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Maricopa High School

Q: Is Maricopa High School a good school?

Maricopa High School ranks 173 rd of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 32% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Maricopa High School is a public school in Maricopa, Arizona, serving 1,840 students in grades 6–12 as part of Maricopa Unified School District. The central academic concern is that its latest all-grades proficiency results are below state, district, and nearby-school averages: ELA is 28% and math is 21%.

Science is the school’s strongest result against state and district benchmarks: 11th-grade proficiency is 19%, matching the state and 2 points above the district’s 17%. But nearby schools with reported results averaged about 36% in science. ELA and math also trail their reported nearby-school averages by about 15 points each: 28% in ELA compared with an average of about 43%, and 21% in math compared with about 36%. The same weakness appears in 11th grade, where ELA is 28% and math 21%—both 10 points below state results. In ELA, Maricopa’s 11th-grade score is below results at Desert Sunrise High School and Desert Vista High School; in math, it is above Desert Sunrise’s 20% but below Desert Vista’s 63%.

Maricopa’s 11th-grade science proficiency has fallen from 23% in 2022–23 to 19% in 2024–25, even as its gap with the state narrowed to parity. Graduation is a positive counterpoint: the rate rose from 73% in 2023–24 to 83% in 2024–25, above the state’s 80% but below the district’s 86%. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 32nd percentile, with 2 stars, down 25 percentile points from 2022–23; its rank is the lowest among nearby schools with a same-year ranking. The student–teacher ratio is 21.5, and 46% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable contrast: English learner students ranked in the 91st and 92nd percentiles in 2020–21 and 2021–22, while the school’s overall rankings were in the 48th and 47th percentiles; its special education ranking fell from the 76th percentile in 2020–21 to the 31st in 2022–23.

1,840

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,773

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

45012 W Honeycutt Ave
Maricopa, AZ 85139-2842

(520) 568-8100

District: Maricopa Unified School District

Feeder schools for Maricopa High School:

Elementary:	Butterfield Elementary School
	Maricopa Elementary School
	Pima Butte Elementary School
	Saddleback Elementary School
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	Santa Cruz Elementary School
	Santa Rosa Elementary School
Middle:	Desert Wind Middle School
	Maricopa Wells Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

23.6%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

Arizona avg37%

173^rd of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Maricopa Unified School District

215^th of 267Maricopa 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
2026	24.1	173 of 256	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	188 of 271	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	173 of 270	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	203 of 469	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	245 of 464	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	266 of 509	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	211 of 285	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	215 of 420	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.0	267 of 416	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.3	286 of 406	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.5	210 of 261	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.0	214 of 394	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	238 of 491	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.5	205 of 471	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	189 of 397	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.7	192 of 403	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	205 of 395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	164 of 201	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	179 of 301	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	155 of 306	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	8.1	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	128 of 146	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	206 of 238	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	171 of 231	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	66.7	20 of 258	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	139 of 198	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	148 of 207	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	139 of 200	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	194 of 406	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	291 of 456	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	287 of 492	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	188 of 247	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	212 of 354	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	107 of 170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	120 of 176	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	119 of 170	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	171 of 379	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	281 of 441	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	274 of 479	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	129 of 183	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	179 of 311	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.8	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	21 of 168	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	130 of 176	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	118 of 180	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	117 of 172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	122 of 168	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	157 of 253	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	154 of 215	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	168 of 223	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	150 of 219	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	209 of 429	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	247 of 455	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	260 of 492	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	184 of 238	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	213 of 370	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.9	18 of 74	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	184 of 282	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	237 of 374	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	119 of 255	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	108 of 256	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.1	79 of 129	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	90.8	8 of 94	91.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	118 of 172	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.9	100 of 422	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	27.9	119 of 155	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	145 of 173	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	139 of 178	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	140 of 184	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	185 of 371	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	281 of 409	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	270 of 448	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	182 of 217	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	201 of 291	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)92nd percentile+45 vs school

Military Connected (2023)76th percentile+19 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Foster Care (2022)60th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2023)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)31st percentile-25 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)25th percentile-32 vs school

Native American (2023)20th percentile-36 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)12th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)					AASA Mathematics (2026)					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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
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	33.5%	434 (23.6%)	289 (15.7%)	849 (46.1%)	45 (2.4%)	90 (4.9%)	12 (0.7%)	121 (6.6%)	24.1	173^rd of 256 public high schools	32.4%		26.8	188^th of 271 public high schools	30.6%	15				28.0	28.0				21.0	21.0	$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)
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%)	27.3	162^nd of 256 public high schools	36.7%		41.9	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%	22	27.0	23.0	25.0	31.0	26.0				22.0	11.0	$8,184	$365	$716	$1,446	$5,636	$1,467	$7,103
Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85210	Maricopa 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%)	83.6	41^st of 256 public high schools	84.0%		83.1	41^st of 271 public high schools	84.9%		57.0	54.0	56.0	67.0	58.0	40.0	27.0	26.0	51.0	35.0
CAVIT - Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85128	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	33.1%	325 (25.8%)	237 (18.8%)	536 (42.5%)	20 (1.6%)	39 (3.1%)	14 (1.1%)	90 (7.1%)	25.6	168^th of 256 public high schools	34.4%					(n/a)				31.0	31.0				20.0	20.0
Skyline D5	Public, Charter	5-12	Casa Blanca and Preschool Road	Bapchule	85382	Maricopa 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)					11.0						$19,369	$2,392	$909	$5,693	$2,763	$13,305	$16,068
Desert Vista High School	Public	9-12	16440 S 32nd St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 706-7900	2,761	123	22.4	12.3%	1,365 (49.4%)	169 (6.1%)	772 (28.0%)	168 (6.1%)	56 (2.0%)	4 (0.1%)	227 (8.2%)	91.5	23^rd of 256 public high schools	91.0%		87.3	32^nd of 271 public high schools	88.2%	9				70.0	70.0				63.0	63.0	$6,366	$163	$374	$700	$5,423	$406	$5,829
EVIT - Desert Vista High School	Public	9-12	16440 S 32nd St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Maricopa High School

Is Maricopa High School a good school?

Maricopa High School ranks 173^rd of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Maricopa High School in?

Maricopa Unified School District

What schools feed into Maricopa High School?

Maricopa High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Butterfield Elementary School
Elementary : Maricopa Elementary School
Elementary : Pima Butte Elementary School
Elementary : Saddleback Elementary School
Elementary : Santa Cruz Elementary School
Elementary : Santa Rosa Elementary School
Middle : Desert Wind Middle School
Middle : Maricopa Wells Middle School

How many students attend Maricopa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,840 students attended Maricopa High School.

What is the racial makeup of Maricopa High School?

Students at Maricopa High School are 46% Hispanic, 24% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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