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

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.