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Saddleback Elementary School

Q: Is Saddleback Elementary School a good school?

Saddleback Elementary School ranks 558 th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Saddleback Elementary School enrolls 811 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Maricopa and is part of the Maricopa Unified School District. In 2025–26, 36% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 31% in math: both results were below state averages, but above district averages. The clearest concern is grade 5 science: proficiency fell from 31% in 2022–23 to 21% in 2024–25, leaving Saddleback 13 percentage points below the state, 9 points below the district, and 15 points below the nearby-school average; it had the lowest result among the six nearby district schools.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA is a modest strength and math is about level: Saddleback’s all-grades ELA result was 1 percentage point above the nearby average, while math was 1 point below. Results differ sharply by grade. Grade 3 was a standout, with 46% proficiency in ELA and 45% in math—the highest results among the six district schools, whose averages were 31% and 29%. Grade 4 was the weak spot: Saddleback had 31% in ELA and 19% in math, the lowest results among those schools; the nearby averages were 42% and 37%. Its grade 4 results were also below state and district results in both subjects.

SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 18th percentile in 2024–25 to the 38th percentile in 2025–26, moving from 1 star to 2; Saddleback ranked fourth among the six nearby district schools. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 13.1, below the nearby-school average of 16.6, though that lower ratio did not coincide with stronger results in every subject. The reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 56% in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Foster Care Students was notably high at the 95th percentile in 2022–23, compared with the school’s overall 38th percentile that year; its 2025–26 ranking for Male Students was 13th percentile, compared with 38th overall.

811

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,659

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

93.4%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.6% (any vaccine)

18600 N Porter Rd
Maricopa, AZ 85138-4049

(520) 568-6110

District: Maricopa Unified School District

Students who attend Saddleback Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Maricopa Wells Middle School
High:	Maricopa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

White:

21.5%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg26%

Arizona avg37%

558^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary 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	29.6	558 of 900	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.0	747 of 909	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	701 of 912	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	766 of 1245	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	649 of 1000	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	616 of 1226	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	652 of 1039	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	781 of 1109	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.4	625 of 1106	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	635 of 1079	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	572 of 955	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	636 of 1079	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	592 of 1158	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	505 of 1141	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.1	612 of 1075	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	719 of 1090	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.5	793 of 1062	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	491 of 607	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	221 of 289	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	329 of 895	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	57 of 100	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	3.9	314 of 316	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	172 of 270	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	436 of 620	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	471 of 579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	571 of 589	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	579 of 602	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	849 of 1219	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	741 of 824	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	595 of 1219	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	652 of 862	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	709 of 1023	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	84.2	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	54 of 306	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	312 of 500	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	368 of 496	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	335 of 486	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	718 of 1170	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	520 of 716	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	568 of 1198	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	440 of 709	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	763 of 911	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	336 of 529	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.0	534 of 549	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	452 of 556	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	721 of 1116	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	471 of 618	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	573 of 820	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	594 of 626	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	534 of 628	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	688 of 1216	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	522 of 830	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	673 of 1220	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	580 of 850	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	702 of 1032	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	405 of 617	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	401 of 444	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	476 of 1027	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	193 of 219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	218 of 654	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	41 of 62	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	736 of 820	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	444 of 1201	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	201 of 417	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	319 of 437	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	413 of 465	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	468 of 486	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	695 of 1024	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	523 of 800	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	577 of 1161	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	417 of 595	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	443 of 720	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)95th percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)19th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-34 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-25 vs school

Native American (2023)12th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	44.1%	174 (21.5%)	105 (12.9%)	377 (46.5%)	12 (1.5%)	66 (8.1%)	6 (0.7%)	71 (8.8%)	29.6	558^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.0%		17	747^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.8%	189	46.0	31.0	32.0				36.0	45.0	19.0	30.0				31.0	93.4%	6.6%	$13,659	$382	$159	$540	$10,224	$2,895	$13,119
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	K-8	18700 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85296	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7800	872	56	15.6	34.3%	247 (28.3%)	131 (15.0%)	389 (44.6%)	16 (1.8%)	16 (1.8%)	6 (0.7%)	67 (7.7%)	36.5	497^th of 900 public elementary schools	44.8%		36.2	499^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.1%	2	38.0	56.0	25.0	31.0	40.0	29.0	37.0	46.0	57.0	22.0	11.0	26.0		29.0	93.8%	7.2%	$11,082	$580	$1,537	$2,116	$5,692	$3,274	$8,966
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	42.1%	211 (22.9%)	146 (15.9%)	426 (46.3%)	29 (3.2%)	17 (1.8%)	12 (1.3%)	79 (8.6%)	26	607^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.6%		23.3	649^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.6%	42	39.0	36.0	28.0				35.0	37.0	27.0	27.0				30.0	86%	15.5%	$11,850	$301	$175	$476	$9,105	$2,269	$11,374
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	36.8%	123 (23.3%)	91 (17.3%)	256 (48.6%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.8%)	43.1	443^rd of 900 public elementary schools	50.8%		41	462^nd of 909 public elementary schools	49.2%	19	45.0	45.0	49.0				46.0	37.0	34.0	38.0				36.0	91.5%	8.5%	$11,593	$476	$133	$609	$8,949	$2,035	$10,984
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	47.7%	184 (20.8%)	115 (13.0%)	428 (48.5%)	27 (3.1%)	47 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	78 (8.8%)	19.6	712^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.8	662^nd of 909 public elementary schools	27.2%	50	21.0	34.0	14.0				22.0	28.0	48.0	16.0				30.0	89.1%	10.9%	$11,912	$533	$162	$696	$9,007	$2,209	$11,216
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	31.4%	146 (35.9%)	43 (10.6%)	156 (38.3%)	12 (2.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	39.5	472^nd of 900 public elementary schools	47.6%		52.6	368^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.5%	104	26.0	50.0	46.0				40.0	26.0	43.0	44.0				37.0	86.3%	13.7%	$13,610	$370	$234	$604	$10,327	$2,679	$13,005
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	42.7%	156 (16.6%)	172 (18.3%)	494 (52.5%)	14 (1.5%)	25 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.1%)	21.1	685^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.9%		17.3	745^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.0%	60	26.0	44.0	22.0				31.0	16.0	34.0	27.0				26.0	88.8%	12.7%	$11,804	$265	$126	$391	$9,230	$2,183	$11,413
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	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															95.2%	4.8%
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	59.7%	52 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	260 (71.2%)	5 (1.4%)	44 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)							19.0							7.0	100%	0%
Sacaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	92 Skill Center Rd	Sacaton	85147	Pinal County	Sacaton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 562-8600	259	26	9.9	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.6%)	1 (0.4%)	203 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)								(n/a)		29.0					25.0								100%	0%	$21,845	$5,510	$2,352	$7,861	$13,771	$214	$13,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Saddleback Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Saddleback Elementary School?

Students at Saddleback Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Saddleback Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Saddleback Elementary School.

Is Saddleback Elementary School a good school?

Saddleback Elementary School ranks 558^th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Saddleback Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Maricopa Wells Middle School
High : Maricopa High School

What district is Saddleback Elementary School in?

Maricopa Unified School District

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