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Maricopa Wells Middle School

Q: Is Maricopa Wells Middle School a good school?

Maricopa Wells Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Maricopa Wells Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 940 students attended Maricopa Wells Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Maricopa Wells Middle School?

Students at Maricopa Wells Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What high school do graduates of Maricopa Wells Middle School attend?

Students who attend Maricopa Wells Middle School usually go on to attend Maricopa High School

Public Grades 6-8

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Maricopa Wells Middle School serves 940 students in grades 6–8 in Maricopa, Arizona, amid a group of nearby middle schools with varied academic results. Its latest AASA results are below both state and district proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA) and math: 29% were proficient in ELA, compared with 41% statewide and 31% in the Maricopa Unified School District; in math, 12% were proficient, versus 33% statewide and 22% in the district. The clearest concern is math, with the largest shortfalls against both benchmarks.

Among the school’s grade-level results, eighth-grade ELA is a relative bright spot: 34% were proficient, 4 points above the district rate, though 5 points below the state rate. By contrast, grade 7 math is especially weak: 8% were proficient, the lowest result among the 10 nearby schools reporting for that grade; the next-lowest was 9%. Across all grades, ELA proficiency at Maricopa Wells is 13 points below the nearby-school average of 42%, while its math rate is 20 points below the average of 32% among nearby schools with results. Eighth-grade science is its weakest local comparison: 19% were proficient, below all nine nearby schools with reported results, which ranged from 21% to 57%.

Grade 8 science has improved from 14% proficiency in both 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 to 19% in 2024–2025, while its gap below the state narrowed from 13 points to 11. SchoolDigger ranks Maricopa Wells at the 17th statewide percentile with 1 star, compared with the district’s 19th percentile and 1 star. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.4, above the nearby average of 19.6, and its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 57% in 2022–2023. In older SchoolDigger subgroup rankings, the school’s Special Education Students percentile fell from 56 in 2020–2021 to 0 in 2022–2023, while its overall percentile was 31 and 27 in those years. For Multi-racial Students, the percentile fell from 33 to 1 over the same years. These rankings describe how effectively the school served each group, and the supplied figures do not explain the changes.

940

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,772

Per pupil spending ?

44.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

45725 W Honeycutt Ave
Maricopa, AZ 85139-2860

(520) 568-7100

District: Maricopa Unified School District

Students who attend Maricopa Wells Middle School usually attend:

High:

Maricopa High School

Feeder schools for Maricopa Wells Middle School:

Elementary:	Butterfield Elementary School
	Maricopa Elementary School
	Saddleback Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

21.0%

African American:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2018 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2018) to 17th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Arizona avg37%

443^rd of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	16.8	443 of 536	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	431 of 552	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	460 of 550	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	621 of 854	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	467 of 605	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	572 of 832	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	483 of 605	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	464 of 711	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.7	523 of 695	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	598 of 677	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	458 of 521	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	490 of 690	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	563 of 787	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	600 of 772	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	520 of 685	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	493 of 692	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	465 of 663	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.8	326 of 400	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	285 of 573	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	76 of 125	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	201 of 247	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	97 of 192	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	247 of 404	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	329 of 370	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	341 of 395	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	355 of 386	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	599 of 806	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	429 of 494	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	556 of 820	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	404 of 466	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	415 of 624	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	60.3	27 of 166	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	278 of 338	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	270 of 345	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	267 of 329	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	549 of 760	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	280 of 392	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	557 of 802	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	327 of 387	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	386 of 543	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	288 of 328	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	278 of 344	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	274 of 320	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	559 of 717	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	295 of 369	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	363 of 503	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	334 of 370	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	327 of 379	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	335 of 370	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	622 of 810	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	410 of 476	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	560 of 818	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	378 of 435	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	408 of 617	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.2	379 of 384	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	435 of 650	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	124 of 159	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	243 of 390	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.5	363 of 363	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	351 of 789	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.6	163 of 178	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	232 of 270	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	239 of 277	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	268 of 288	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	615 of 675	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	379 of 446	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	579 of 780	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	305 of 337	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	325 of 436	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2021)84th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+20 vs school

Native American (2023)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)18th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)1st percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Maricopa Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	45725 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7100	940	46	20.4	44.0%	197 (21.0%)	167 (17.8%)	435 (46.3%)	14 (1.5%)	50 (5.3%)	11 (1.2%)	66 (7.0%)	16.8	443^rd of 536 public middle schools	17.4%		19.2	431^st of 552 public middle schools	21.9%	12		28.0	25.0	34.0	29.0		12.0	8.0	17.0	12.0	$9,772	$291	$965	$1,548	$7,439	$1,076	$8,515
Desert Wind Middle School	Public	6-8	35565 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7110	898	43	21.0	41.3%	197 (21.9%)	171 (19.0%)	408 (45.4%)	20 (2.2%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (8.4%)	14	477^th of 536 public middle schools	11.0%		15.6	476^th of 552 public middle schools	13.8%	1		23.0	34.0	26.0	28.0		7.0	10.0	10.0	9.0	$8,733	$267	$954	$1,489	$6,582	$929	$7,512
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School	Public	4-8	2720 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5800	792	42	18.9	19.7%	300 (37.9%)	72 (9.1%)	278 (35.1%)	24 (3.0%)	36 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	76 (9.6%)	52.8	200^th of 536 public middle schools	62.7%		52.9	213^th of 552 public middle schools	61.4%	13		49.0	52.0	44.0	49.0		34.0	35.0	35.0	34.0	$5,640	$230	$00	$461	$5,084	$326	$5,410
Sacaton Middle School	Public	5-8	92 Skill Center Rd	Sacaton	85147	Pinal County	Sacaton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 562-8600	236	13	18.1	84.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)					7.0						$9,631	$2,035	$1,461	$5,530	$6,067	$69	$6,136
Kyrene Altadena Middle School	Public	4-8	14620 S. Desert Foothills Blvd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6000	857	39	22.0	10.6%	462 (53.9%)	41 (4.8%)	201 (23.5%)	48 (5.6%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (10.4%)	78.6	88^th of 536 public middle schools	83.6%		80.9	76^th of 552 public middle schools	86.2%	12		65.0	69.0	60.0	64.0		47.0	45.0	50.0	47.0	$5,056	$213	$00	$426	$4,669	$174	$4,843
Bogle Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 W Queen Creek Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5500	1,007	57	17.7	19.1%	424 (42.1%)	63 (6.3%)	340 (33.8%)	78 (7.7%)	25 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.1%)	66.1	139^th of 536 public middle schools	74.1%		70.6	133^rd of 552 public middle schools	75.9%	6			53.0	54.0	53.0			38.0	46.0	42.0	$6,893	$500	$81	$1,081	$6,042	$270	$6,312
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School	Public	4-8	360 S Twelve Oaks Blvd	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6800	565	31	18.1	22.5%	268 (47.4%)	38 (6.7%)	162 (28.7%)	18 (3.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	55.8	186^th of 536 public middle schools	65.3%		49.6	227^th of 552 public middle schools	58.9%	41		49.0	51.0	55.0	52.0		40.0	27.0	37.0	35.0	$6,753	$212	$04	$428	$6,032	$505	$6,537
Kyrene Centennial Middle School	Public	4-8	13808 S 36th St	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6400	580	34	16.9	39.0%	127 (21.9%)	110 (19.0%)	200 (34.5%)	12 (2.1%)	57 (9.8%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (12.2%)	24.2	377^th of 536 public middle schools	29.7%		24.8	377^th of 552 public middle schools	31.7%			27.0	32.0	28.0	29.0		16.0	17.0	27.0	20.0	$6,269	$268	$00	$536	$5,778	$223	$6,000
Santan Junior High School	Public	7-8	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4600	1,085	57	19.2	10.7%	633 (58.3%)	60 (5.5%)	198 (18.2%)	81 (7.5%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.8%)	72	113^th of 536 public middle schools	78.9%		83.2	66^th of 552 public middle schools	88.0%	47			61.0	52.0	56.0			44.0	47.0	46.0	$6,762	$333	$127	$792	$6,163	$140	$6,303
Villago Middle School	Public	6-8	574 E. Lakeside Parkway	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-0176	723	30	24.5	46.2%	165 (22.8%)	52 (7.2%)	436 (60.3%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	13.9	481^st of 536 public middle schools	10.3%		14.5	486^th of 552 public middle schools	12.0%	5		24.0	21.0	25.0	24.0		15.0	9.0	20.0	15.0	$6,981	$561	$95	$1,216	$5,262	$1,063	$6,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Maricopa Wells Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Maricopa Wells Middle School?

Students at Maricopa Wells Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Maricopa Wells Middle School a good school?

Maricopa Wells Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Maricopa Wells Middle School in?

Maricopa Unified School District

What high school do graduates of Maricopa Wells Middle School attend?

Students who attend Maricopa Wells Middle School usually go on to attend Maricopa High School

How many students attend Maricopa Wells Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 940 students attended Maricopa Wells Middle School.

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