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Maricopa Elementary School

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Maricopa Elementary School ranks 662 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Maricopa Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Maricopa, Arizona, with an enrollment of 851 students. The school is part of the Maricopa Unified School District, which is ranked 225 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maricopa Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5 that are 10-15 percentage points below the state averages. The school has a low statewide ranking, typically in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, and in 2024-2025, it ranked 662 out of 909 elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Native American and Asian students tending to perform better than their Hispanic, African American, and White peers.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Maricopa Unified School District, such as Santa Cruz Elementary, Santa Rosa Elementary, Pima Butte Elementary, and Saddleback Elementary, generally perform better than Maricopa Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, and its per-student spending has fluctuated, which may be a concern for the school and district.

883

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,519

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18150 N Alterra Pkwy
Maricopa, AZ 85139-4200

(520) 568-5160

District: Maricopa Unified School District

Students who attend Maricopa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Maricopa Wells Middle School
High:	Maricopa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

20.8%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

Arizona avg39%

662^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Maricopa Unified School District

225^th of 289Maricopa Unified School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	662 of 909	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	803 of 912	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	554 of 1245	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	653 of 1000	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	719 of 1226	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	632 of 1039	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	698 of 1109	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	741 of 1106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.6	692 of 1079	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	606 of 955	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.3	689 of 1079	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.4	911 of 1158	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.9	682 of 1141	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.0	572 of 1075	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.1	849 of 1090	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	938 of 1062	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.4	426 of 607	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	309 of 895	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	74 of 100	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.0	145 of 316	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	211 of 270	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	322 of 620	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	200 of 451	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	385 of 975	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	513 of 589	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	583 of 602	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	545 of 1219	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	638 of 824	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	699 of 1219	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	574 of 862	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	609 of 1023	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	170 of 306	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	408 of 496	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	447 of 486	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	473 of 1170	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	503 of 716	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	695 of 1198	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	485 of 709	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	570 of 911	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	437 of 549	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	501 of 556	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	431 of 1116	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	431 of 618	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	446 of 820	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	603 of 626	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	601 of 628	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	532 of 1216	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	626 of 830	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	750 of 1220	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	647 of 850	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	662 of 1032	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.8	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	535 of 617	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.4	403 of 1027	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.1	99 of 219	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.5	443 of 654	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	98 of 171	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	654 of 820	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	355 of 1201	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	39.3	221 of 417	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	417 of 465	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	451 of 486	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	509 of 1024	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	500 of 800	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	850 of 1161	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	510 of 595	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	496 of 720	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)56th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)55th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)54th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)44th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)44th percentile-11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)30th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile-42 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-4 vs state

Mathematics30%-10 vs state

English Language Arts28%-12 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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maricopa Elementary School

How many students attend Maricopa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 883 students attended Maricopa Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Maricopa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maricopa Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maricopa Wells Middle School
High : Maricopa High School

Is Maricopa Elementary School a good school?

Maricopa Elementary School ranks 662^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Maricopa Elementary School in?

Maricopa Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Maricopa Elementary School?

Students at Maricopa Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% Asian.

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