ranked

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The 100 Arizona schools listed here average 98.9% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 30.9%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

98.9%
average across these 100 schools: 30.9%
national school average: 100.0%
highest rate (Kingman High School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Kingman High School KINGMAN	875	Critical	100.0%
2	South Pointe High School PHOENIX	615	Critical	100.0%
3	Westwood Elementary School PHOENIX	614	Critical	100.0%
4	Pistor Middle School TUCSON	579	Critical	100.0%
5	Valencia Middle School TUCSON	520	Critical	100.0%
6	Peoria Accelerated High School PEORIA	496	Critical	100.0%
7	Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy GLENDALE	468	Critical	100.0%
8	Royal Palm Middle School PHOENIX	465	Critical	100.0%
9	Amphitheater Middle School TUCSON	432	Critical	100.0%
10	West Phoenix High School PHOENIX	403	Critical	100.0%
11	Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Maya High School PHOENIX	401	Critical	100.0%
12	Tonalea Middle School SCOTTSDALE	393	Critical	100.0%
13	Canyon Day Junior High School Whiteriver	387	Critical	100.0%
14	Morgan Maxwell School TUCSON	354	Critical	100.0%
15	Sun Valley High School MESA	345	Critical	100.0%
16	Desert View Elementary School PHOENIX	344	Critical	100.0%
17	Tartesso Elementary School BUCKEYE	340	Critical	100.0%
18	Santa Rita High School TUCSON	330	Critical	100.0%
19	Safford K-8 School TUCSON	318	Critical	100.0%
20	Lake Valley Elementary School Prescott Valley	303	Critical	100.0%
21	Bostrom Alternative Center PHOENIX	302	Critical	100.0%
22	Evit - East Valley Institute of Technology MESA	300	Critical	100.0%
23	Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School TUCSON	299	Critical	100.0%
24	East Valley Academy MESA	295	Critical	100.0%
25	San Carlos Middle School SAN CARLOS	295	Critical	100.0%
26	Magee Middle School TUCSON	283	Critical	100.0%
27	Star Academic High School TUCSON	265	Critical	100.0%
28	Secrist Middle School TUCSON	248	Critical	100.0%
29	Linda Abril Educational Academy PHOENIX	246	Critical	100.0%
30	C J Jorgensen School PHOENIX	242	Critical	100.0%
31	Crestview College Preparatory High School PHOENIX	239	Critical	100.0%
32	Desert Hills High School GILBERT	231	Critical	100.0%
33	Tuba City Junior High School Tuba City	230	Critical	100.0%
34	Southwest Leadership Academy PHOENIX	223	Critical	100.0%
35	Marc T. Atkinson Middle School & Gifted Academy PHOENIX	205	Critical	100.0%
36	Desert Garden Elementary School GLENDALE	205	Critical	100.0%
37	Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Summit High School PHOENIX	201	Critical	100.0%
38	Larry C Kennedy School PHOENIX	185	Critical	100.0%
39	Kaizen Education Foundation Dba El Dorado High School CHANDLER	184	Critical	100.0%
40	Apache Trail High School Apache Junction	184	Critical	100.0%
41	Vista High School YUMA	175	Critical	100.0%
42	Sweetwater Community School PHOENIX	165	Critical	100.0%
43	Mountain Vista Academy Florence	163	Critical	100.0%
44	Mcat High School MARANA	163	Critical	100.0%
45	Hope High School PHOENIX	155	Critical	100.0%
46	East Valley High School MESA	150	Critical	100.0%
47	Skyview High School BUCKEYE	148	Critical	100.0%
48	Premier Charter High School PHOENIX	140	Critical	100.0%
49	Arizona Collegiate High School PHOENIX	139	Critical	100.0%
50	Estrella High School AVONDALE	138	Critical	100.0%
51	Newell Barney Junior High QUEEN CREEK	129	Critical	100.0%
52	Toltecali High School TUCSON	126	Critical	100.0%
53	Paul Dunbar Lawrence School PHOENIX	125	Critical	100.0%
54	South Pointe Junior High School PHOENIX	124	Critical	100.0%
55	Evit - East Campus MESA	121	Critical	100.0%
56	Coolidge Alternative Program COOLIDGE	120	Critical	100.0%
57	Pierson High School Nogales	119	Critical	100.0%
58	Peoria Flex Academy PEORIA	100	Critical	100.0%
59	Career and College Prep Phoenix	96	Critical	100.0%
60	Envision High School TUCSON	89	Critical	100.0%
61	Mt Graham High School SAFFORD	86	Critical	100.0%
62	Ponderosa High School Flagstaff	85	Critical	100.0%
63	Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Quest High School PHOENIX	84	Critical	100.0%
64	Summit High School FLAGSTAFF	81	Critical	100.0%
65	Cavit - Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology COOLIDGE	80	Critical	100.0%
66	Topock Elementary School Topock	77	Critical	100.0%
67	Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy SCOTTSDALE	76	Critical	100.0%
68	Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Vista Grove Preparatory Acad MESA	76	Critical	100.0%
69	Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center for Education (Voice) ELOY	75	Critical	100.0%
70	Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) Sells	69	Critical	100.0%
71	Sentinel Peak High School TUCSON	65	Critical	100.0%
72	Vista Peak PHOENIX	63	Critical	100.0%
73	Ha:San Preparatory & Leadership School TUCSON	55	Critical	100.0%
74	Crown Point High School Glendale	55	Critical	100.0%
75	Northeast Campus PHOENIX	50	Critical	100.0%
76	Helen Keeling Elementary School TUCSON	230	Critical	98.7%
77	Window Rock High School FORT DEFIANCE	548	Critical	98.5%
78	Cecil Shamley School TEMPE	411	Critical	98.5%
79	Kayenta Middle School Kayenta	447	Critical	98.2%
80	Monument Valley High School Kayenta	618	Critical	97.7%
81	Academy With Community Partners MESA	170	Critical	97.6%
82	Red Mesa High School Teec Nos Pos	140	Critical	97.1%
83	Challenger Middle School TUCSON	590	Critical	96.9%
84	Desert Sun Academy Scottsdale	191	Critical	96.9%
85	Amphitheater High School TUCSON	996	Critical	96.1%
86	Doolen Middle School TUCSON	490	Critical	95.5%
87	Omega Alpha Academy School DOUGLAS	201	Critical	95.5%
88	Glenn F Burton School GLENDALE	550	Critical	95.3%
89	Fort Thomas Elementary School Fort Thomas	207	Critical	95.2%
90	Lowell Elementary School PHOENIX	282	Critical	95.0%
91	Arthur M Hamilton School PHOENIX	229	Critical	94.8%
92	Mt. Turnbull Elementary School Bylas	115	Critical	94.8%
93	Mesquite Elementary School CASA GRANDE	439	Critical	94.3%
94	Wallace Jr High School PARKER	299	Critical	94.3%
95	Sierra 2-8 School TUCSON	801	Critical	94.0%
96	Dietz K-8 School TUCSON	364	Critical	94.0%
97	Pueblo Del Sol Middle School PHOENIX	659	Critical	93.0%
98	Anna Lawrence Intermediate School TUCSON	215	Critical	93.0%
99	Glendale Landmark School GLENDALE	651	Critical	92.9%
100	Hollinger K-8 School TUCSON	542	Critical	92.8%

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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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