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Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Q: Is Leading Edge Academy Maricopa a good school?

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa ranks 499 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa is a public charter elementary school serving 824 students in grades K-8 in Maricopa, Arizona. The school is part of the Leading Edge Academy Maricopa District, which is ranked 202 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Leading Edge Academy Maricopa has had a statewide ranking between 248 and 665 out of over 1,000 Arizona elementary schools, with a current rating of 2 stars out of 5. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students generally performing better than White students, while African American and Special Education students tend to perform worse. Interestingly, the school's ranking for Pacific Islander students is particularly strong, reaching the top 3 out of 20 Arizona elementary schools in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Leading Edge Academy Maricopa performs better than Stanfield Elementary School, but lags behind several other nearby public schools in the Maricopa Unified School District, such as Pima Butte Elementary and Santa Rosa Elementary, which have higher statewide rankings and test scores. Additionally, the school's declining statewide ranking and increasing dropout rate over the past several years are concerning trends that merit further analysis and action by the school's leadership.

872

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18700 N Porter Rd
Maricopa, AZ 85138-4220

(520) 568-7800

District: Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.6%

White:

28.3%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

499^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

380^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd of 289Leading Edge Academy Maricopa among Arizona districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	499 of 909	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	452 of 912	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	594 of 1245	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	529 of 1000	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	665 of 1226	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	491 of 1039	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	361 of 1109	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	372 of 1106	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.5	350 of 1079	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.5	248 of 955	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	63.8	394 of 1079	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.4	620 of 1158	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	483 of 607	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	546 of 895	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	87.5	7 of 100	93.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	453 of 620	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	403 of 975	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	436 of 589	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	457 of 602	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	591 of 1219	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	715 of 1219	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	520 of 862	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	351 of 1023	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.9	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	161 of 306	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	272 of 496	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	228 of 486	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	529 of 1170	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	328 of 716	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	578 of 1198	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	277 of 709	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	209 of 911	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	246 of 549	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	290 of 556	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	586 of 1116	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.1	158 of 820	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	426 of 626	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	398 of 628	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	586 of 1216	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	395 of 830	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	622 of 1220	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	445 of 850	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	356 of 1032	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.4	429 of 617	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	226 of 444	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	615 of 1027	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	276 of 654	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	29.1	117 of 171	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	598 of 820	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	652 of 1201	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	85 of 417	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	352 of 465	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	343 of 486	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	581 of 1024	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	554 of 800	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	717 of 1161	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	440 of 595	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	367 of 720	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	380 of 552	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	357 of 550	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	634 of 854	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	488 of 605	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	556 of 832	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	235 of 605	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	232 of 711	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	277 of 695	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	247 of 677	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	275 of 690	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.8	586 of 787	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.4	329 of 400	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	295 of 573	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.4	14 of 145	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	293 of 395	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	286 of 386	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	590 of 806	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	375 of 494	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	568 of 820	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	227 of 466	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	200 of 624	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	190 of 345	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	161 of 329	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.7	610 of 760	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	319 of 392	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	399 of 802	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	88 of 387	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	101 of 543	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	254 of 344	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	203 of 320	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	536 of 717	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	75.3	79 of 503	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	278 of 379	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	262 of 370	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	619 of 810	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	435 of 476	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	505 of 818	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	209 of 435	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	213 of 617	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	231 of 384	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	182 of 211	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	480 of 650	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.4	40 of 390	89.7%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.9	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	72 of 108	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	599 of 789	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	607 of 675	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	672 of 780	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	191 of 337	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	234 of 436	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Pacific Islander (2023)85th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)59th percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2021)58th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2023)39th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2021)27th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2023)20th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile+65 vs school

Native American (2021)90th percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2021)24th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)18th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-5 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 28, 2018

The school connects with the children by emphasizing good character values and solid classroom education by talented and friendly teachers. The school offers sports, robotics, and after school homework help. Typing and public speaking are just two of the important skills that are included in general. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	K-8	18700 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7800	872	56	15.6		247 (28.3%)	131 (15.0%)	389 (44.6%)	16 (1.8%)	16 (1.8%)	6 (0.7%)	67 (7.7%)	36.2	499^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.1%		43	452^nd of 912 public elementary schools	50.4%	47	41.0	52.0	32.0	31.0	32.0	40.0	58.0	38.0	22.0	23.0	15.0	16.0	24.0	23.0		$00			$00
Saddleback Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18600 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 568-6110	811	62	13.1		174 (21.5%)	105 (12.9%)	377 (46.5%)	12 (1.5%)	66 (8.1%)	6 (0.7%)	71 (8.8%)	17	747^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.8%		19.8	701^st of 912 public elementary schools	23.1%	46	22.0	32.0	22.0				36.0	21.0	24.0				21.0		$11,859	$571	$990	$2,132	$9,312	$987	$10,299
Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43800 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-6100	920	59	15.7		211 (22.9%)	146 (15.9%)	426 (46.3%)	29 (3.2%)	17 (1.8%)	12 (1.3%)	79 (8.6%)	23.3	649^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.1	494^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.8%	155	21.0	37.0	28.0				35.0	28.0	29.0				30.0		$10,473	$312	$998	$1,622	$8,154	$1,009	$9,163
Santa Rosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21400 N Santa Rosa Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-6150	527	30	17.5		123 (23.3%)	91 (17.3%)	256 (48.6%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.8%)	41	462^nd of 909 public elementary schools	49.2%		41.4	469^th of 912 public elementary schools	48.6%	7	34.0	52.0	51.0				29.0	36.0	28.0				40.0		$12,064	$598	$1,011	$2,207	$9,365	$1,090	$10,455
Maricopa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18150 N Alterra Pkwy	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-5160	883	56	15.7		184 (20.8%)	115 (13.0%)	428 (48.5%)	27 (3.1%)	47 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	78 (8.8%)	22.8	662^nd of 909 public elementary schools	27.2%		14	803^rd of 912 public elementary schools	12.0%	141	29.0	28.0	26.0				40.0	31.0	18.0				30.0		$11,519	$820	$1,013	$2,652	$8,697	$989	$9,686
Pima Butte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	42202 W Rancho El Dorado Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7150	407	26	15.9		146 (35.9%)	43 (10.6%)	156 (38.3%)	12 (2.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	52.6	368^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.5%		42.5	459^th of 912 public elementary schools	49.7%	91	43.0	42.0	54.0				37.0	32.0	49.0				55.0		$10,102	$238	$964	$1,439	$7,768	$1,133	$8,901
Santa Cruz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19845 N Costa Del Sol	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-5170	941	52	18.0		156 (16.6%)	172 (18.3%)	494 (52.5%)	14 (1.5%)	25 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.1%)	17.3	745^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.0%		22.5	660^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.6%	85	27.0	35.0	22.0				27.0	24.0	21.0				24.0		$10,872	$379	$993	$1,751	$8,449	$1,051	$9,500
Casa Blanca Community School	Public	K-5	5297 W Nelson Rd	Bapchule	85121	Pinal County	Casa Blanca Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(520) 315-3489	302	29	10.4	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Stanfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 S Stanfield Rd	Stanfield	85172	Pinal County	Stanfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-3353	365	20	18.2		52 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	260 (71.2%)	5 (1.4%)	44 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$11,908	$1,449	$1,985	$4,882	$6,621	$1,853	$8,474
Mobile Elementary School	Public	K-8	42798 S 99th Ave	Maricopa	85139	Maricopa County	Mobile Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 568-2280	28	4	8.0		14 (50.0%)	2 (7.1%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$49,099	$2,780	$6,354	$11,913	$26,578	$13,387	$39,965

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What is the racial makeup of Leading Edge Academy Maricopa?

Students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Leading Edge Academy Maricopa a good school?

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa ranks 499^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 872 students attended Leading Edge Academy Maricopa.

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