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Heritage Academy Maricopa

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Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

Heritage Academy Maricopa is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Maricopa, Arizona, with a diverse student population of over 1,000 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms state averages on academic assessments and has maintained strong graduation rates.

Heritage Academy Maricopa's academic performance is a standout, with 60% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%, and 41% proficient in Math, compared to 32% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, ranking 16th out of 201 Arizona high schools for its performance with African American students and 1st out of 231 high schools for Asian students. When compared to nearby schools, such as Hamilton High School, Heritage Academy Maricopa outperforms in several academic areas, though Hamilton High School has a higher overall statewide ranking and graduation rate.

Another notable aspect of Heritage Academy Maricopa is its diverse student population, with 55.49% White, 28.65% Hispanic, and 5.78% African American students, which is more diverse than some nearby schools, such as BASIS Chandler, which has a much higher percentage of Asian students. Despite its lower spending per student ($8,198 in 2019-2020) compared to nearby public schools, such as ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School ($7,765 in 2020-2021), Heritage Academy Maricopa is able to achieve excellent academic results, suggesting efficient use of resources.

883

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41004 W Lucera Ln
Maricopa, AZ 85138

(520) 367-3800

District: Heritage Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

28.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (44% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

Arizona avg33%

Not ranked this year

Heritage Academy Maricopa did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.3	219 of 854	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	193 of 605	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	149 of 832	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	234 of 400	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	315 of 573	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	266 of 404	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	52.7	84 of 606	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.6	211 of 806	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	168 of 494	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	156 of 820	81.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	240 of 760	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	113 of 802	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.0	232 of 810	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	185 of 476	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.2	139 of 818	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	109 of 384	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	53 of 211	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	137 of 650	78.9%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	83.7	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	50.6	106 of 390	72.8%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.9	127 of 363	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	159 of 789	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	230 of 675	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	248 of 446	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	166 of 780	78.7%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.1	82 of 469	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	101 of 464	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	73 of 509	85.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	16 of 201	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	91.6	1 of 231	99.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.7	52 of 406	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	82 of 456	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	69 of 492	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.1	90 of 379	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	65 of 441	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	44 of 479	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.7	105 of 429	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	109 of 455	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	94 of 492	80.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.2	94 of 199	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	79 of 282	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	119 of 374	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.0	19 of 94	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.9	36 of 172	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.3	61 of 371	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	70 of 409	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	60 of 448	86.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Native American (2022)94th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)74th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)71st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)66th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)42nd percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2021)34th percentile-48 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)19th percentile-49 vs school

High school

Asian (2021)100th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2023)92nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)87th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)76th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)76th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)53rd percentile-30 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile-37 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile-40 vs school

Military Connected (2021)37th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts58%+17 vs state

Science36%+12 vs state

Mathematics34%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 367-3800	937	50	18.7		491 (52.4%)	51 (5.4%)	300 (32.0%)	15 (1.6%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.4%)	83.1	41^st of 271 public high schools	84.9%		74.8	57^th of 270 public high schools	78.9%	16		51.0	62.0	54.0	69.0		36.0	40.0	22.0	57.0		49.0	42.0
A+ Charter Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	41735 W. Alan Stephens Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	A+ Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 265-5589	370	22	16.9		137 (37.0%)	44 (11.9%)	154 (41.6%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	41.9	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%					(n/a)		27.0	32.0		49.0					23.0				$8,184	$365	$716	$1,446	$5,636	$1,467	$7,103
CAVIT - Maricopa Unified	Public	9-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Maricopa High School	Public	6-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-8100	1,840	85	21.5		434 (23.6%)	289 (15.7%)	849 (46.1%)	45 (2.4%)	90 (4.9%)	12 (0.7%)	121 (6.6%)	26.8	188^th of 271 public high schools	30.6%		31.5	173^rd of 270 public high schools	35.9%	15					29.0					21.0			19.0	$8,773	$233	$1,029	$1,495	$6,330	$1,181	$7,511
Student Choice High School - Maricopa	Public, Charter	9-12	208000 N. John Wayne Parkway S	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 413-0261	162	3	54.0		37 (22.8%)	20 (12.3%)	94 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
CAVIT - Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 423-1944	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 509-0400	1,261	54	23.2		325 (25.8%)	237 (18.8%)	536 (42.5%)	20 (1.6%)	39 (3.1%)	14 (1.1%)	90 (7.1%)								(n/a)					33.0					18.0			15.0
Skyline D5	Public, Charter	5-12	Casa Blanca and Preschool Road	Bapchule	85221	Pinal County	Skyline Gila River Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	240	19	12.4		0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)														$19,369	$2,392	$909	$5,693	$2,763	$13,305	$16,068
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2612 W Gila Bend Hwy	Casa Grande	85193	Pinal County	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 374-4200	284	13	21.8		84 (29.6%)	25 (8.8%)	142 (50.0%)	14 (4.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	62.5	84^th of 271 public high schools	69.0%		57.8	96^th of 270 public high schools	64.4%	12				66.0	58.0					37.0		45.0			$00			$00
BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,185	62	19.2		99 (8.4%)	51 (4.3%)	40 (3.4%)	960 (81.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)								(n/a)	76.0	87.0	92.0	90.0		78.0	78.0	96.0	96.0		69.0	92.0	98.0	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Academy Maricopa

What district is Heritage Academy Maricopa in?

Heritage Academy Inc.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Academy Maricopa?

Students at Heritage Academy Maricopa are 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Heritage Academy Maricopa?

In the 2022-23 school year, 883 students attended Heritage Academy Maricopa.

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