Based on the AzMERIT results, there is a bright spot for Pima County that is overlooked by that headline. The piece identifies Catalina Foothills, Vail and Tanque Verde as the only three districts where at least half of the student body passed. There is more to it than that. Two of those districts, Catalina Foothills and Vail, posted the highest overall AzMERIT results in the state. Looking deeper, Pima County districts hold five of the top 15 spots, more than any other county (including the larger and wealthier Maricopa County). Clearly, not all Pima County students are lagging. Furthermore, there is no acknowledgment of the role that open enrollment plays. It is incorrect to assume that a districts student population lives in the district. For example, forty-three percent of Catalina Foothills students live outside of District 16s boundaries.
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